CALL FOR PAPERS (SUBMISSIONS CLOSED)
The Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics (BSB) is a well-established international conference that brings together researchers and practitioners working in all areas of Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Systems Biology. Since its inaugural edition in 2002, launched as the Workshop on Bioinformatics (WOB) and indexed by DBLP, BSB has evolved into a premier event in Latin America. In 2004, it was officially renamed to BSB and has since been organized by the Special Interest Group in Computational Biology (CE-BioComp) of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC).
In 2025, BSB will be held in Fortaleza, Ceará, from 29th September – 2nd October, in conjunction with SBBD and BRACIS.
BSB 2025 aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration by attracting high-quality submissions from both academic and industrial communities. We encourage participation from researchers in STEM (e.g., computer science, statistics, mathematics) and the life sciences (e.g., molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, medicine, microbiology, and related fields). We welcome the submission of original and unpublished research papers that explore novel computational techniques, tools, models, or insights in any of the topics outlined below.
All accepted papers will be presented during the conference by at least one of the authors. Submissions will be evaluated based on scientific quality, relevance to the field, and originality of contribution.
The BSB 2025 Proceedings, comprising both full and short papers, will be published in the SBC Open Library (SOL) specifically, in the BSB entry: https://sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/bsb.
All published papers will be Open Access and assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you to BSB 2025!
IMPORTANT DATES
- Full Paper and Short Paper Submission Opens: April 25th, 2025
- Submission Deadline:
June 20th, 2025July 4th, 2025July 18th, 2025Submissions Closed - Author Notification:
July 27th, 2025August 10th, 2025August 24th, 2025 - Camera-Ready Version Due:
August 2nd, 2025August 17th, 2025August 31st, 2025
TOPICS OF INTEREST
BSB 2025 invites the submission of full and short papers presenting novel research, cutting-edge methodologies, or comprehensive survey work in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Systems Biology. The following (non-exhaustive) list outlines the main areas of interest:
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Including theoretical, methodological, and technical contributions):
- Machine Learning Applications in Bioinformatics
- Molecular Sequence Analysis, Motifs, and Pattern Matching
- Biological Databases, Data Management, Data Integration, and Data Mining
- Big Data Analytics and High-Performance Computing in Bioinformatics
- Comparative, Structural, Functional, and Evolutionary Genomics
- Gene Identification, Regulation, Expression, and Post-translational Modifications
- Protein Structure Prediction and Molecular Modeling
- Computational Proteomics
- Analysis of Biological Networks
- Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
- Computational Systems Biology
- Statistical Methods for Molecular Sequence Analysis
- Cheminformatics and Computer-Aided Drug Design
- Molecular Docking and Simulation
APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
- Genomics and Genome Assembly
- Metagenomics and Microbiome Analysis
- Transcriptomics and Expression Profiling
- Metabolomics
- Proteomics and Protein Interaction Analysis
- Epigenomics
- Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)
- SNP and Haplotype Analysis
- Single-Cell Omics
- Microarray Data Analysis
- Drug Discovery and Design
- Applications in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Prospective authors are invited to submit original, high-quality, unpublished research work. Submissions must not be under review or accepted for publication elsewhere at the time of submission. All manuscripts must be written in English.
All submissions must strictly follow the SBC (Brazilian Computer Society) proceedings format. Authors may use the LaTeX or Microsoft Word template provided by SBC (LaTeX is recommended). Please ensure the submitted file is in PDF format, with a maximum size of 20 MB. The final version of accepted papers must be submitted in the source format (LaTeX or Word), as required for inclusion in the official BSB 2025 Proceedings, which will be published in the SBC OpenLib (SOL) digital library.
Templates and formatting resources can be found at:
🔗 SBC Template and Guidelines
CATEGORIES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
BSB 2025 welcomes submissions in the following categories:
- Full Papers
– Up to 12 pages (including figures, tables, and references)
– Must use the SBC template
– Will be orally presented during the conference
– Intended for mature, comprehensive research contributions - Short Papers
– Up to 6 pages (including all content)
– Must use the SBC template
– Will be orally presented during the conference
– Suitable for preliminary results, innovative ideas, or ongoing work
Full and short paper submissions will be done using the JEMS system
⚠️ Please note: papers that do not follow the formatting and submission guidelines outlined above may be rejected without review, regardless of their scientific merit.
SUBMISSION POLICY
By submitting a full paper to BSB 2025, the authors agree that in case of acceptance, at least one author has to register to the conference and present the paper.
SUBMISSION
For full papers, manuscript length (including all figures, tables, and references) should not exceed 12 pages. For short papers, manuscript length (including all figures, tables, and references) should not exceed 6 pages.
Manuscripts that deviate significantly from these guidelines may risk rejection without consideration of scientific merit.
Full paper and short paper submissions will be done using the JEMS system