PARTICIPATION MODALITIES

Option 1 – Full Paper

Paper with recommended length of 8-12 pages in Springer format will be published in the Springer conference proceedings Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems.  

All papers are eligible for the best paper award.  

Authors of selected papers will have the possibility to submit an enhanced version of their work to the Taylor & Francis journal Production & Manufacturing Research in a dedicated special issue. Submissions to the special issue will go through a regular but faster peer-review process of the journal. 

Option 2 – Abstract

This option is tailored for authors who do not intend to publish a full paper but still wish to present their latest findings at the conference. The accepted abstracts will be presesented along with full papers, but are not going to be included in the conference proceedings.

Attendee

It is possible to participate as an audience member in the conference by having the opportunity to interact with the authors and exhibitors.

SUBMISSION

– The submission portal will open soon.  –

Use the Instruction below to prepare your paper 

PAPER INSTRUCTIONS AND TEMPLATE

The paper template and Author Guidelines can be downloaded here, see the bottom of the page.

  • All submissions must follow the Springer Template. Papers with another formatting will be rejected without review.
  • The papers should be written in English.
  • The recommended length of the paper is 8-12 pages, including all figures, tables, and references.
  • All submissions will undergo a single-blind peer review process and will be evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to the conference, contributions, and readability.
  • The paper should contain the following elements: Introduction, Literature Review, Research Methodology/Question, Main Contribution and Results, Conclusions, Acknowledgment (if necessary), References.
  • Use Title Case for the paper title, i.e. capitalizing all main words.
  • The number of co-authors should not exceed six persons.
  • Papers will be accepted on the understanding that the original submitted manuscript has not been copyrighted, published, or accepted for presentation at any other conference.​
  • To grant publication, upon acceptance of a paper, at least one of the authors must complete the event registration and present the paper.