Paper Submission Link:   https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SPICSCON2024/

Camera Ready Submission Guideline for SPICSCON 2024

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Authors are requested to check the formatting of the paper prior to final submission. A paper will appear in the proceedings if at least one of the authors of accepted paper registers before the registration deadline and presents the paper. IEEE reserves the right to exclude an accepted paper from distribution after the conference, including exclusion from IEEE Xplore, if the submission does not meet IEEE standards for scope and/or quality. Articles excluded from further distribution shall be archived by IEEE but shall not be indexed or appear on IEEE Xplore.

The final camera ready paper is due on 12 October, 2024.

Please follow the following steps to finalize the camera ready version of your paper:

Step 1: Final Paper Preparation

1. You are requested to revise your manuscript carefully according to the comments of the reviewers and do thorough proofreading of the manuscript to confirm that it will require no revision.
2. Prepare your manuscript using the standard IEEE conference templates available via this link: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

Similar to the initial submission, following criteria must be followed

• Paper length: Maximum 6 pages including all figures, tables, and references
• Allowable file size: 5 MB
• Paper Size: US Letter or A4
• At this stage, the authors must include their names, affiliations, postal addresses, and email addresses in the paper.

Before Creating a PDF you must

• Add the following Copyright clearance code notice to the bottom left corner of the first page of your source document (MS Word or LaTeX).
  979-8-3315-1021-3/24/$31.00 ©2024 IEEE
• Add the Title of the Conference (Exactly as shown below) on the top left corner of the first page of your manuscript
  2024 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Information, Communication and Systems (SPICSCON)

Please see the following example template

Plagiarism and Multiple Submissions: SPICSCON 2024 will strictly follow IEEE policies for plagiarism and multiple submissions. You need to check the similarity report and reduce the similarity of your paper below 30%. The conference committee will not be able to process your paper if the similarity is more than 30%.

Step 2: IEEE Xplore Compatibility of PDF File

Convert your paper from your source application format to Xplore-compatible PDF using IEEE PDF eXpress Plus. Note that you need to embed all fonts in your PDF file and type 3 fonts are not allowed.
Please use the following website to convert your source files into an IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF file.
https://ieee-pdf-express.org/
(use Conference ID 64195X)

The first time you access the system, please follow the link to the new user. Please note that, in order to access the service, you need to allow the use of cookies from the PDF eXpress website. Once you have registered as a new user:

1. Upload the source file that contains your paper for conversion
2. Receive by email the IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF of your paper

Please along with IEEE PDF eXpress compliant pdf file preserve a copy of the compliance message from PDF eXpress which needs to be uploaded during your registration.

Step 3: Camera Ready Submission

Login to your Microsoft CMT Author system:

https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SPICSCON2024/

Upload your final camera ready PDF file of the paper (Generated from IEEE PDF eXpress or Pass the PDF eXpress compliant check) by clicking the “Create Camera Ready Submission” field shown in “Actions” Column of the Author Console and submit your final camera ready through the system.Note

• All submissions must have no password protection on the PDF file, and all fonts must be embedded.
• All submitted papers must be written in English

Step 4: Electronic IEEE Copyright Submission

Login to your Microsoft CMT Author system:

https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/SPICSCON2024/

Click on the “Submit the IEEE Copyright Form” Field shown in “Actions” Column of the Author Console. Follow the instruction of eCF to complete the e-Copyright submission. A PDF copyright document will be created and stored on the IEEE file system automatically. You will have the ability to download the document. The author or signer will also receive an attached copy of the copyright form in email. A copy of the copyright form needs to be uploaded during final camera ready submission as additional document.

Note: Transferring copyright is a necessary requirement for publishing your paper in IEEE Xplore.

Step 5: Registration

Please check registration details at the conference website and do your registration in order to participate in the SPICSCON 2024. Authors are required to register and pay their registration fee by 12 October, 2024.

Step 6: Paper Presentation

It is expected that authors of registered papers will be presenting during the conference period 1-2 November 2024 online/face-to-face and interact with other authors/speakers/guests during the entire conference. The technical program schedule will be updated to the conference website soon. More detailed guidelines about the final presentation and joining the conference sessions will be available on the conference website.

Submission of Papers–	20 August 2024
Notification of Acceptance–	20 September 2024
Camera Ready Submission–	12 October 2024 15 October, 2024
Registration–	12 October 2024 15 October, 2024
Conference Date–	1-2 November 2024