WELCOME TO
Our 53rd international conference, the hybrid AcE-Bs2026Kuching, Malaysia (14th Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies
Organiser
Managed by
Location
Damai Beach Resort, Kuching, Malaysia
About the Conference
The AcE-Bs2026Kuching (14th Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies) is a hybrid, peer-reviewed international scientific conference organised by the Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER) and managed by AMER Event Management & Services (emAs). The conference is held concurrently with the 15th AMER Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 27–28 March 2026 at Damai Beach Resort, Kuching, Malaysia.
As an Asian Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, AcE-Bs2026Kuching places particular emphasis on the environmental, behavioural, social, cultural, urban, architectural, technological, and ecological conditions of Asian societies and communities. It provides a scholarly platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners to investigate how people interact with, experience, and respond to their environments across diverse Asian contexts.
The conference welcomes research addressing Asian cities, communities, cultures, settlements, institutions, built environments, natural environments, and socio-cultural settings. Comparative studies across Asian countries and research connecting Asian contexts with wider international perspectives are also encouraged, provided they contribute to a substantive understanding of environment-behaviour relationships.
AcE-Bs2026Kuching forms part of AMER’s continuing international conference programme in Environment-Behaviour Studies (EBS) and Environmental Psychology. It supports the presentation, discussion, critical exchange, and dissemination of interdisciplinary research concerning human-environment relationships, environmental behaviour, spatial experience, wellbeing, quality of life, and related fields.
Although the conference maintains an Asian regional scholarly focus, participation is open to researchers and practitioners from Asia and other regions. International participation and cross-country academic exchange are encouraged to broaden scholarly dialogue and promote comparative understanding. International co-authorship is not a condition of scientific eligibility or publication.
The conference’s proceedings publication is the Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal (E-BPJ), eISSN 2398-4287, Volume 11, Number 36 (April 2026), an open-access proceedings volume. Papers accepted for publication and fulfilling the applicable revision, editorial, ethical, and publication requirements are included in the proceedings. Conference participation or presentation alone does not guarantee publication.
Purpose of Participants Congregating at the Event
AcE-Bs2026Kuching brings together researchers, academics, and spatial practitioners to provide a scholarly forum for the presentation, discussion, and critical exchange of research in Environment-Behaviour Studies and Environmental Psychology, with particular attention to issues and contexts relevant to Asia.
The conference facilitates academic exchange through the presentation of research findings, discussion of theoretical and methodological approaches, and examination of relationships between people, behaviour, and their physical, social, cultural, technological, and natural environments across diverse Asian geographical and socio-cultural contexts.
By bringing together participants from different countries, institutions, and disciplinary backgrounds, the conference encourages international academic interaction and the exchange of perspectives on environmental conditions, human behaviour, spatial experience, wellbeing, and related research issues. Comparative and cross-contextual perspectives are welcomed where they contribute to a broader understanding of environment-behaviour relationships in Asian settings.
The conference also provides opportunities for participants to receive scholarly feedback, discuss emerging research directions, develop academic connections, and disseminate research through the applicable peer-review and publication processes.
AMER’s conference programme and E-BPJ’s scholarly activities encourage participation from researchers across different countries and disciplinary backgrounds. International participation and collaboration are encouraged, but international co-authorship is not a condition of scientific eligibility or publication. Individual submissions are assessed according to their scholarly quality, relevance to the conference and publication scope, originality, methodological rigour, and compliance with applicable editorial and ethical requirements.
Scope Screening
An initial scope assessment may be conducted before peer review to determine whether a submission falls within the conference’s stated academic scope and research tracks. Submissions that do not demonstrate a substantive relationship to Environment-Behaviour Studies, Environmental Psychology, or the conference’s defined research scope may not proceed to peer review.
The six research tracks provide a framework for thematic classification and reviewer assignment. They are not intended to restrict interdisciplinary research, comparative studies, or other scholarly approaches that make a clear contribution to the conference’s academic focus.
