Call for Papers

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This is the Call for Papers for the 2026 Latin American Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (LATAM-SEC-2026), Quito, Ecuador, March 23-27, 2026.

All ISEC Press manuscripts are peer-reviewed, are registered with Crossref, and indexed in Scopus. All articles are archived in perpetuity with ClockSS.

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CONFERENCE: 2026 Latin American Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (LATAM-SEC-2026), Quito, Ecuador, March 23-27, 2026.

CONFERENCE THEME: Addressing Social and Environmental Challenges Through Responsible Construction Technologies

HOST: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

VENUE: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, School of Architecture, Ave 12 de Octubre 1076, Quito 170143, Ecuador

ORGANIZED BY: ISEC Society

TOPICS: (in alphabetical order): {All branches of structural and construction engineering}; Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Construction and Engineering Management, Construction Safety, Construction Process Simulation, Cost and Project Management, Disaster Management, Education and Professional Ethics, Energy, Facilities and Asset Management, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Housing, Infrastructure, Law and Dispute Resolution, Materials, Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Policies for Technology and National Development, Ports and Harbors, Procurement, Quality, Risk Analysis, Structures, Sustainability, Water and Air, and more. See https://www.isec-society.org/LATAM_SEC_2026/topics.php for the tracks and associated sub-tracks.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: May 15, 2025

METHOD FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: Submit a 150 to 250-word abstract outlining the subject, methodology, major content, and conclusions. Abstracts must be submitted online at the ISEC website at https://www.isec-society.org/LATAM_SEC_2026/abstractsAndPapers/

METHOD FOR SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS: See the manuscript template at the submission link, https://www.isec-society.org/LATAM_SEC_2026/abstractsAndPapers/

POSTER SUBMISSION: Authors interested in submitting posters for presentation at the conference, please submit the poster for review at https://www.isec-society.org/LATAM_SEC_2026/abstractsAndPapers/

Accepted and registered full papers will be published in the conference proceedings indexed in Scopus.

The posters will be displayed and presented in a dedicated session, but the poster submissions will not be published in the indexed proceeding.

Updated January 30th, 2025