Paper Submission Guidelines

Authors are kindly requested to follow these submission requirements:
Submission Limits:
Each author (including co-authors) may submit a maximum of four (4) papers. If this limit is exceeded, the fourth and subsequent submissions (based on the order of submission) will not be reviewed.
Language Requirement:
All submissions and presentations must be in English.
Originality:
Submissions to ICPS must be original and unpublished. Papers should not have been previously published, accepted for publication, or presented at any other conference. Additionally, papers must not be under review elsewhere at the time of submission.
Completed research papers should include:
–    Clear objectives and well-described research questions
–    Comprehensive literature review supporting the research
–    Robust methodology (if applicable)
–    Appropriate analyses and evidence supporting the conclusions
–    Logical structure and clarity of writing
Peer Review Process:
ICPS follows a double-blind peer review process via the EasyChair system. This ensures that:
–    Authors’ identities remain anonymous to reviewers.
–    Reviewers’ identities remain anonymous to authors.
–    Papers are assigned to reviewers while avoiding conflicts of interest (e.g., by organization or country).
Review Outcomes:
Based on the review, papers will receive one of the following decisions:
a)    Accepted without revision (rare).
b)    Accepted with minor revisions.
c)    Accepted conditionally (requires significant revision).
d)    Rejected.
Authors do not respond to reviewers but must revise and resubmit their work in EasyChair within 2-5 days of receiving feedback. Authors do not directly respond to reviewers, but they are expected to implement suggested changes to enhance their paper’s quality. In cases where reviewer recommendations contradict each other, authors should apply the changes they deem most relevant.
Template Requirements:
All papers must be formatted according to the official ICPS submission template in (Microsoft Word (.docx)). Instructions for using the template and formatting the submission are provided in the ICPS template document itself. The template ensures consistency and proper structure. Papers submitted in other formats will not be reviewed. Submissions must be a single file including text, figures, tables, and references.
Page Limits:
Completed research papers must not exceed seven (7) single-spaced pages and must conform to the ICPS submission template. The 7 pages must include all text, figures, tables, and appendices. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are also included in this page count. Submissions with less than 5 pages will be automatically rejected.
Anonymization for Double-Blind Review:
Authors must remove all identifying information from their submissions, including:
–    Author names and affiliations.
–    References to previous unpublished work.
–    Metadata in the document properties.
Instructions. To do this in Word 2010 click the File tab, and then click Info. Under Prepare for Sharing, click Check for Issues, and then click Inspect Document. In the Document Inspector dialog box, select the check boxes to choose the types of hidden content that you want to be inspected. In the next dialog box you can choose which information to remove. For older versions of MS-Word, click on Tools >> Options and then click on the Security tab. Under Privacy Options, select “Remove personal information from file properties on save”.