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Submission

Authors are invited to submit their contributions through the IFAC Submission Management System: ifac.papercept.net.

Submit a contribution

Deadlines and other dates

  • [Update the dates according to the deadlines of your conference]
  • 10 January 2033 – Submission Management System opens
  • 12 April 2033 – Open Invited Track submission deadline:
  • 9 May 2033 – Regular Paper initial submission deadline:
  • 22 May 2023 – Registration opens
  • 10 June 2033 – Workshop submission deadline
  • 13 July 2033 – Discussion and Dissemination contributions submission deadline
  • 25 July 2033 – Acceptance notification
  • 30 August 2033 – Final submission deadline
  • 15 September 2033 – Early registration rate expires
  • 4-7 November 2033 – Conference dates

Contribution categories

Regular Contributions

Regular contributions will be selected on the originality, technical soundness, quality of written exposition and relevance to CONFERENCE NAME topics. Initial submissions are at least 4 pages long and most 8 pages long, with a strict 6 pages limit for final manuscripts to be included in the IFAC-PapersOnLine proceedings. Presentations are in oral sessions during the conference in a 20 minutes format, including questions.

Discussion Contributions

Discussion Contributions are for bringing forward specific topics within the scope of CONFERENCE NAME, especially for participants from the industry, as well as government and education sectors. It may also be an opportunity to discuss ongoing research. Submissions are in the form of an extended abstract of at most 4 pages. Discussion Contributions have a late submission deadline and will go under a fast review process based on the relevance to the audience at CONFERENCE NAME. Presentations of Discussion Contribution may be either in oral sessions or in interactive sessions. Extended abstracts will NOT be included in the IFAC-PapersOnLine proceedings, but only in the preprints.

Dissemination Contributions

Dissemination Contributions provide opportunities to authors whose papers have been recently accepted by IFAC Journals to showcase their results to a broader audience at an IFAC Conference. Submissions shall provide the pdf of the paper as it is accepted in the journal together with a copy of the journal acceptance letter. Presentations of Dissemination Contributions shall be in oral sessions in a 20 minutes format, including questions. The titles and abstracts will be included in the preprints, but they will NOT be included in the IFAC-PapersOnLine proceedings.

Open Invited Track Proposal, Open Invited Track Regular Contributions & Open Invited Track Discussion Contributions

Open invited tracks focus on specific research topics and are to be proposed by track organizers. The proposals are listed on the conference website, and anyone can submit contributions for such tracks as long as the content of the contribution is adapted to the track topics. There is no limitation on the number of contributions per track. Open Invited Track Regular Contributions are reviewed following the same rules as Regular Contributions, and the Papers are published in the IFAC-PapersOnLine proceedings with a 6 pages limit. Open Invited Track Discussion Contributions are submitted in the form of an extended abstract of at most 4 pages. If accepted the extended abstract will NOT be included in the IFAC-PapersOnLine proceedings, but only in the preprints. The list of Open Invited Tracks can be found here

Regular Contribution and Open Invited Track Regular Contribution

Initial manuscript4 pages minimum, 8 pages maximum
Final paper6 pages maximum
IFAC standard peer reviewBy the International Program Committee
If acceptedIncluded in the IFAC-PapersOnLine proceedings
+ oral presentation

Discussion Contribution and Open Invited Track Discussion Contribution

Extended abstract4 pages maximum
Ad hoc evaluationBy the International Program Committee Chairs
If acceptedIncluded in the preprints + oral presentation

Dissemination Contribution

Accepted paper in IFAC journalPDF file + acceptance letter
Ad hoc evaluationBy the International Program Committee Chairs
If acceptedAbstract in the preprints + oral presentation

