While submitting the research article, authors should ensure that the research work is novel and has not previously been published, as well as that it is not currently being considered for publication in any other conferences/journals.
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Paper Template (MsWord)
Paper Template (LaTex)
Submission: Regular Papers should be submitted ready for double-blind review (no authors identified), as pdf files with 10,000 to 50,000 characters (excluding white spaces), including references, tables, graphs and appendices. Submissions with less than 10,000 characters or more than 50,000 characters, may not be sent for review.
Acceptance: After a double-blind peer review, qualifying Regular Papers may be accepted as either Full Papers or Short Papers.
Presentation: Regular Papers classified as Full Papers are awarded a 25’ minutes slot for an oral presentation at the conference. Regular Papers classified as Short Papers are given either a 20’ minutes slot for an oral presentation or assigned to present at a Poster Session. Authors who have been assigned an oral presentation, either Full or Short, may however also choose to present at a Poster Session instead, should they prefer it.
Publication: Regular Papers classified as Full Papers will be assigned a 12 page limit in the Conference Proceedings, while Regular Papers classified as Short Papers have an 8-page limit. If absolutely necessary, authors may increase the total number of pages by a maximum of 4 extra pages, for an additional fee. The total number of pages to consider is the number obtained after the paper has been correctly formatted according to the appropriate template, including references, tables, graphs and appendices. The Conference Proceedings will be published under an ISBN number by SCITEPRESS and include final versions of all accepted papers, adjusted to satisfy reviewers’ recommendations. They will be obtainable on paper and digital support, and made available for online consultation at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library. Online publication is exclusive to papers which have been both published and presented at the event.
Indexation: The proceedings will be submitted to SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index for indexation.
Submission: Position Papers should be submitted ready for double-blind review (no authors identified), as pdf files with 8,000 to 40,000 characters (excluding white spaces), including references, tables, graphs and appendices. Submissions with less than 8,000 characters or more than 40,000 characters, may not be sent for review.
Acceptance: After a double-blind peer review, qualifying Position Papers will be accepted as Short Papers.
Presentation: Abstracts that bring an appropriate complementing material are eligible for oral or poster presentation; otherwise, they are eligible for poster Papers.
Presentation: Position Papers are given either a 20’ minutes slot for an oral presentation or assigned to present at a Poster Session. Authors who have been assigned an oral presentation may however also choose to present at a Poster Session instead, should they prefer it.
Publication: Position Papers will be assigned a 8-page limit in the Conference Proceedings, which will include final versions of all accepted papers, adjusted to satisfy reviewers’ recommendations. If absolutely necessary, authors may increase the total number of pages by a maximum of 4 extra pages, for an additional fee. The total number of pages to consider is the number obtained after the paper has been correctly formatted according to the appropriate template, including references, tables, graphs and appendices. The Conference Proceedings will be published under an ISBN number by SCITEPRESS, on paper and digital support, and made available for online consultation at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library. Online publication is exclusive to papers which have been both published and presented at the event.
Indexation: The proceedings will be submitted to SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index for indexation.
Submission: Authors can submit a 1-page abstract and may include, as complementing material, a previously published paper or a video.
Acceptance: The submissions will be screened by a panel of experts, including the conference and program chairs and can be accepted as Short Papers. Acceptance will indicate, for each paper, also its form of presentation.
Presentation: Abstracts that bring an appropriate complementing material are eligible for oral or poster presentation; otherwise, they are eligible for poster presentation only. Oral presentations are given a 20’ minutes time slot. Authors who have been assigned an oral presentation may however choose to present at a Poster Session instead, should they prefer it.
Publication: Abstracts will be advertised in the conference program and in the conference book of abstracts (in the printed and digital version), but not published in the proceedings or included in the Digital Library. Complementary materials will also not be published in the proceedings or included in the Digital Library.
Indexation: Abstracts will not be indexed.