Author's Information

Abstract Submission
Full Paper Submission
Extended Abstract Submission with PowerPoint Slides
Author’s Kit

Abstract Submission

Authors presenting a paper or poster at the Conference are invited to submit an abstract electronically to the Conference Secretariat, Ortra Ltd., via this website by April 10, 2008, in order to be included in the Conference Book of Abstracts.

Please note that online submission is mandatory.
POSTAL or FAX submissions will NOT be accepted!

Abstract Format and Guidelines

  1. File format should be either Microsoft Word (*.DOC) or Rich Text Format (*.RTF) only.
  2. Abstracts should be written in English to a maximum length of up to two A4 pages.
  3. Page Margins are 2.5 cm (1 inch) from each side.
  4. Abstract title should be centered, typed in Times New Roman CAPITAL LETTERS, 14 point, BOLD, single-spaced.
  5. Leave one line space, and list authors’ names: First name initial(s) followed by last name, centered, typed in Times New Roman, 12 point, single-spaced. The presenting author should be marked with an asterisk. In case of different affiliations for several authors, a reference to their affiliations should be made by superscript number(s) on the right side of each name,
    i.e. Name1.
  6. Leave one line space, and list full affiliations of all authors, centered, typed in Times New Roman Italics, 11 point, single-spaced. If relevant, cross-references to the authors should be by a superscript number preceding the affiliation name, i.e. 1Affiliation.
  7. Leave two lines of space and then begin the text, justified, typed in Times New Roman, 12 point, single-spaced.
  8. See example on the Conference website www.comcas.org

Additional Information For Proposal Submission:

  • At least one presenter from each accepted contribution should register to the Conference in order to be included in the final program.
  • Expenses for travel and attendance including registration fee, are the responsibility of each presenter.

Full Paper Submission

Authors wishing have their paper included in the Conference Proceedings CD-Rom are invited to submit a full paper electronically to the Conference Secretariat, Ortra Ltd., by April 15, 2008.

Please note that online submission is mandatory.
Sorry, POSTAL or FAX submissions will NOT be accepted!

Full Paper Guidelines

  1. Only .PDF submissions are acceptable. The IEEE provides PDF eXpress for authors who do not have Word-to-PDF conversion tools: http://216.228.1.34/pdfexpress/log.asp. Follow simple instructions to create your own account, using the following Conference ID: comcas08x
  2. Full papers should be written in English to a maximum length of 4-10 pages in Letter format, up to 5MB, under the IEEE PDF eXpress format.
  3. Left and Right Page Margins should be 3.81 cm, Top and Bottom Page Margins should be
    2.54 cm.
  4. Full Paper title should be centered, typed in CAPITAL LETTERS, 14 point, BOLD, single-spaced.
  5. Leave one line space, and list authors’ names: First name initial(s) followed by last name, centered, typed in 12 point, single-spaced. The presenting author should be marked with an asterisk. In case of different affiliations for several authors, a reference to their affiliations should be made by superscript number(s) on the right side of each name, i.e. Name1.
  6. List full affiliations of all authors, centered, typed in Italics, 11 point, single-spaced. If relevant, cross-references to the authors should be by a superscript number preceding the affiliation name, i.e. 1Affiliation.
  7. Leave three lines of space then begin the text, justified, typed in 12 point, single-spaced.
  8. See Template for IEEE COMCAS 2008 Full Paper Submissions example on the Conference website www.comcas.org
  9. For publication in the IEEE Xplore, please complete the IEEE copyright release form, and submit it online with your full paper via the conference website www.comcas.org . Failure to submit the IEEE copyright release form will result in the omission of your paper from IEEE Xplore.

Important note
Even though choice of Font Type is left to the author’s own judgement, we do recommend Times New Roman for conformity and readability.

Extended Abstract Submission with PowerPoint Slides

Authors who prefer to publish an extended abstract with PowerPoint Slides (PPT) rather than full paper in the Conference proceedings CD-Rom are invited to submit their files electronically to the Conference Secretariat,
Ortra Ltd., via the conference website www.comcas.org by April 15 2008.

Please note that online submission is mandatory.
Sorry, POSTAL or FAX submissions will NOT be accepted!

Extended Abstract Guidelines

  1. Only .PDF submissions are acceptable. The IEEE provides PDF eXpress for authors who do not have Word-to-PDF conversion tools: http://216.228.1.34/pdfexpress/log.asp. Follow the simple instructions to create your own account, using the following Conference ID: comcas08x
  2. Extended abstracts should be written in English to a maximum length of up to 3 pages in Letter format, with *.PPT slides up to 5MB. The format of the extended abstract should be according to the guidelines provided in the Template for IEEE COMCAS 2008 Full Paper Submissions.
  3. Left and Right Page Margins should be 3.81 cm, Top and Bottom Page Margins should be 2.54 cm.
  4. Extended Abstract title should be centered, typed in CAPITAL LETTERS, 14 point, BOLD, single-spaced.
  5. Leave one line space, and list authors’ names: First name initial(s) followed by last name, centered, typed in 12 point, single-spaced. The presenting author should be marked with an asterisk. In case of different affiliations for several authors, a reference to their affiliations should be made by superscript number(s) on the right side of each name, i.e. Name1.
  6. List full affiliations of all authors, centered, typed in Italics, 11 point, single-spaced. If relevant, cross-references to the authors should be by a superscript number preceding the affiliation name, i.e. 1Affiliation
  7. Leave three lines of space and then begin the text, justified, typed in 12 point, single-spaced.
  8. See Template for IEEE COMCAS 2008 Full Paper Submissions example on the Conference website www.comcas.org (apply limitations for extended abstract).

Please note that Extended Abstracts will not be published in IEEE Xplore.

Author’s Kit
Click here to download the full Author’s Kit which includes abstract and paper templates as well as necessary forms.