Call for Papers

ISTVS 2025 | October 6-9, 2025 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

ISTVS 2025, the 55th Conference of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems welcomes original and previously unpublished research and review papers describing results of research which are relevant to the conference topics and to terrain-vehicle systems.

Interested authors are invited to submit an abstract between January 15 - April 5, 2025.
Abstracts must be under 1800 characters and must emphasize the objectives and results.
Authors may choose between the following two types of submissions: full paper or abstract-only.
For either type of submission, authors can choose to do an oral presentation at the conference or submit a poster for the conference poster session. You must be at the conference for either.

Abstract review

All abstracts will be reviewed by the conference Editorial Committee. Abstract acceptance will be notified to the corresponding author by March 31, 2025.

Full paper submissions

After abstract acceptance, authors submitting a full paper must make their submission by ~~May 15~~ May 31, 2025. Each full paper will be subject to peer review by the conference Scientific Committee. Each paper will be either accepted, accepted with revisions or rejected; authors will be notified by July 1, 2025. If a revision is requested, the revised paper must be submitted by August 1, 2025.

All accepted submissions of either abstract-only or full-paper type will be included in the conference program and will be published in the conference proceedings, on the condition that at least one author attend the conference to present the work. Only full papers will be assigned a DOI and will have a permanent individual page on the conference website.

Key dates

Key dates are listed here.

Technical tracks

The conference includes the following thematic tracks:

Innovative concepts in tires, wheels, tracks, and other ground contact elements
Propulsion systems and vehicle electrification
Creative terrain mechanical characterization and deformation modeling
Advances in off-road mobility modeling
Off-road autonomy, robotics and navigation
Planetary terramechanics
New instrumentation and analysis methods in terramechanics testing
Climate impacts on terrain, terramechanics, and off-road vehicles
International collaborations

CFP poster

You can view the Call for Papers poster here.

Submission platform

As in previous years, the conference submission platform is EasyChair. If you’ve participated in a recent ISTVS conference or have used EasyChair in the past, you will be able to log in with your existing account. If you’re new to ISTVS conferences, use the Create an account link on the login page below to get started.

Access the ISTVS 2025 EasyChair site here: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=istvs2025

Submission guidelines

Make sure that the authors you list in the EasyChair form are the same as in your full paper and/or poster, and in the same order.
Adopt the same consistency for the authors’ affiliations.
If at any time you need to make changes to the list of authors, please promptly notify the conference organizers.
If the same authors appear in multiple submissions, please write the authors' names and affiliations in the same way, for all submissions (both in EasyChair and in the papers/posters).
If the latin alphabet is not your native alphabet, please make sure that you use the same transliteration for your name across all submissions (both in EasyChair and in the papers/posters).
If at any time - provided it's compatible with the conference organization schedule - you wish to change your submission type (abstract-only vs full paper) or change your presentation type (oral presentation vs poster session), please promptly notify the conference organizers.

Templates for submissions

Template files are provided as zip archives containing an editable format as well as a PDF for convenience.

Abstract

No template is required to submit your abstract. Submission is done directly on the EasyChair submission platform.

Full paper

Papers must be submitted in Microsoft Word format and must comply with the conference template linked here.

Presentation

The following presentation template in Microsoft PowerPoint format is provided for your convenience.

The use of this template is NOT mandatory. If you choose to use your own template please maintain the widescreen layout and include slide numbers. We recommend a clean and clear layout. Whenever possible, aim for visual consistency throughout your presentation.

Poster

The following poster template in Microsoft PowerPoint format is provided for your convenience.

The use of this template is NOT mandatory. We recommend a clean and clear layout.

Additional author resources

Copyright Assignment Form

This copyright assignment form is intended for original material submitted to conferences of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS) and must accompany any such material in order to be published by the ISTVS. Before publication of your paper in conference proceedings, the ISTVS must receive a completed and signed copy of this form sent via email to the conference chair.

If all authors are U.S. Government Employees, please use the designated copyright assignment form below.

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