Instructions for Camera-Ready Paper Submission

This year, papers have been accepted for presentation as either a short (10-minute podium) talk or a longer (20-minute podium) talk. Regardless of the presentation type, both short and long talks require an 8-page manuscript, with an allowance of up to 4 additional pages for references and appendices. The appendix may include supporting materials such as data collection details, content facilitating reproducibility, proofs, or pseudocode that could not be included in the main manuscript. For papers accepted with shepherding, the assigned shepherd will determine the presentation format (short or long talk) based on the final quality of the paper. To ensure alignment, please engage with your shepherd promptly.

Please note that camera-ready papers are due by November 15th, 2024 AoE. No extensions will be granted once the submission site closes, no exceptions. Papers not adhering to the specified format or with fewer than 7 fully completed pages will not be included in the proceedings. Additionally, all accepted papers must be presented in person, with each paper accompanied by at least one full registration.

We look forward to your contributions and participation at the conference!

1. The recommended format must be used. Please use the Word / LaTeX templates given on the IEEE Website here.

   Kindly ensure that:

   • No pictures of the author or biographies appear anywhere in the manuscript.
   • Page number and volume of publication at the top header should NOT appear in camera ready (as given on Latex template on Linux/Unix).
   • The final manuscipt does not exceed 8 pages for full paper excluding references. Submissions must adhere to an 8-page limit, single-spaced, which includes figures and tables. Additional 1 page space is permitted for references.
   
   
   • Reviewers' comments should be addressed and incorporated into the final manuscript.
   
   

   IEEE XPlore PDF compliance must be checked at the IEEE PDF Xpress web site.

   If your file is not Xplore complaint, it will NOT be published and will be removed from the COMSNETS 2026 conference proceedings and the IEEE Xplore database. To meet these requirements, you must ensure that your PDF file is compliant by using the IEEE PDF express system before you submit your camera ready paper to the HotCRP portal.

   Steps to be followed Before Creating a PDF

   • Proofread your source document thoroughly to confirm that it will require no revision.
   
   Steps to be followed for IEEE XPLore Compliant PDF generation
   • Please go to the IEEE PDF eXpress site at: https://ieee-pdf-express.org/
   • Click on the link "Select the New Users - Click Here link"
   • Enter the following:
     • The Conference ID: 63942X
     • Your email address
     • A password
   • Continue to enter information as prompted.
     An Online confirmation will be displayed and an email confirmation will be sent verifying your account setup.
   • For any assistance regarding PDF eXpress, please click on the following link: https://ieee-pdf-express.org/External/UsingIEEEPDFeXpress
     Contacting PDF eXpress Support: Access the Publications Support Center for IEEE PDF eXpress. 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.
     
     In order to prove that PDF Check has been passed, you must forward the confirmation mail received from the IEEE PDF eXpress service to comsnets.conference@gmail.com



2. If you pass the IEEE PDF eXpress check, you will receive a PDF file from IEEE PDF eXpress via e-mail. Approved PDF files will be stamped with an approval comment in the document properties by PDF eXpress. Please ensure you upload this *received* camera ready PDF file by logging to your HotCRP account that was used to submit the review manuscript.

3. IEEE copyright form must be submitted for each accepted paper (Conference, Workshops).

4. IEEE copyright form can be submitted online through the IEEE interface configured for COMSNETS 2026. Go to the Submit Copyright link, it will redirect to another form submission webpage asking Author Names, Author Emails, Paper Title for your submission. Please fill the necessary details and click on Submit Copyright Form button. This will take you to the IEEE copyright submission interface for your paper. From here, you can submit it electronically by clicking on the "Start" button and following the next instructions accordingly.

Important Notes

1. The paper authors must register by the respective camera ready deadline (Main conference, Poster, Graduate forum, Workshops etc).
2. At least one author per accepted paper (Main conference, Poster, Workshops, Demo) must register at the full rate, i.e., at Regular IEEE/ACM member rate, or at non-member rate​ even if he/she happens to be a student.
3. In case of accepted Graduation Forum papers (and no other accepted papers in any other tracks), the author can register at the IEEE/ACM Student Member (or Student Non-member) rate.

HotCRP Camera Ready Submission Process

1. Upload the final camera ready manuscript after validating from IEEE PDFeXpress, edit the necessary fields and submit.