Focus of the Conference
The scientific focus of AcE-Bs2026Kuching centres on Environment-Behaviour Studies (EBS) and Environmental Psychology, with particular attention to environmental, spatial, social, cultural, urban, architectural, technological, and ecological issues in Asian contexts.
The conference provides a multidisciplinary platform for examining relationships between people, behaviour, and their physical, social, cultural, technological, and natural environments. Contributions may investigate how environmental conditions influence human behaviour, experience, wellbeing, and quality of life, as well as how human activities and behavioural patterns interact with and shape the environment.
Research concerning Asian societies, communities, cities, settlements, institutions, cultures, built environments, and ecological settings is particularly welcome. Comparative and cross-country studies involving Asian contexts are also encouraged where they advance understanding of environment-behaviour relationships.
To maintain thematic coherence, submissions should demonstrate a clear and substantive relationship to human behaviour, spatial experience, environmental conditions, or human-environment relationships. Interdisciplinary approaches are welcomed where this relationship is clearly established.
All submissions should align with one of the following six permanent research tracks.
Track 1 — Smart Technology & Digital Behavioural Environments
Research concerning digital and technology-mediated environments, including digital communication, healthcare technologies, learning environments, behavioural interactions with emerging technologies, and related policy, institutional, or socio-cultural dimensions.
Track 2 — Socio-Economic, Management & Public Policy Environments
Research examining socio-economic conditions, organisational and management environments, institutional practices, public policy, professional practices, and ethics, particularly their relationships with human behaviour and environmental outcomes.
Track 3 — Built Environment, Spatial Design & Spatial Infrastructure
Research addressing relationships between people and the built environment, including architecture, urban design, spatial planning, infrastructure, housing, mixed-use environments, pedestrian experience, and spatial behaviour.
Track 4 — Social, Cultural & Community Interaction Environments
Research concerning social and cultural environments, community interaction, public spaces, creative and cultural activities, social engagement, and human interaction within shared environments.
Track 5 — Human Development, Spatial Education & Physical Wellbeing
Research examining human development, education, health, wellbeing, ageing, caregiving, physical activity, learning environments, and spatial or environmental conditions affecting individuals and communities.
Track 6 — Sustainability, Energy, Natural Environments & Environmental Cognition
Research addressing sustainability, environmental vulnerability, energy and thermal conditions, climate adaptation, natural environments, environmental cognition, and human responses to changing ecological and environmental conditions.
Proceedings Publication and Manuscript Requirements
Papers accepted for publication following the applicable peer-review, revision, editorial, and ethical procedures are included in the Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal (E-BPJ) (eISSN 2398-4287), Volume 11, Number 36 (April 2026).
Authors must prepare their final manuscripts in accordance with the applicable conference template and publication instructions. Required scholarly and bibliographic elements include the paper title, abstract, author names, institutional affiliations, keywords, main text, and cited references.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that author details, affiliations, references, and other bibliographic information are accurate and complete. Manuscripts that do not comply with applicable final publication requirements may be returned for correction before production.
Published papers are assigned Crossref Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), subject to successful registration. Bibliographic information and article metadata form part of the journal’s official publication record.
e-IPH, UK shall publish both the Abstract Book (eISBN 978-1-913576-22-6) and the Proceeding in the E-BPJ (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal), eISSN 2398-4287, 11(36) Apr 2026 issue.
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR AUTHORS
Authors must comply with the submission procedures and deadlines specified below.
Abstract approval is a prerequisite for full-paper submission. Authors will be invited by email to submit a full paper only after their abstracts have been approved.
1.0 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Submission Requirements
a) Authors must prepare their abstracts using the prescribed AcE-Bs2026Kuching Abstract Template and comply with all instructions provided in the template.
b) All abstracts must be written in English.
c) Each submission must include the completed Conference Registration Form, the duly completed Publishing Agreement, and payment of the applicable non-refundable Abstract Processing Fee.
d) Authors must email their submissions to the Conference Secretariat at emasemasresources@gmail.com and upload them to the E-BPJ submission platform under the designated section, “Abstract: AcE-Bs2026Kuching, 27–28 Mar 2026”.
e) Authors must register for an E-BPJ account before logging in and accessing the relevant submission section.
