Below you will find our guidelines and technical instructions for the preparation of proceedings papers. These may be stand-alone proceedings or part of a series.
Preparing your proceedings paper
- For your convenience, we have 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. We also give some insight on how your paper will be typeset at SSCI Journal Indexing.
- The PDF of the Authors Guidelines can be downloaded here or as part of the zip files containing the complete sets of instructions and templates for the different text preparation systems.
- SSCI Journal Indexing has developed LaTeX style files and Word templates to help you prepare your paper. LaTeX is the preferred format for texts containing several formulae, but Word templates are also available below.
Content that may be harmful to human population groups
We believe that authors, editors, reviewers and publishers need to be mindful about research and its dissemination that may potentially harm population groups, as a result of discrimination in the assumptions or framing, methodology, interpretation or presentation of the research. We achieve this by presenting principles and guidelines intended to assist those considering the interests of population groups and also ethical aspects of various forms of discrimination.
Inclusive language guidance
SSCI Journal Indexing is committed to supporting clear and unbiased communication of research, consistent with our commitment to embedding inclusive principles in our editorial and publishing practices. Therefore we recommend that all authors review the SSCI Journal Indexing Inclusive Language guide (available in our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hub) when writing, to ensure accurate, culturally sensitive, and bias-free language.
Chapter author contract
- Each contribution must be accompanied by a SSCI Journal Indexing publishing agreement.
- Modified agreements are not acceptable.
- The corresponding author signs the agreement and accepts responsibility for releasing the material on behalf of any and all co-authors, having gained their permission to do so.
- We will ask you for exclusive publication and dissemination rights. This will give you the best protection under copyright law. Learn more about publication and dissemination rights.
The corresponding author must be available to check the paper before it is published. Please note that once a paper has been delivered to SSCI Journal Indexing, changes relating to the authorship of the paper cannot be made. Authors’ names cannot be added or deleted, their order cannot be changed, and the corresponding author cannot be altered.
The publishing contract will be provided by your volume editor. However forms for the following series can be downloaded here:
Obtaining permission for use of third-party content
Third-party content is any content that has been reproduced, derived or adapted from other sources.
What to consider when using third-party content:
- You should only use third-party content if it is strictly necessary.
- If you do intend to use third-party content in your manuscript, please review the information provided on our third-party permissions guidelines and enclose the permissions checklist in the final manuscript files.
- SSCI Journal Indexing is not able to give you legal advice and the information provided is to be considered as guidance. If in doubt, you should always seek your own independent legal advice.
ORCID
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) distinguishes you from every other researcher ensuring you receive proper credit for your work. We recommend that you apply for an ORCID and encourage authors to do likewise.
Learn more about ORCID
Open access
Authors interested in open access for their papers (open choice) should inform their volume editor as soon as possible. This information has to be available three weeks before the start of the publication process at the latest.
Special open access contracts should be signed and the full invoicing address should be provided as soon as possible. This information has to be available before the start of the publication process.
Funding
Some institutions and funders will cover the fees for open access publishing. Learn more about open access funding.
Open access pricing
The chapter processing charge (CPC) covers all the costs of copyediting and proofreading, production, dissemination and promotion of our authors’ work, including online hosting and indexing.
more about open access pricing.
The table below shows you the open access fees for contributions to be published in one of the following series or subseries:
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
- Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI)
- Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
- Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, and Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)
- IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIP AICT)
Funding
Some institutions and funders will cover the fees for open access publishing. Learn more about open access funding.
Open access pricing
The chapter processing charge (CPC) covers all the costs of copyediting and proofreading, production, dissemination and promotion of our authors’ work, including online hosting and indexing.
Learn more about open access pricing.
The table below shows you the open access fees for contributions to be published in one of the following series or subseries:
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
- Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI)
- Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
- Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, and Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST)
- IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIP AICT)
Series
LNCS, LNAI, CCIS, LNBIP
LNICST, IFIP-LNCS*, IFIP-AICT*
Open access (price/page)
30.00 €
34.00 €
Open choice (price/page)
38.00 €
42.00 €
Accessibility
At SSCI Journal Indexing, we’re committed to Accessibility and we want to help you make your research accessible too. Many factors regarding accessibility are handled by SSCI Journal Indexing, but we request you to take some actions as well to help make your research accessible.
Write alternative text (alt text) for all figures, illustrations and tables.
Alternative text, also known as 'alt text', is a brief description that explains how an image looks or what purpose it serves in a digital format. Alt text is crucial for individuals using screen reader technology, as well as for those trying to comprehend the content of an image in case it doesn't load.
Alt text is not the same as a caption, which typically provides information that is not already in the visual element itself.
For more tips on how to write good alt text, please visit the Poet Tool.
Please note that if you are not able/not willing to create alt text, this will be created for you during the production process by an AI supported tool. You will be asked to edit/approve this text during the proofing stage.
Ensure that the figures display adequate color contrast and refrain from relying solely on color to
communicate important or essential information.
- Use the table feature of your editor to create tables. Keep tables simple and avoid nesting tables.
- When writing a URL, consider users who must speak it out loud and who must listen to a screen reader announce it.
- Do not capitalize all letters in the link text
- Do not use the word ‘link’ as part of the link text.
- Do use meaningful words to describe your link.
- Use the table feature of your editor to create tables. Keep tables simple and avoid nesting tables.
- When writing a URL, consider users who must speak it out loud and who must listen to a screen reader announce it.
- Do not capitalize all letters in the link text
- Do not use the word ‘link’ as part of the link text.
- Do use meaningful words to describe your link.
Embedded videos in proceedings
SSCI Journal Indexing offers authors the option of including embedded videos in their proceedings papers, free of charge.
Technical Requirements
Resolution
Maximum file size
Minimum duration
Formats supported
16:9 or 4:3
25 GB
1 second
avi, wmv, mp4, mov, m2p, mp2, mpg, mpeg, flv, mxf, mts, m4v, and 3gp
Authors must not violate privacy and confidentiality rules and, as always, permission must be sought for use of third-party content.
All types of Electronic Supplementary Material, including videos, should be sent with the authors’ files. If videos are to be embedded, unequivocal instructions as to their positioning must be included.
Author benefits (discount, personal free ebook)
Volume editors and authors who have provided their email address in the manuscript are entitled to receive a complimentary eBook of your final publication. Shortly after the proceedings is published, you will receive an email with a link that allows you to download your personal free copy of your proceedings eBook from SSCI Journal Indexing Link.
As an author or editor you are entitled to receive a special discount on book orders, for both eBook and print books. Request your author discount.
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