{"id":735,"date":"2026-01-07T08:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/147.102.205.42\/?page_id=735"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:38:58","slug":"submission-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sum2026.math.ntua.gr\/?page_id=735","title":{"rendered":"Submission Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"735\" class=\"elementor elementor-735\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad777bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad777bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feff12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"feff12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-099f5a8 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"099f5a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e8b125\" data-id=\"0e8b125\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58adc68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58adc68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8f388 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f8f388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b06c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37b06c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>SUM 2026 solicits papers in the following three categories:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Long papers<\/strong>: technical papers reporting original research or survey papers<\/li><li><strong>Short papers<\/strong>: papers reporting promising work-in-progress, system descriptions, position papers on controversial issues, or survey papers providing a synthesis of some current research trends<\/li><li><strong>Extended abstracts<\/strong>\u00a0of recently published work in a relevant journal or top-tier conference<\/li><\/ul><p>Accepted long and short papers, which will undergo a single-blind peer review, will be published by\u00a0<strong>Springer<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0<strong>Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence<\/strong>\u00a0series. Authors of an accepted long or short paper will be expected to sign\u00a0<strong>copyright release forms<\/strong>, and one author is expected to give a presentation at the conference. Authors of accepted abstracts will be expected to present their work during the conference, but the extended abstracts will not be published in the LNCS\/LNAI proceedings (they will be made available in a separate booklet).<\/p><p>Regular research papers should be\u00a0<strong>at most 14 pages<\/strong>\u00a0(including references, figures, and tables). Short papers should be\u00a0<strong>between 4 and 7 pages<\/strong>. Extended abstracts should be\u00a0<strong>at most 2 pages<\/strong>\u00a0and should reference the originally published work. For the final version of the accepted paper, it is possible to use an additional page to address the reviewers\u2019 comments. Short and long papers may extend to <strong>8<\/strong> and <strong>15 pages<\/strong>, respectively (including references).<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Authors should consult <strong>Springer\u2019s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings<\/strong> and use either the LaTeX or the Word templates provided on the <a href=\"https:\/\/emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fgp%2Fcomputer-science%2Flncs%2Fconference-proceedings-guidelines&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cd6e3e513a0a347ccd36108dedc3388f0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639190311092542509%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=W44LzRizPu4Ts3QiaO%2BoDunOfzGpPHpbd%2FFlxNFK7Po%3D&amp;reserved=0\">authors\u2019 page<\/a>, for the preparation of their papers.<\/span><\/p><p>If any of the authors contributing to SUM 2026 are interested in Open Access (which applies to the entire volume) or <strong>Open Choice<\/strong> (which applies to individual papers), please refer to Springer <a href=\"https:\/\/emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.springer.com%2Fgp%2Fcomputer-science%2Flncs%2Fopen-access-publishing-in-computer-proceedings&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cd6e3e513a0a347ccd36108dedc3388f0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639190311092563610%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pOndNaGuzqvgj1X7taLTRtWhpa0XSjbjyGbtKoPPt%2FQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">webpage<\/a> for prices and additional information. It would require the invoicing address and the CC-BY licence-to-publish agreement at least three weeks before the deadline for the files.<\/p><p>Each paper is to be submitted electronically as a single PDF file through <a href=\"https:\/\/chairingtool.com\/\">ChairingTool<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/chairingtool.com\/conferences\/sum2026\/main-track?role=author\">https:\/\/chairingtool.com\/conferences\/sum2026\/main-track?role=author\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><p>Papers not respecting the formatting instructions or page limits may be rejected without review.<\/p><div><div><div><p><strong>COPYRIGHT:<\/strong> The agreement available here<\/p><div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_zJuCwiXH5HDcdUdmm4Z2yA0MWeV93_U\/view?usp=sharing\">SNCS_ProceedingsPaper_LTP_ST_SN_Switzerland-1 (pdf)<\/a><\/p><div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eDhT6QafJGfppc369CI1AfWwQiZIm991\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=102116196683911738054&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SNCS_ProceedingsPaper_LTP_ST_SN_Switzerland-1 (doc)<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>should be completed and signed by the corresponding author of each <strong>accepted<\/strong> paper, on behalf of all of the authors of that paper.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Except for extended abstracts,\u00a0<strong>submissions must be unpublished and must not be under submission elsewhere<\/strong>. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity.<\/p><p>Previous SUM proceedings on SpringerLink available at <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/conference\/sum\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/conference\/sum\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/conference\/sum<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838ea27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"838ea27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d8d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d8d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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