Submissions

If you have innovative research results, novel materials, advanced manufacturing solutions, smart textile systems, or emerging applications to share with the international community, we warmly encourage you to submit your contribution.

Main Conference Topics

  • Research & Technology
  • Sustainability & Circularity
  • Applications
  • Manufacturing
  • Reliability & Testing
  • Healthcare

Late News Call for Abstracts (poster only)

We invite the submission of 2–4 page extended abstracts (PDF format) for poster presentations.

  • Submission deadline: 31st August 2026, 23:59 (CEST – Central European Summer Time)
  • Submission portal: https://www.conftool.org/e-textiles2026
  • Please find the abstract template here (for abstract submission, please use this template only). Please read the instructions on the template carefully and consider them when preparing your submission.

All abstracts will undergo peer review. Detailed information about full paper submission and publication options will be announced soon.

Full Paper submissions (IEEE Xplore)

All accepted submissions (poster and oral) are invited to submit a full paper version of their paper for the IEEE Xplore Conference Proceedings. Please use the IEEE templates when preparing the full paper version, which can be downloaded here:

https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Please note that your full paper must go through the IEEE PDF eXpress Checker before you can submit it via ConfTool. The IEEE PDF eXpress Checker will be available from the 15. September 2026. To enter your manuscript into the PDF checker, you need the conference ID, which will be published here on the conference website once the Checker is available.

Important – Conference ID for IEEE PDF eXpress Checker is 70691X

https://ieee-pdf-express.org/account/login

All full papers will undergo peer review, and an amended final version will have to be provided before the publication.

Full paper submission deadline for first round submissions: 30st of September, 2026.
Full paper submission deadline for late news submissions: 15th of October, 2026.
Review phase (all papers): 1st of October – 15th of November 2026
Final version submission deadline (all papers): 15th of December, 2026.

Important Dates

  • Deadline Late News Abstract Submissions: August 31 2026, 23:59 (CEST – Central European Summer Time)
  • Late News Communication of Acceptance: September 14, 2026
  • Deadline Full Paper (IEEE explore): September 30, 2026
  • Deadline Full Paper (Late News) (IEEE explore): October 15, 2026

Please find below the E-Textiles 2026 Call for Abstracts flyer.


E-Textiles 2026 may include poster and oral presentations on the following topics:

  • Sensors & Actuators
  • Innovative Materials
  • Functionalization of Fibers, Yarns & Textiles
  • Fibertronics
  • Miniaturization
  • Repairability
  • Circularity
  • Sustainable Solutions & Materials
  • Recycling
  • Resource Efficiency
  • Sports & Outdoor
  • PPE & Workwear
  • Defense
  • Industrial Applications
  • Mobility/Transportation
  • Health & Medical
  • Automated solutions
  • Upscaling of manufacturing
  • Mass customization
  • Interconnections
  • Integration Methods
  • Encapsulation
  • Design Considerations
  • Innovative Fashion Solutions
  • User Centric Design
  • Co-Creation & Design Thinking
  • Usability
  • Reliability Considerations
  • Test Methods for E-Textiles
  • Standardization
  • Strategies for an Improved Reliability