{"id":506,"date":"2026-04-09T21:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihc.sbc.org.br\/2026\/?page_id=506"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:48:34","slug":"research-track","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ihc.sbc.org.br\/2026\/index.php\/en\/research-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"506\" class=\"elementor elementor-506\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75ab82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a75ab82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ea6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"45ea6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ihc.sbc.org.br\/2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tResearch Track  \n\t\t\t<\/h1 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9c39f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c9c39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170ae8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"170ae8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be0b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9be0b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465d97d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"465d97d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645474f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"645474f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dc682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7dc682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Research Track<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> articles present original research in the field of <\/span><b>Human-Computer Interaction (H C I)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, featuring high-quality, robust academic results and clear contributions to the area. Contributions should include study results that provide new evidence regarding H C I research or applications. In the Research Track, papers must present original results with appropriate validation, consistent with the research method employed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b3874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6b3874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Review Responsibility\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b604038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b604038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In line with the scientific community&#8217;s sustainability policy described in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ihc.sbc.org.br\/2026\/index.php\/en\/full-papers\/\"><b>FULL PAPERS GENERAL CALL<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the authorship of works submitted to the Research Track must actively contribute to the peer-review process.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Review Slots:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At the time of submission, four (4) review responsibility slots must be designated, each assigned to a member of the paper&#8217;s authorship.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nomination Restrictions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Only those listed as authors of the work may occupy these slots; nominating third parties external to the submission is not permitted.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JEMS Preparation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Designated individuals must keep their <\/span><b>JEMS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> profiles up to date and participate in the <\/span><b>bidding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> phase (expression of interest) to ensure that review assignments are compatible with their expertise.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Commitment to Delivery:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Once a review is assigned, declining the invitation is not permitted. The designated authors are collectively responsible for ensuring that all assigned reviews are completed to a high standard and within the deadline.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Consequences for Non-compliance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Failure to deliver any assigned review will result in the summary rejection (<\/span><b>desk reject<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) of the submitted paper, without the provision of any reviews or additional feedback.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams are encouraged to distribute review tasks ethically and fairly, avoiding the overburdening of early-career researchers and promoting a healthy evaluation process for the entire HCI community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e547be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e547be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Processo de Revis\u00e3o da Trilha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5456fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5456fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submissions will be rejected without review (desk reject) if:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they do not comply with all submission instructions provided here and at the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ihc.sbc.org.br\/2026\/index.php\/en\/full-papers\/\">FULL PAPERS GENERAL CALL<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they are outside the scope of the Research Track, or<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they have been submitted or published in any other forum (conference or journal). All other papers will be reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. If the submission is accepted, the authors should consider the reviewers&#8217; comments to prepare the final version of the paper.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the following checklist. Reviewers should evaluate each paper according to these criteria:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adherence to the track:<\/strong> Does the paper adhere to the Research track?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Contribution to the field<\/strong>: Are the discussions and research contributions presented relevant to the H C I community and practitioners in the field? Papers submitted to this track must necessarily advance the state of knowledge\/art. Contributions must be explicit in the text.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Quality of textual presentation:<\/strong> Is the paper well written and adequately presented in terms of language, content, and form, following the event template?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Characterization of the context:<\/strong> Is the study\u2019s context clearly defined, demonstrating its relevance in time and in relation to existing literature? Is the research problem clearly addressed and well justified?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>References to related works:<\/strong> Are relevant references cited to highlight the value of similar research? Is there a discussion on the similarities and differences between related research and the study being presented?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Theoretical-methodological basis:<\/strong> Do the research and contributions reported have an adequate and solid theoretical-methodological basis? Are the methodology and its steps well described? Does the text provide enough detail to allow other researchers to replicate the methodology?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reflections on the research:<\/strong> Are the discussions aligned with the theoretical and methodological approach presented? Are they significant enough to provoke revisions\/evolution of local practices and\/or within the H C I community?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Quality of the presentation of the research results:<\/strong> are the results well described, and is it possible to reproduce the research? Are the research findings and results consistent with the theoretical and methodological framework? Are the parties involved presented (anonymized)? Are the materials and methods adequately characterized so that other people or groups can re-signify them?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>If the work is a literature review:<\/strong> does the text explicitly state the type of systematic technique used? Does the text describe the research protocol in sufficient detail so that other researchers can reinterpret it? Does the text describe the resources and tools used in the steps? Is the number of people (judges) who participated in the selection stages of the literature studies explicit? Do the results presented contribute to the H C I community and to the state of the art? It is important to note that this is not just a trail of reports.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb406a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb406a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of Papers\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeddcf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeddcf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent studies published in the H C I Research track that exemplify good practices and meet the criteria described above:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/3702038.3702099\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigating Difficulties and Decisions in Information Visualization Design<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3638067.3638081\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evolution may come with a price: analyzing user reviews to understand the impact of updates on mobile apps accessibility<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3638067.3638076\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the Accessibility Barriers Faced by Learners with Visual Impairments in Computer Programming<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3554364.3559122\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A systematic mapping study on digital game adaptation dimensions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3702038.3702104\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflections on the Applicability of the Semiotic Engineering Ontology Extended to the HInt Paradigm<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5753\/ihc.2025.10788\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usability, Accessibility and User Experience Evaluation of ADA Blocks by HCI Experts<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5753\/ihc.2025.10876\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acessibilidade para Pessoas com Defici\u00eancia em Redes Sociais: Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o com Base na NBR 17060<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1443800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1443800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40accff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40accff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Track Coordination<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c633e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c633e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saul Delabrida (UFOP) \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:saul.delabrida@ufop.edu.br\">saul.delabrida@ufop.edu.br<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ticianne Darin (U F C) \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:ticianne@virtual.ufc.br\">ticianne@virtual.ufc.br<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efef39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1efef39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Committee\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e47bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e47bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under construction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29090bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29090bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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