Regular Paper
7 to 10 pages for main content (including text, footnotes, figures, tables, appendices) with additional pages for references; must present substantial research contributions.
AI/CORE B
Cloud 2026
IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing
The 2026 IEEE World Congress on SERVICES (SERVICES 2026) is a premier international forum for researchers, academics, industry professionals, and standard bodies to exchange advances in services computing, with a focus on cloud, edge, IoT, intelligent computing, Big Data, and blockchain. Centered around 'Everything as a Service' (XaaS) paradigms, the congress includes co-located conferences, symposia, and workshops addressing critical issues like security, privacy, dependability, and cost-effectiveness in services systems.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
March 23, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
March 23, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short Paper
4 to 6 pages for main content (including text, footnotes, figures, tables, appendices) with additional pages for references; must present factual nontrivial research results.
Work-in-Progress (WIP)
Up to 3 pages for main content with additional pages for references; must present innovative, blue-sky ideas with promising impact.
Workshop Paper
Submitted to symposia or workshops; follows same formatting and review policies as main conference papers.
Invited Paper
Invited conference or symposium papers; handled separately and excluded from acceptance rate calculations.
Congress Chair’s Paper
Papers authored by congress chairs; handled separately with specific submission instructions.
Research areas in scope
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IEEE CLOUD 2026
Cloud computingEverything as a Service (XaaS)Modeling, designing, developing, publishing, monitoring, managing, operating, delivering, and scaling XaaS offeringsCloud to edge computing
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Symposia & Workshops
Agentic ServicesData Spaces Enabled by EdgeServices for Data Product EcosystemsServices and Software Engineering EducationWomen in Services ComputingReliable and Efficient Multi-agent ServicesAI- and Graph-Driven Adaptive Services
Policies worth checking twice
- All submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere (no dual submission).
- Double-blind peer review is enforced: author names and affiliations must be omitted from manuscripts.
- Authors must not reveal their identity in text, figures, photos, links, or data; prior work should be cited in third person or blinded.
- Author lists cannot be changed after the submission deadline.
- AI-generated content (text, figures, images, code) must be disclosed in the acknowledgments with identification of the AI system and specific sections used.
- Use of AI for grammar and editing is common practice and generally exempt from disclosure, though recommended.
- Papers must be in English, formatted in US Letter, two-column IEEE style.
- Regular papers: 7–10 pages main content; Short papers: 4–6 pages main content; WIP: up to 3 pages main content; references are additional.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Official conference siteInformation for AuthorsSymposia & WorkshopsWorkshop on Reliable and Efficient Multi-agent ServicesWorkshop on AI- and Graph-Driven Adaptive ServicesPlenary Program
Last verified September 9, 2026