Submissions
CAMERA-READY PAPER PREPARATION
Camera-ready papers for SPECOM-2023 must be 8-15 pages long (including all figures and references). The camera-ready paper submission deadline is Sunday, September 24, 2023.
All authors are kindly asked to follow the Springer LNCS author formatting guidelines for the preparation of their manuscripts. The Author Guidelines document summarizes how a proceedings paper should be structured, how elements (headings, figures, references) should be formatted using our predefined styles, etc. It also gives some insight on how a paper will be typeset at Springer.
Users of MS Word
Production of the camera-ready paper will be a much smoother process if authors make use of the available MS Word template, which incorporates all the recommended formatting guidelines:
Template supporting MS Office Word
Users of LaTeX
Authors who wish to use LaTeX for the preparation of their manuscript should download the corresponding support file available by Springer and check the included readme.txt file for further instructions.
The LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates by Springer are available in the scientific authoring platform Overleaf.
Copyright form
Each contribution must be accompanied by a Springer copyright form. Authors will be asked to transfer the copyright of the paper to Springer. This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.
One author may sign on behalf of all of the authors of a particular paper. In this case, the author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing the material on behalf of any and all co-authors.
Modified forms are not acceptable.
The “Title of the Contribution” (i.e., paper title) and the List of Authors should match exactly the title and the list of authors of the paper.
Machine-typed signatures and digital signatures are NOT acceptable by Springer.
Submission
Authors of accepted papers are requested to submit their final, camera-ready papers, for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings, by September 24, 2023, via the Easychair system. Find the detailed instructions on how to submit here.
Final source files (MS Word in DOC/DOCX or LaTeX (zip, including figures and specific style files (not included in CTAN) if used) of the paper.
Final PDF file corresponding exactly to the final source files.
A scanned copy of a filled in and signed Springer Copyright Form as a PDF file.
EDITORIAL POLICIES
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with the Springer editorial policies (Author Responsibilities and Ethics).
Authors should follow the minimum standards as set out in the Springer Nature Code of Conduct for Book Authors.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Authors are invited to submit a full paper in English formatted in the Springer LNCS/LNAI style. A paper must be 8-14 pages long. The full paper submission deadline is July 31st, 2023 (23:59, Anywhere on Earth).
The authors are asked to submit their papers using EasyChair submission system https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=specom2023
Papers submitted to SPECOM-2023 must not be under review by any other conference or publication during the SPECOM review cycle, and must not be previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere.
Submission instructions for special sessions and satellite workshop:
1) The author can either choose both main track and special session/satellite workshop or only main track or only satellite workshop (by selecting the appropriate dropdown option during submission).
2) Priority will be given to submissions that are under main track and special session category for acceptance on the conference main track.
3) The accepted publications on special session and satellite workshop will not be considered in SPECOM-2023 proceedings on Springer LNCS (lecture notes in computer science). A separate proceeding will be prepared and published for the special sessions and satellite workshop.
Submission Format
The paper format for the review has to be the PDF file with all required fonts included: https://www.springer.com/de/it-informatik/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines
All authors are kindly asked to follow the Springer LNCS author formatting guidelines for the preparation of their manuscripts. The Author Guidelines document summarizes how a proceedings paper should be structured, how elements (headings, figures, references) should be formatted using our predefined styles, etc. It also gives some insight on how a paper will be typeset at Springer.
The LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates by Springer are available in the scientific authoring platform Overleaf.
Users of MS Word
Production of the camera-ready paper will be a much smoother process if authors make use of the available MS Word template, which incorporates all the recommended formatting guidelines:
Template supporting MS Office Word
Users of LaTeX
Authors who wish to use LaTeX for the preparation of their manuscript should download the corresponding support file available by Springer and check the included readme.txt file for further instructions.