Submission Guidelines

Please submit your final paper and copyright through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isica2019

You will find the following information:

1. Final papers uploading
2. The Springer CCIS copyright form uploading
3. Must use the correct last name and first name
4. Registration information
5. Regarding best paper awards
6. How to get a visa to China

1. Final papers uploading

Please submit the files belonging to your camera-ready paper using your EasyChair author account. Follow the instructions for uploading:

(a) ISICA 2019 has been formally accepted for publishing proceedings in CCIS (post-proceedings). Papers do not use the posted template and follow strictly the author instructions of Springer-Verlag when preparing the final version as follow: http://www.springer.com/us/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines
(b) The page limit of accepted full paper should not be less than 12 pages and no more than 15 pages, short papers should not be less than 6 pages, while additional two pages are allowed by paying extra page charges for 100 USD each page.
(c) Final papers for uploading include two files using the 'proceedings author' link of EasyChair system: Firstly, either a zipped file containing all your LaTeX sources or a Word file. Please name the main file with main.tex if using latex sources. Secondly, PDF version of your final camera-ready paper.
(d) Deadline for final paper submission: November 15, 2019

 ↓CCIS LaTeX template  ↓CCIS Word template

2. The Springer CCIS copyright form uploading

The Springer copyright forms can be downloaded from this page. Some information required to fill in the copyright form is given as follows:

(a) Title of the Book or Conference Name: Intelligence Computation and Applications (ISICA 2019)
(b) Volume Editor(s): Kangshun Li
(c) Title of the Contribution: Here you enter the title of your paper
(d) Author(s) Name(s): Name of all authors goes here
(e) Signature of Corresponding Author: Please print the copyright form, sign it, and then scan it.
(f) Only authors employed directly by the EU tick the particular box in the end of copyright. If you just work in a country in the EU, you do not need to tick that box. Some rule applies to the box for US Government employees.

It is sufficient for one of the authors to sign the copyright form. You can scan the form into PDF or any other standard image format. Final copyright form for uploading using the 'proceedings author' link of EasyChair system.

 ↓Springer CCIS copyright form

3. Must use the correct last name and first name

We have realized that some authors misused their last name and first name when submitting their papers. Please note that your last name is the family name and we must have your correct use of last name and first name in order to have your paper indexed correctly. We all need to index our papers using last name. You do not want to index your papers using your first name.

注意: 许多中文的投稿把名和姓写反了,都必须修改过来,英文的 Last name (family name) = 姓。

4. Registration information

The deadline for author registration is November 10, 2019. One of the authors of each paper must register and pay the registration fee before the deadline in order to have your paper included in the conference proceedings. Please check the registration information from this website.

5. Regarding best paper awards

Best student paper awards require nomination from the student's advisor, by sending an email to likangshun@sina.com with the following details:

(a) Paper ID number and paper title
(b) List of authors with the student author identified (must also be the first author of the paper to qualify)
(c) A 3-5 sentences description of why this paper should be considered for best student paper award

6. How to get a visa

We recommend that you apply to a tourist visa to China. It is easier and simpler, which does not require any invitation letters besides the airline ticket info and hotel reservation. However, you can also apply for a business visa, which will require an invitation letter and which is not guaranteed to get. If you need an invitation letter, please send an email to likangshun@sina.com with the following info:

(a) Subject of your email: Invitation letter request from Your_last_name/Your_first_name
(b) Your full name
(c) Your date of birth and country of citizenship
(d) Your passport number

Please contact us via email: likangshun@sina.com or QQ group: 258577313 if you have any problem.