ICHSS 2026

2026 12th International Conference on Humanity and Social Sciences
January 23-25
Sapporo, Japan

About ICHSS

Social Science is concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society, which often rely primarily on empirical approaches. It includes anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology. In a wider sense, it may often include some fields in the humanities such as archaeology, history, law, and linguistics. Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as tools for understanding society, and so define science in its stricter modern sense.

2026 12th International Conference on Humanity and Social Sciences will be held in Sapporo, Japan during January 23-25. The conference is co-organised by Kyushu University and National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. As a premier conference, ICHSS aims to provide a good forum for scientists, researchers, engineers and industrial practitioners throughout the world to present and discuss the latest technology advancement as well as future directions and trends in humanity and social sciences.

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SUbmission & Publication

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Submit your abstract or full text papers (.pdf, .doc) via Conference submission system.

Submissions will be reviewed by at least two conference technical committees or international reviewers, and accepted papers will be published into SHS Web of Conferences (Open Access proceedings in Humanities and Social Sciences, eISSN: 2261-2424), which will be submitted to be indexed by CNKI, CPCI (Web of Science), Google Scholar, DOAJ, etc.

ICHSS2025 Proceedings | SHS Web of Conferences

Important dates

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Submission Deadline: August 30, 2025
Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2025
Final Paper Submission: October 20, 2025
Registration Deadline: October 20, 2025
Conference Dates: January 23-25, 2026

Tutorial: AI for Scaffolding Science Education

Chair: Prof. Jon-Chao Hong | Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00pm, January 23, 2026

This course employs the 5W1H method (What, Why, When, Where, Who, How) for initiated prompts and the SCAMEER framework for deeper prompts to guide students in phenomenon-based inquiry. Through structured questioning, students explore and analyze real-world topics, enhancing their critical thinking, evidence-based learning, and scientific inquiry skills.

• 5W1H × ChatGPT Integration: Structured thinking meets AI to boost questioning and critical thinking.
• Enhanced Thinking Skills: Practice tasks to develop inquiry, analysis, evaluation, and creativity.
• AI Interaction & Prompting Skills: Learn effective prompts and how to communicate with ChatGPT.
• Systematic Thinking Training: Follow the 5W1H steps to build logical and organized thinking.
• Independent & Collaborative Learning: Express ideas clearly and engage in team discussions.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS GALLERY

Keynotes & Plenaries

Professor Philipp Gonon

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Professor Jon-Chao Hong

National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

Professor Jeffrey S. Cross

Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan

Professor Prachyanun Nilsook

King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand

Announcement

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[2025.03.20] The 12th ICHSS conference will be held from 23 to 25 January 2026 in Sapporo, Japan.
[2024.01.15] ICHSS 2025 was held successfully in Shiiki Hall, Kyushu University Ito Campus, in Fukuoka. (Check)

[2024.01.10] ICHSS 2024 was held Nagoya, Japan during January 6-8 successfully. (Check)
[2023.01.10] ICHSS 2023 was held as a hybrid conference during January 6-8 and the physical conference was conducted in Tokyo, Japan. (Check)
[2021.10.16]The submission deadline of ICHSS 2022 has been extended to November 10. (Check)
[2021.04.03] Covid-19 Announcement: Due to the lasting impact of covid-19 pandemic, the organizing committees strongly encourage the authors to attend the conference in a virtual mode and present their papers online. We have significantly reduced the registration fee for authors who choose virtual participation. In the meanwhile, we will keep monitoring the situation and the conference may be held as a fully virtual conference since the safety and well-being of the participants is our top priority.

[2021.04.01]The organizing committee has decided to hold ICHSS 2022 in Chiba University during January 5-7. Online participation is acceptable because of the pandemic. (Check)
[2021.02.03]ICHSS 2021 has been switched to virtual mode due to covid-19, which was held during January 29-31 online. (Check)
[2020.10.21]The submission deadline of ICHSS 2021 has been extended to November 15. (Check)
[2020.04.22]It's been announced by the organizing committee the ICHSS 2021 will be held in Chiba University during January 6-8. (Check)
[2020.01.17]ICHSS 2020 has been successfully held during January 10-12. We appreciate the support and participation of every delegate. We look forward to seeing you at ICHSS 2021, which will be held in Chiba University during January 6-8 in Japan (Check)
[2019.01.02]The conference program is available now. Please arrange your time properly for your participation. (Check)
[2019.12.17]Professor Ching-Man Lam will give a keynote speech at ICHSS 2020. The title of her speech is 'Generational Shift in Meaning of Parenthood among Chinese Parents' (Check)
[2019.06.04]The conference venue has been confirmed. ICHSS 2020 will be held at 'Grand Mercure Phuket Patong' hotel. (Check)