Author Instructions

ISSE 2024 caters to both practitioners and academics. For this purpose, the format of the submissions is divided into two categories, with different submission requirements. Tutorial, workshop and special session submissions adhere to the following directions as well. The proposal for special session submissions will have an anticipated deadline of June 3, 2024. Please carefully read the Author Instructions listed here to ensure an accurate submission.

Authors of accepted papers must register for ISSE 2024 and attend to present their papers.

• These are short papers presenting practical ideas, real cases, and practical achievements.
• For this category, authors should submit an extended abstract of at least 200 words.
• The descriptive abstract should summarize the scope of the paper and the primary results and findings, emphasizing new advances, theories and/or applications so that the program committee will be able to understand the originality and the value of the work.
• The abstract for practitioners must include a descriptive outline of the proposed paper.

• These are long manuscripts addressing novel ideas, theoretical issues, technology, methodology, and applications.
• For this category, authors should submit either the full manuscript (up to 8 pages in length), or, alternatively, an extended abstract of at least four (4) pages.
• A clear statement of contribution is required.
• The papers should also include an introduction, background, theory, a discussion of the validation and results, and a literature survey.

All papers and abstracts should be submitted electronically to the EDAS IEEE ISSE 2024 submission portal here. To simplify abstract slotting to Tracks, authors will be limited to selecting one Topic area only from the listing on the Call for Papers. If the abstract does not fit any of the topic areas listed, there will be an “other” option.

Submissions shorter than the minimum listed for their respective categories will be automatically rejected. The work should summarize the scope of the paper and explicitly include the primary results and findings, emphasizing new advances, theories and/or applications so that the program committee will be able to understand the originality and the value of the work. A submission implies willingness to register and present the work if the extended or descriptive abstract is accepted for presentation at the symposium.

Manuscripts will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. All authors of accepted extended abstracts must submit the full paper version by September 3, 2024, register for the symposium, and attend to present their papers. The maximum length for final papers is 8 pages without exceptions.

For your convenience, the Style Manual and Conference Paper Templates from IEEE in various formats are linked here. Please refer to both of these when preparing your manuscript.

Each lead author must visit the EDAS web site and establish an account with a username and password. If you already have an EDAS account, please log into EDAS and follow the Submission of Practitioner and Academic Abstracts and Papers Instructions below. To create an account in EDAS, follow these instructions:

1. Visit the IEEE ISSE 2024 Submission Portal and click the New Users link.
2. Create your profile. Only the five fields with the red asterisk are required. *It is very important that your name and affiliation associated with your EDAS account are correct and match the name and affiliation that will be listed on your paper. These fields are first & last name, affiliation (company or organization), country, e-mail address, and status. When the fields are filled in, check the Privacy Policies box and click the Add Person button.  [note: if you select USA as the country, you will get a message asking for your state]
3. You will receive an e-mail containing your password. Your email address and the given password must later be used to access the system during the following steps, so be careful to remember it.
4. You can then return to the EDAS IEEE ISSE 2024 Submission Portal and change your assigned password to one that is easier to remember. To do this, click on the My Profile tab, and then click on change your password. Be sure to record your username, password and ID number for later reference.

To submit your work, please login to the IEEE ISSE 2024 Submission Portal and follow these steps:

1. Click here to be taken to the IEEE ISSE 2024 Submission Portal
2. Click on the Track in which you want to submit your work. The options will be: Academic Submissions, Practitioner Submissions, Special Session Submissions, and Tutorial & Workshop Submissions.
3. Type in the title of the work, and a brief abstract of the work. This is simply for quick reference for reviewers, and not your full PDF of the work. 
4. Then select the topic area your paper falls under best. [note: This will help in choosing the reviewers. The PDF of your abstract or draft paper will be uploaded later]
5. Click the Submit button.
6. On the next page you will see a large green check mark and a statement that the paper (or abstract) was recorded.
7. EDAS uses the term Manuscript to refer to the PDF form of your extended or descriptive abstract submission.
8. The last row says Review Manuscript, and has an icon of a yellow folder next to it. Click on this icon, and then you can upload the PDF of your abstract or paper on the next page.
9. You can also upload the file by clicking the My Papers tab at the top of the screen, and then select the upload icon on the same row as the name of your work. The upload icon (third column from the right) will open a dialog box that will enable you to select and upload the abstract file via the web or via FTP.

If authors would like to post their papers electronically on any website, any ftp site, or any other electronic dissemination technique, they must include the IEEE Copyright notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material. Additional information is available here: http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/index.html

All authors who have been accepted must register for the conference and attend the conference to present their paper. Authors who do not register or submit their pre-recorded video, will not have their paper published in the IEEE IEL and IEEE Xplore, per IEEE policy. There will be a maximum of 2 papers allowed per 1 registration. Each additional paper will be $100.00 USD. 

IEEE reserves the right to exclude a submission from distribution after the conference, including exclusion from IEEE Xplore, if the submission does not meet IEEE standards for scope and/or quality. Articles excluded from further distribution shall be archived by IEEE but shall not be indexed or appear on IEEE Xplore.

Prepare the final version of the manuscript using the paper templates linked here

REMEMBER: the final version of a paper in the format given above CANNOT EXCEED 8 PAGES. NO EXCEPTION IS ALLOWED.

Final Manuscripts in the Practitioner track are expected to be shorter, formal papers on real cases and practical achievements in the Industry. The manuscripts will be limited to 8 pages.

Final Manuscripts in the Academic track are formal research papers that address novel ideas, theoretical issues, technology, methodology, and applications. The manuscripts will also be limited to 8 pages.

Final Manuscript Production

From the final manuscript formatted as instructed above, authors must generate the electronic version in PDF format. Regardless of its initial format, the file containing the final version of the paper must be transformed in the PDF format using the IEEE PDF eXpress webtool. PDF files generated by means of other tools are not acceptable.

Upload your paper to EDAS:

• Click on the My Papers tab. Click the upload icon (third column from the right) and a dialog box will open that will enable you to select and upload your paper via the web or via FTP.
• You will need to indicate the presenter in EDAS before uploading your final manuscript
• One author must register for ISSE 2024 before uploading your final manuscript
• The appropriate copyright form must be correctly completed before uploading your final manuscript. An electronic copyright form is available in your EDAS paper record.

Prepare the presenter’s biography form:

• In EDAS, please declare who will be presenting the paper at the conference. To do this, click the ‘My Papers’ tab, click on your paper title, and then click the Change/Add icon in the Presenter row. Indicate who will present the paper and click Choose presenter.
• Presenters must fill out a short bio (50 word maximum) on EDAS by going to the ‘My Profile’ tab and filling in the information in the ‘Brief bio’ field. Information in this form will be used by the session chairperson to introduce the presenter.

The electronic version of the final manuscript, the presenter’s biography form, and the copyright form must be submitted through EDAS by September 3, 2024.

Important Copyright Notice for Web and Internet Posting

If authors wish to post their papers electronically on any website, any FTP site, or any other electronic dissemination technique, they must include the IEEE Copyright notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material. More information from IEEE can be found here.