Contributions are invited under the following thematic areas:

1. Taxonomy, Systematics and Nomenclature

2. Biogeography and Diversity Patterns

3. Ecology and Environmental Biomonitoring

4. eDNA, Metabarcoding and Genomics

5. Paleolimnology and Quaternary Science

6. Applied Diatomology and Biotechnology

7. Diatom Culture, Physiology and Biochemistry

8.I maging, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Taxonomy