Initial Author Instructions

Authors should prepare an Extended Abstract of four (4) pages that clearly indicates the originality of the contribution and the relevance of the work. The Extended Abstract should include the title of the paper, names and affiliations of the authors, an abstract, keywords, an introduction describing the nature of the problem and the state of the art in the field of interest, a description of the contribution, the results achieved and their applicability, conclusions, and references.

Please review the following IEEE Publication regarding How to Write for Technical Periodicals & Conferences available HERE.

For your convenience, the Style Manual and Conference Paper templates in various formats are available through the following links:
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html

To submit an extended abstract, authors must register on the MetroInd Open Conference System, via the following web link:
http://www.metroind40iot.org/ocs/index.php/metroind/metroind2019/user/account

After registration, authors will be allowed to submit the prepared abstract. Abstact must be submitted in PDF format to the MetroInd Open Conference System at the following address:
http://www.metroind40iot.org/ocs/index.php/metroind/metroind2019/author/submit

Authors must verify that all fonts used in the manuscript are embedded within the PDF file.
After the submission, authors will receive a paper ID and an e-mail confirming the successful submission, and they can verify the state of their submission.

Please note that it is not necessary to verify the generated PDF file using IEEE PDF eXpress tool, as it is required only for the full papers to be included in the Conference Proceedings.

Submitted papers are evaluated by at least two (2) peer reviewers, who judge the paper according to the following criteria:

• Relevance to the conference topics;
• Quality of presentation;
• Significance of treated topic;
• Novelty of the given contribution.

When the review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the paper has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper that incorporates the reviewers' suggestions.