Instructions for authors
In order for your full paper to be published in Springer Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Disruptive Information Technologies for a Smart Society - Proceedings of the 13th International conference on information society and technologies (ICIST), you must fully adhere to the guidelines given in this document as well as Springer Paper Template.
Full papers can contribute Scientific/technical research works, survey works and industrial experiences that include significant advances in the field. Paper should not be shorter than 8 pages, nor longer than 12 pages.
All submitted papers should be original; not previously or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.
All submissions will be subjected to a double-blind review process by at least two reviewers.
Deadline for paper submission is 1.6.2023.
Corresponding author should send paper using mail address [email protected]
Submission
Submitted manuscripts should represent novel and significant research contributions.
To that effect:
• The first page should include correct author names or affiliations.
• Authors are strongly recommended to use their ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript for consideration.
• The corresponding author listed on the manuscript (his/her mail address should be written in the footer of the first page) ensures that all appropriate co-authors are included on the manuscript, and that all co-authors have approved the final version of the chapter, section or entry or full manuscript (where appropriate) and have agreed to its submission for publication
• Authors should carefully review figures and appendices (especially survey instruments) to ensure the proper citation.
• Authors should carefully proofread the manuscript before submitting to the conference in order to avoid both typographical and grammatical errors.
Papers that are plagiarized may be rejected without review.
Submission Template:
Submissions should be made according to the Springer LNNS format. We only prefer the use of British English in the manuscript. Detailed instruction for formatting paper are provided in document Author Guidelines for the Preparation of Contributions to Springer Computer Science Proceedings. For paper preparation, please use Word template with macros - splnproc1703.
Click here For Sample Springer Paper Format
For more detailed guidelines, please visit official Springer Link:
https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/manuscript- preparation/5636#c3324
Review Result
The submitted paper will be sent to two expert referees for review. After the paper has been reviewed the result may be:
1. Revision Required - You must revise the paper and upload a new version of the paper. When this has been accepted, an official acceptance letter will be sent.
2. Paper is accepted in current form – No further action is needed.
3. Rejected – The paper is unsuitable for publishing in Springer Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Rejected papers will be published in ISOS Conference Proceedings Series (ISSN:
2738-1447)
A prefilled copyright form will be provided by volume editors. Please send your signed copyright form to volume editors as a scanned PDF, once when your paper is accepted for publishing. One author may sign on behalf of all of the other authors of a particular paper. In this case, the author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors.
Digital signatures are not acceptable.
Publication Ethics
Researchers should conduct their research - from research proposal to publication - in line with best practices and codes of conduct. In rare cases it is possible that ethical issues or misconduct could be encountered. In such case, the paper will be rejected.
For more detailed guidelines on publishing ethics:
https://www.springer.com/de/authors-editors/editors/publishing-ethics-for-journals/4176#c19110
Plagiarism Policy
• The paper prior to submission should be checked for plagiarism. The similarity content should not exceed 15%. Further, you have to strictly implement the following ethical guidelines for publication:
• Any form of self-plagiarism or plagiarism from others' work(s) should be avoided.
• If any model / concept / figure / table / data by any previously published work are used in your paper, authors should properly cite a reference to the proposed novel research work.
• If you are using any copyrighted material (such as images, including your images published elsewhere), you should acquire prior permission from the copyright holder.
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