Submission guidelines

Papers reporting original* and unpublished research results pertaining to the related topics are solicited. *(papers with plagiarism more than 30% will be outrightly rejected)

• Full paper manuscripts must be in English of up to 10 pages as per Springer format.

For authors convenience, Springer has summarized in the Author Guidelines document how a proceedings paper should be structured, how elements (headings, figures, references) should be formatted using our predefined styles, etc. The PDF of the Authors Guidelines can be downloaded from the given link or as part of the zip files containing the complete sets of instructions and templates for the different text preparation systems.

Springer has developed LaTeX style files and Word templates to help prepare paper. LaTeX is the preferred format for texts containing several formulae, but Word templates are also available on the following link:

Submission Guidelines

Note:Submissions should NOT include the author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), and postal address(es) in the manuscripts. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Paper submission implies the intent of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted.

The ONLINE submission site is

Springer OCS Click here, to submit

Acceptance & Publication

After a double-blind peer review, qualifying Regular Papers may be accepted as either Full Papers or Short Papers.

• All accepted and presented papers of the conference will be reviewed for possible publication in SPRINGER PROMS.
• The papers must be part of the worldwide scholarly discourse in the field covered by the library. The reviews will be done to make sure papers are relevant for the chosen classifications to ensure subscribers receive relevant content.
• NO extra fee is charged from authors for inclusion in the PROMS.
• Authors will grant a non-exclusive, revocable license that allows providing services to users.

Indexing

Post-conference, proceedings will be made available to the following indexing services for possible inclusion"

• ISI Conference Proceedings Citation Index ISI Web of Science
• Google Scholar
• Scopus
• DBLP

Depending on the focus of the particular indexing services,they may decide to include or not. If included one can expect it in 12-18 months. DBLP and Google Scholar are fast.