Option 1: Publishing of selected papers in a special volume of Journal „MDPI Engineering Proceedings“, indexed in Scopus (best quartile Q3, SJR 0.205,  CiteScore 1,2) etc.

Full information about the authors is available on the Journal website:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/engproc/instructions 

The recommended size of submitted papers have to be between 4 and 8 pages (maximum 10 pages).

Manuscripts must be formatted according to the Journal's requirements, as specified in the file: engproc-template.doc

We recommend writing directly on a copy of the template file to achieve better compliance with article formatting requirements.

We recommend that a single author/co-authors should submit a 2 paper maximum.

Notes: 

*According to „MDPI Engineering Proceedings“ rules, only articles with a strong focus to engineering or material science will be published in the Journal. Scope of Journal “MDPI Engineering Proceedings” - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/engproc/about

** We kindly ask authors to keep in mind, that after receiving the articles, the Journal will evaluate additionally the quality, scientific value and level of use of the English language of the manuscripts submitted to them, and they have the right to reject the publication. In case the article is submitted by the Conference organizers to the Journal, but the publication is rejected by the Publisher, the participation fee paid is not refunded. In this case, the article may be invited for publication in the Conference Proceedings (Option 2).

Authors who would like to publish for Option 1: Publishing of selected papers in a special volume of the Journal "MDPI Engineering Proceedings" will be further informed about the way of sending the manuscripts.

At least one of the authors of each paper must attend the Conference.

Oral presentation can be in Bulgarian or English. The information and texts included in the presentation (slides) to be provided during the presentation must be in English.

Option 2: Publishing in Proceedings of XIV International Conference on Civil Engineering Design and Construction - DCB'2026 (ISSN 2603-4255 CD, ISSN 2683-071X online)

The papers should not exceed 10 (ten) pages, including the illustrations. Pages are not numbered; papers are not accepted as slides. The colour layout of individual objects in the report is allowed.

Manuscript/reports should be formatted in accordance with the instructions set out in:

Paper, written in English: Template_DCB2026_EN.doc

We recommend writing your paper directly on a copy of the template to ensure compliance with the formatting requirements of the Proceedings.

The paper should be sent in .DOC and .PDF format at: conference.dcb@gmail.com

At least one of the authors of each report must attend the Conference.

Oral presentation can be in Bulgarian or English. The information and texts included in the presentation (slides) to be provided during the presentation must be in English.