Open Invited Tracks

  • Title : This is the title of the first open invited track
  • Organizers : First Name1 Last Name1, First Name2 Last Name 2…
  • Code : [5 lettrers/numbers code from paperCept]
  • Abstract : [Text of the abstract] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur faucibus metus id fermentum sollicitudin. Nulla vel posuere est. Integer laoreet, augue ac convallis consectetur, arcu magna euismod augue, non euismod quam nisl nec quam. Duis nulla tellus, facilisis sit amet auctor ut, tincidunt vel sapien. Nullam nec velit molestie risus porttitor posuere non a ex. Nulla arcu ante, aliquet nec ligula non, luctus tristique nunc. Nam vulputate nisi ac ex imperdiet, ac fringilla lorem consectetur.
  • Title : This is the title of the second open invited track
  • Organizers : First Name1 Last Name1, First Name2 Last Name 2…
  • Code : [5 lettrers/numbers code from paperCept]
  • Abstract : [Text of the abstract] Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur faucibus metus id fermentum sollicitudin. Nulla vel posuere est. Integer laoreet, augue ac convallis consectetur, arcu magna euismod augue, non euismod quam nisl nec quam. Duis nulla tellus, facilisis sit amet auctor ut, tincidunt vel sapien. Nullam nec velit molestie risus porttitor posuere non a ex. Nulla arcu ante, aliquet nec ligula non, luctus tristique nunc. Nam vulputate nisi ac ex imperdiet, ac fringilla lorem consectetur.

Instructions for Authors

All manuscripts should be prepared and submitted according to IFAC requirements.

Young Author Awards

In order to stimulate the involvement of young scientists and engineers in IFAC, as well as to recognize top-level contributions of the younger generation in the field, an IFAC Young Author Award is presented at CONFERENCE NAME. This is awarded for the best CONFERENCE NAME paper of which the first and presenting author is the main contributor of the research results in the paper, and where

[choose one of the two options for your conference]
[choice A] the candidate is less than 30 years old at the time of the event (motivated exemptions on the age criterion to deal with gender and cultural differences so as to allow for a fair competition are allowed).
[choice A] the candidate has the Student status at the time of paper submission.

Nominations are solicited after the final submission of papers is closed. Nominations are made by colleagues of the young author (no self-nominations). Nominations are done using the IFAC Submission Management System. The IFAC Young Author Award Selection Committee shall determine a short list of finalists, based on the gathered reviews and on their own reading of the paper. Based on both the written paper and the oral presentation given by the nominee, a winner is selected.

IFAC CONFERENCE_NAME Young Author Award goes to :

  • Name of the awardee : to be determined
  • Paper Title : to be determined
  • Authors of the paper : to be determined

Finalists of the CONFERENCE_NAME Young Author Award

  • Name of finalist : to be determined
  • Paper Title :
  • Session in which the paper is presented :
  • Name of finalist : to be determined
  • Paper Title :
  • Session in which the paper is presented :
  • Name of finalist : to be determined
  • Paper Title :
  • Session in which the paper is presented :

Copyright Conditions

All publication material submitted for presentation at an IFAC-sponsored meeting (Congress, Symposium, Conference, Workshop) must be original and hence cannot be already published, nor can it be under review elsewhere. The authors take responsibility for the material that has been submitted. IFAC-sponsored conferences will abide by the highest standard of ethical behavior in the review process as explained on the Elsevier webpage (https://www.elsevier.com/authors/journal-authors/policies-and-ethics), and the authors will abide by the IFAC publication ethics guidelines (https://www.ifac-control.org/events/organizers-guide/PublicationEthicsGuidelines.pdf/view).Accepted papers that have been presented at an IFAC meeting will be published in the proceedings of the event using the open-access IFAC-PapersOnLine series hosted on ScienceDirect (https://sciencedirect.com/). To this end, the author(s) must grant exclusive publishing rights to IFAC under a Creative Commons license when they submit the final version of the paper. The copyright belongs to the authors, who have the right to share the paper in the same terms allowed by the end user license, and retain all patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights (including research data).

IFAC Copyright Conditions