Abstract Approval and Publication
Submitted abstracts will be considered for approval in accordance with the conference’s applicable assessment procedures. Only authors whose abstracts have been approved will be invited by email to proceed with full-paper submission.
Approved abstracts will be published in the conference Abstract Book (eISBN 978-1-913576-22-6), subject to the applicable publication requirements.
Abstract Submission Deadlines
- Early-bird deadline: 11 February 2026
- Final deadline: 18 February 2026
2.0 FULL-PAPER SUBMISSION
Only authors whose abstracts have been approved will receive the full-paper template and further submission instructions.
Submission Requirements
a) Authors must prepare their full papers using the prescribed template and comply with all formatting and submission instructions.
b) All full papers must be written in English.
c) Manuscripts must achieve a Turnitin similarity score of less than 15%, subject to the applicable similarity-checking requirements. A similarity score alone does not determine whether a manuscript is free from plagiarism; the similarity report and any relevant matches must also be considered.
d) Authors must email their full-paper submissions to the Conference Secretariat and upload them to the E-BPJ submission platform under the designated section, “Full Paper: AcE-Bs2026Kuching, 27–28 Mar 2026”.
e) Authors must ensure that the applicable conference registration requirements and fees are fulfilled in accordance with the published fee schedule.
Full-Paper Submission Deadlines
Early-bird deadline: 25 February 2026
Final deadline: 4 March 2026
Submission of a full paper does not guarantee acceptance or publication.
3.0 PEER REVIEW AND AMENDED FULL-PAPER SUBMISSION
3.1 Double-Blind Peer Review
Full papers submitted for publication consideration will undergo a double-blind peer-review process conducted by members of the International Scientific Committee or other appropriately appointed reviewers. The identities of authors and reviewers will be concealed from each other to the extent required by the review procedure.
Reviewers will evaluate submissions according to the applicable scholarly criteria, including relevance to the conference scope, originality, academic contribution, methodological rigour, clarity, and compliance with relevant ethical requirements.
Review comments and the corresponding editorial decisions will be communicated to the authors. Where revision is required, authors must address the reviewers’ comments before their manuscripts can be considered for final publication.
3.2 Amended Full-Paper Submission
Authors invited to revise their manuscripts must submit:
a) The amended full paper, revised in response to the reviewers’ comments; and
b) The duly completed and signed Author’s Amendment Notification, documenting the amendments made in response to the review comments.
Amended manuscripts must be submitted by the specified deadline and will be considered in accordance with the applicable editorial and review procedures. Submission of an amended manuscript does not automatically guarantee final acceptance.
Amended Full-Paper Submission Deadline: 8 April 2026
4.0 FINAL ACCEPTANCE, FEES AND PUBLICATION
4.1 Final Acceptance
Final publication is conditional upon the applicable editorial decision, satisfactory completion of required revisions, compliance with the journal’s ethical and formatting requirements, and fulfilment of the relevant publication conditions.
4.2 Publication Fees
All applicable fees must be paid in accordance with the published fee schedule. Following acceptance, outstanding publication-related fees must be settled before the manuscript proceeds to final production.
The Publication Fee must be paid together with the submission of the amended full paper, in accordance with the stated payment arrangements. Authors should ensure that payment requirements and submission deadlines are fulfilled to avoid delays in production.
Conference registration, abstract approval, full-paper submission, and payment do not independently guarantee final publication.
4.3 Proceedings Publication
Papers that receive final acceptance and fulfil all applicable requirements will be published in the Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal (E-BPJ) (eISSN 2398-4287), Volume 11, Number 36 (April 2026), as part of its open-access proceedings publication.
Published papers are assigned Crossref Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), subject to successful registration. The publication process follows the applicable editorial, production, and metadata requirements of E-BPJ.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their final manuscripts contain accurate author names, institutional affiliations, abstracts, keywords, references, and other required bibliographic information.
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