ONLINE SUBMISSION

Original papers will be accepted for presentation after a review by the Technical Program Committee. Papers must be submitted as Adobe PDF files via the ISOM’26 website (https://isom.jp/). PDF files containing 2-byte characters (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, or Korean characters) will not be accepted. Local fonts must be removed from the text body and figures before submission.

Details on the submission procedure for the 2-page summary and 50-word abstract will be provided on the website. Before submitting a paper, a delegated author must complete the paper submission form, including the 50-word abstract, on the website. The 2-page summary should then be uploaded via the same platform.

The name and email address of the presenter, as well as whether the presenter is a student, must be specified at the time of submission. Papers that do not conform to the required format will be rejected. Additionally, submitted papers cannot be replaced or modified after the submission deadline.

Mode of Presentation

ISOM’26 primarily accepts onsite presentations for contributed papers; however, online presentations will also be accommodated for oral presentation when necessary. The symposium will feature both oral and poster presentations. For oral presentations, the typical time allocation is 15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for discussion. Abstracts and summaries of poster presentations will be published in the same format as those of oral presentations.

In addition to regular oral and poster presentations, authors may apply for a "Demo Presentation," which includes a technical demonstration. ISOM’26 will provide an environment for the demonstration and support shipping costs for demonstration equipment. Further details will be provided after paper acceptance notifications.

Online Abstracts and Summaries Submission Deadline:
May 27, 2026

Authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their papers by July 2026. Notifications will be sent via email to the corresponding author registered in the web submission system. The presentation schedule will then be determined by the Technical Program Committee.

All authors whose papers are accepted by the ISOM’26 Technical Program Committee are required to complete the copyright transfer form, which is available on the ISOM’26 website (https://isom.jp/), and promptly return it to the ISOM secretariat via email at secretary＠isom.jp. Questions for the Technical Program Committee should also be directed to the ISOM’26 secretariat via email at secretary＠isom.jp.

ISOM Awards

The Best Paper Award, Best Poster Award, and Program Chair Award will be presented as ISOM awards based on the submissions and the presentations. ISOM encourages student contributions from universities and has also established the Student Award to recognize outstanding work by students.

CALL FOR FINANCIAL SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

ISOM’26 is considering inviting financial sponsors and exhibitors. Details will be announced on the ISOM website (https://isom.jp/) as soon as they are finalized.

PUBLICATION OF SYMPOSIUM PAPERS

The Online Technical Digest will be available prior to the symposium, including invited papers, accepted contributed papers, and a limited number of post-deadline papers. A special issue of this symposium will be published in OPTICAL REVIEW, which is the English-language journal of the Optical Society of Japan (OSJ). The authors who will have, by themselves, presented papers at ISOM’26 will be encouraged to submit their papers for publication in this issue.