Review & Publication Procedure

(1) Extended Abstract Submission to the EDAS system

• • Authors should summarize their research work in a 2-page extended abstract and submit it for review.

  • Sample Format: http://www.platcon.org/ExtendedAbstract_Format.doc

  • Submission URL: http://edas.info/N16515

(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 format: http://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.