Review & Publication Procedure

(1) Extended Abstract Submission to the EDAS system

(2) Review Requests to PC members and/or External reviewers within a week after submission
  • At least three reviewers will be assigned to review each submission.
 
(3) A/R Notification
  • Authors will be notified of the decision (accept or reject) on their submission, soon after all reviews are completed.
 
(4) Author Registration and Conference Fee Payment
  • At least one author of each accepted paper MUST make an author registration and payment for the paper by the specified deadline.
 
(5) Camera-ready Extended Abstract Submission
  • All accepted and presented papers will be published as journal articles after the conference without any extra payment. (see step 7)
  • Only 2-page extended abstract will be included in the conference proceedings which will be distributed at the conference (CD or book).
  • So authors of accepted papers should submit their camera-ready extended abstracts to the EDAS system. (Camera-ready formathttp://www.platcon.org/ExtendedAbstract_Format_final.doc)
 
(6) Paper Presentation at the conference.
  • All accepted papers should be presented at the scheduled sessions of the conference.
 
(7) Full Paper Submission and Journal Publications
  • After the conference, authors should submit their full papers to the system (to be informed) no later than the specified deadline.
  • Those papers will be published as articles in the Advanced Science Letters (ASL, American Scientific Publishers) indexed in EI and SCOPUS.
  • One regular registration can cover a paper with 5 pages, including all figures, tables, references, and author biographies.
  • If your paper needs more than 5 pages, you MUST purchase extra page(s) in your conference registration stage. (see the Registration page)
 
(8) Best Paper(s) and Selected Papers
  • In addition, some selected papers including the Best Paper(s) will be recommended to some international journals for fast-track reviews.
  • The selection process will be conducted by Program Chairs, Award Chairs, and guest editors of the special issues.