CAMERA READY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Publication

All papers that are accepted and presented in PACET2019 will be included in IEEE Xplore®. Papers that are accepted but not presented will not be included in IEEE Xplore®, following IEEE No-Show Policy.

2. Camera-Ready Submission Guidelines

  • The paper must meet the submission guidelines and include the copyright notice provided below (Item 3).
  • IEEE policy requires that all accepted papers must be checked for plagiarism. This can be accomplished through the IEEE CrossCheck Portal.
  • The paper must be submitted to IEEE PDF eXpress® site to produce an IEEE Xplore®-compatible PDF file.
  • The final Camera-Ready file from IEEE PDF eXpress® site must be uploaded to the Easychair paper submission site.
  • As a reminder, the corresponding authors of accepted papers must transfer copyright to IEEE by utilizing the electronic IEEE Copyright Form(eCF) (see IEEE Copyright Policy )
  • For the paper to be published in the PACET2019 Conference Proceedings and IEEE Xplore®, an author of an accepted paper must register for the conference at the full (member or non-member) rate by 31st October 2019.

3. Creating IEEE Xplore®-Compatible PDF

  • Please validate and convert your final Camera-Ready file into IEEE Xplore®-compatible PDF file using IEEE PDF eXpress® site.
  • The PACET2019 Conference ID for the site is 48583X.
  • IMPORTANT: Any changes to the final Camera-Ready file should be done before performing the validation and conversion. This includes headers, page numbers, copyright notice, watermark, etc. Any changes made after IEEE PDF eXpress® site validation and conversion may invalidate IEEE Xplore®-compatibility. –
  • Note that, IEEE PDF eXpress® site is only used to validate and convert your final Camera-Ready file. Please submit your IEEE Xplore®-compatible PDF file to the Easychair paper submission site according to the following guidelines.
  • IEEE PDF eXpress® site Guidelines:
  • Before Creating a PDF
    • Please make sure to read the reviews of your paper and take them into account for the final revision. Furthermore, make sure that your manuscript is proof-read for spelling and grammar mistakes.
    • The following copyright notice must be inserted to the footer of the first page of each paper: 978-1-7281-4360-6/19/$31.00 ©2019 IEEE. As a reference, you can use the provided paper template.
  • Creating your PDF eXpress Account
    • Access the IEEE PDF eXpress site at http://pdf-express.org
      1. Select the “New Users – Click Here” link.
      2. In IEEE PDF eXpress® Account Setup page, enter the following:
        • - 48583X for the Conference ID
        • - your email address
        • - a password
      3. In Create Account page, continue to enter information as prompted to create IEEE PDF eXpress® account.
    • An online confirmation will then be displayed and an email confirmation will be sent to verify your account setup.
    • Previous users of IEEE PDF eXpress® site will still need to follow the above steps, but should enter the same password that was used for previous conferences.
    • Please verify that your contact information is valid.
  • Validate your paper
    • For each conference paper, click “Create New Title”.
    • Enter identifying text for the paper (title is recommended but not required).
    • Click “Submit PDF for Checking” or “Submit Source Files for Conversion”
    • Indicate platform, source file type (if applicable), click “Browse” to locate the file, then click “Upload File”. You will receive online confirmation and email upon successful upload.
    • You will receive an email with your IEEE PDF eXpress®-compliant PDF file.. If you submitted a PDF for Checking, the email will show if your file passed or failed.
  • Contacting PDF eXpress Support
    • Access the Publications Support Center for IEEE PDF eXpress® site support ( https://supportcenter.ieee.org/app/answers/list/p/12). If you do not find an answer in the Find Answers tab, go to the “Ask A Question” tab. Your question will be forwarded to IEEE PDF Support and answered within 3 business days.

4. Upload to Easychair paper submission site

Please note that IEEE PDF eXpress® site is NOT a file collection site. The Camera-Ready submission site is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pacet2019.

5. Contact

For any inquiry, kindly contact PACET 2019 publication chair Antonios Argyriou (anargyr at e-ce dot uth dot gr)