Centre of Scientific and Technical Information of the Lublin University of Technology (CINT) is pleased to invite you to the 2nd International Scientific Conference ‘Challenges of Contemporary Publishing’, which will be held in Lublin on 14–15 May 2026 under the honorary patronage of His Magnificence the Rector of the Lublin University of Technology. The aim of the conference is to present the latest research results in the field of social communication and media sciences. The topics covered during the event will be related to changes in scientific publishing models, especially the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence in the publishing process, legal regulations concerning digital accessibility, and challenges associated with open access publishing. The conference is addressed to a wide audience – professionals of publishing houses and scientific institutions, researchers, and authors of publications.