The 1^st Papua International Conference on Biodiversity, Natural Sciences and Technology (PICoBNST), 2025, has been established as a forum bringing together researchers from various disciplines to discuss the latest developments in science and technology. This conference will serve as a venue for research on Papua's natural resources, focusing on sustainable agriculture, environmental conservation, and modern technology for biodiversity conservation.

Submission Guidelines

Author Guidelines

The authors are invited to submit papers to this conference. Each paper will be evaluated by editors to assess its suitability for the journal’s aims and scope. Papers deemed suitable will undergo peer review before acceptance or rejection. Authors must obtain permission to publish any included material, such as photographs, documents, and datasets. All listed authors must agree to be identified as authors. Where relevant, research must obtain approval from an ethics committee complying with the legal requirements of the study country. Editors reserve the right to reject submissions that do not meet the minimum quality standards. Before submission, ensure that the study design and research arguments are clearly structured. The title should be brief, and the abstract should stand alone. This will increase the reviewer’s willingness to review. If your submission meets these standards, follow the checklist below to prepare it.

Submission Preparation Checklist

• All submissions must meet the following requirements:
• This submission complies with the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
• This paper has not been previously published and has not been submitted for consideration in another journal.
• All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
• All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled accordingly.
• Permission has been obtained to publish all photographs, datasets, and other materials included in this submission.

Submit Your Manuscript via EasyChair

All papers must be submitted through the official submission system.

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Note: You will need to create an EasyChair account if you do not already have one.

 Need help with registration and submission? Download the EasyChair Submission & Registration Manual (PDF)

This guide contains step-by-step instructions and illustrations to help you create an account, submit abstracts/full papers, and easily track your submission status.

Download Templates

To ensure formatting consistency, please use the official conference templates:

 Download Abstract Template (DOCX)

 Download Full Paper Template (DOCX)

Note: Submissions that do not use the official template may be returned for revision

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List of Topics

• Biodiversity, Biotechnology, and Environmental Conservation
• Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, and their applications
• Engineering-based science and technology
• Interdisciplinarity in sciences and technology

Committees

Organizing committee

• Universitas Papua
• IPB University
• Universitas Cenderawasih
• SAGE University

Keynote Speakers

• Prof. Stella Christie Ph.D (Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Indonesia)^*
• Prof. Tim Flannery (Universitas Macquarie, Australia)
• Dr. Xi-Zhi Niu (University of Cincinnati, USA)
• Jan Mrlina, Ph.D (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
• Prof. Khairil Anwar Notodiputro (IPB University, Indonesia)

Invited Speakers

• Prof. Charlie Danny Heatubun (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Daerah Provinsi Papua Barat)
• Dr. Rohit Sharma (SAGE University, India)
• Prof. Tejraj M. Aminabhavi (The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
• Dr. Scott Hocknull (Senior Scientist and Curator Queensland Museum Brisbane, Australia)
• Markus Heryanto Langsa, Ph.D (Dean of FMIPA UNIPA)

Publication

PICoBNST 2025 proceedings will be published in Bio Web of Conferences, Environmental Chemistry and Safety Journal, Nanolife Journal.

Venue

The 1^st Papua International Conference on Biodiversity, Natural Sciences and Technology (PICoBNST) is scheduled to take place on October 23-24, 2025. The venue for this event is the Main Hall of the UNIPA, located in Manokwari, West Papua Province. The conference will be conducted in a hybrid format that accommodates both offline and online participation.

Contact

Committee of the 1^st Papua International Conference on Biodiversity, Natural Sciences and Technology (PICoBNST) 2025. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Papua. JL. Gunung Salju, Amban, Manokwari, West Papua.

Email: conference.fmipa@unipa.ac.id

Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Dr. Richard Lewerissa, S.Si., M.Sc

Whatsapp: +6282136743033

Secretary of the Organizing Committee

Dr. Jacson Victor Morin, S.Si.,M.Sc

Whatsapp: +6281240497733

Sponsored by: Genting Oil & Gas Limited; Econusa; Global Wildlife Fund