Call for Participation

DCMI 2025, the twenty-third International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, invites researchers, practitioners, and experts to explore the theme "(Meta)data at the Core: Bridging Human Knowledge and AI Innovation." The conference will be held at the University of Barcelona, Spain, from October 22 to October 25, 2025.

Two important co-located events precede the main conference:

• The Document Society Conference (Sunday, October 19 - Monday, October 20)
• The Open Metadata Clinic (Tuesday, October 21)

DCMI 2025 will feature exclusively in-person meetings.

Key Areas

Under the conference theme, DCMI 2025 welcomes submissions on the following topics:

• Metadata and AI
• Human-Centered Metadata and Interaction
• Data Integrity and Reliability
• Ethics and Metadata
• Adaptation to Emerging Technologies
• Metadata and Data Science
• Metadata for the Public Good
• Cultural and Social Dimensions of Metadata
• Metadata Supporting the FAIR and CARE Principles

Submission Guidelines

• At least one author of an accepted submission must physically attend the conference to present the work in person.
• Submissions must be in English.
• All submissions must be made via the Submission System: https://go.dublincore.org/dcmi-2025/submission-portal
• Submissions must be a single Portable Document Format (PDF) along with the document's source (Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), or LaTeX files in a single compressed zip file (.zip)).
• Authors are required to include their ORCID in their submissions.
• Templates: All submissions must use the official DCPapers template. Templates for Microsoft Word and LaTeX are available at https://github.com/dcmi/dcpapers-templates/releases/latest. An Overleaf template is available at https://go.dublincore.org/dcmi-2025/overleaf-template.

Submission Categories

• Full Papers: 8-10 pages, single-spaced, plus references. Innovative work or overviews.
• Short Papers: 4-5 pages, single-spaced, plus references. Work in progress or project reports.
• Panels: 1-2 page extended abstract with panelists' bios (100-150 words each).
• Workshops: 1-2 pages of descriptions (3-4 hours or 6-8 hours).
• Posters: 2-page extended abstract, single-spaced, plus references.
• Project Reports: 2-page extended abstract, single-spaced, plus references.
• Student Forum: Less than 1500 words plus references. For Master's and Doctoral students. Free registration and award competition.
• Tutorials: 2-3 page proposal including title, summary, target audience, learning outcomes, style, prerequisites, and presenter bios.
• Best Practices: By invitation.
• Talks: By invitation.

Important Dates

• Papers (full and short), Panel, and Workshop: May 15, 2025
• Posters, Project Reports, and Tutorials: June 1st, 2025
• Student Forum: June 16th, 2025
• Notification to authors (Paper, Panel, Workshop): July 1st, 2025
• Notification to authors (Poster, Project Reports, Student Forum, Tutorials): July 1st, 2025
• Final copy of papers due: July 15th, 2025

Registration

Conference registration is required (Full registration or one-day registration).