Paper submission

Submission Information

The Organisers of the HPC 2017 Conference invite you to submit Abstract and Full paper for presentation. All submitted Abstracts and Full Papers will be reviewed.

Full Papers will be published in Procedia CIRP.

Submission of the Manuscript

Format Requirements

Abstract format / length

Limited to 2000 character. The title, authors and institutions are excluded. 

Paper format / length

Doc and latex Procedia CIRP template for the 4 pages long paper can be downloaded below:

Procedia CIRP template

All authors must use the template for submitting their papers while strictly following the guidelines provided here: http://www.elsevier.com/journals/procedia-cirp/2212-8271/guide-for-authors

IMPORTANT NOTE: The authors are required to submit a compressed (ZIP) file which contains a PDF of the manuscript as well a source file copy of his/her paper and doc/docx file or the latex files - only these formats are acceptable. Other formats including ‘docm’ will NOT be used by the production team. If you have multiple source files (in case of latex), please send them together in the compressed (ZIP) file.

See the attached FAQ document which will be helpful for authors while preparing the manuscripts.

FAQ - Procedia CIRP template

Important Dates

Abstract submission opens
September 18, 2017

Abstract submission deadline
Extended – November 10, 2017

Abstract notification
November 24, 2017

Full paper submission deadline
Extended - January 24, 2018

Full paper notification
April 20, 2018

Final paper submission deadline
May 18, 2018

Method of Submission

1. Abstract submission (2000 character)
2. Notification of Abstract acceptance 
3. Full Paper submission (4 pages) - pdf file and the source files
4. Notification of Paper acceptance
5. Final Paper submission

Important Requirements (Please review)

• Presenters of accepted papers must register for the Conference by the early-bird deadline.
• Each presenting author is responsible for his/her registration fee(s) as well as travel and accommodation costs.
• Presenters who are unable to attend the HPC 2018 Conference should arrange another individual to present. If changes to your presentation are necessary, you can make them on the on-line abstract submission website during the submission period. You can do this by logging into the system with your username and password and choosing the abstract, which you want to modify.
• All submissions must be written in English, the official language of HPC 2018 Conference.
• Submission of the abstract constitutes the authors consent to publication.
• All accepted papers will be presented in Procedia CIRP
• The paper submission system will be re-opened after the review process of the abstracts (300 words) and uploading of the Full Papers is mandatory.
• Abstracts and Full Papers will be published exactly as submitted.

Paper Notifications (max 4 pages)

Notification regarding paper acceptance/rejection will be sent to the corresponding author by 20 April, 2018. If you DO NOT receive any e-mail notification regarding your abstract submission by 20 April, 2018, please send an e-mail to: support@congressline.hu

Topics

You are kindly requested to select two major topics of the conference where your contributions may be considered.

Authors

Please enter all authors in the order they should appear in the heading of the abstract. Presenting author should be selected in the system. Enter the affiliation fields (Institution / Department/ City / Country) of all authors. If one author has more institutions, please mark in the note field.

Special characters and formatting

If you copy and paste the title and/or body from a word document, special characters or formatting may not be transfered. You may have to replace special characters and/or insert formatting tags using the character palette on the abstract submission website.

Corresponding Author

The Corrseponding Author is the person, whose contact data were given when creating the new account. This author will receive all communication regarding the abstract status from the organizer.

Proof

Upon receipt of your submission, the system will issue an e-mail confirmation (with the abstract ID and title) to the corresponding author automatically. If you do not receive this automatic e-mail message, your submission FAILED!

Please check your browser and the submitted data.
You can modify/delete/change your abstract any time during the abstract submission period.

Scientific Organizing Committe reserves the right to review and evaluate abstacts and papers, send it back to the corresponding author for revision.

Guidelines for Submission

Using Appropriate Internet Browser

The on-line submission system runs perfectly under most of the recently used internet browsers. Please ensure you are using any of the following browsers when submitting an abstract. If not, you can download the right browser on the log-in page.

Please check your browser version number BEFORE using the abstract system

FAQ

I am not able to add my Institute, Department and City. I am clicking the ADD button, but nothing happens. 
Please check your browser, because you are likely using Internet Explorer 7.0 version, it might cause malfunctions.
You can download other browsers from the abstract system log-in page.

How to check my browser? 
Open your browser. Click on the help menu (Windows) or Application Preferences (MAC OSX) and check "About ...".

The system does not accept my email address.
Please do not use capital letters in your e-mail address.

I clicked the "save and preview" button and nothing happens.
Please check all submitted data, look for error messages and please correct or fill missing fields. 
Examples for frequent messages:
- Please select presenting author!
- Please check your abstract length! minimum character 150 ...etc.

I clicked the "save and preview" button, but the system has not saved my abstract 
After clicking the (save and preview) button, you can check your abstract’s preview. 
If you want to modify it, you can select the edit button. 
If the preview is ok, click the save button and your abstract will be submitted.

Technical Support

If you have any difficulty with the submission process, please send an e-mail to: support@congressline.hu

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