Originality Requirements
- Submissions must present original, unpublished research.
- The paper must not be under review elsewhere.
- Extended versions of published papers are not allowed unless substantially revised (minimum 60% new content). In that case, the authors must highlight the changes and also merge the accepted/published paper. Similarity in such cases will be desk rejected.
Strict Anti-Plagiarism Policy
- Zero tolerance for plagiarism.
- Maximum overall similarity index: 10%.
More than 10% similarity will be desk rejected.
AI-Generated Content Policy (Strict)
- Manuscripts must be written by the authors.
- AI tools must not be used to generate scientific content, analysis, results, or references.
- AI-generated literature reviews, methodology, or discussion sections are prohibited.
- Fabricated or AI-hallucinated citations will lead to desk rejection.
- AI tools may only be used for minor grammar or language polishing.
- Authors must include a declaration confirming compliance with this policy in the manuscript.
Ethical and Review Requirements
- Double-blind review
- Ethical clearance must be provided where applicable.
- Data integrity must be maintained.
- Authors must be prepared to provide datasets or code if requested.
Consequences of Policy Violation
- Immediate desk rejection.
- Removal from proceedings.
- Notification to publisher (CPS).
Formatting manuscripts
- Submissions should strictly follow the recommended IEEE conference template.
- Link to download the IEEE Template: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
- Conference Full papers length limit is up to 8 pages, After the 6th page $10 per page will be charged.
All accepted & presented papers in the ICEPTM 2026 will be submitted to indexers such as Xplore. If presenters don’t attend a conference, organizers have the right to suppress those papers from final posting in conference proceedings by Conference Publishing Services, CPS, and indexers such as Xplore.