SITAICS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India icetcis@sitaics.rru.ac.in
Authors & Submissions

Call for Papers

Conference Theme

“Securing the Intelligent World: Convergence of AI, Cloud, and Cyber Defence”

ICETCIS 2027 invites original, unpublished research papers and survey articles reporting substantive new results across the three technical tracks: Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (CSDF), Intelligent Systems and Applications (ISA), and Emerging Technologies and Applications in Computing (ETAC). Submissions must not be under review or published elsewhere at the time of submission. See the Tracks page for the complete topic list under each track.

Publication: Accepted and presented papers may be considered for inclusion in Springer, Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), a Scopus-indexed proceedings series, subject to Springer's editorial and quality standards. AI-generated content must be 0% and the plagiarism similarity score must be below 10%.
Submission Categories

Types of Papers

Full Research Paper

Original research with complete methodology, experiments, and results. 12-15 pages including references.

Short Paper

Work-in-progress, novel ideas, or preliminary results. Maximum 8 pages including references.

Survey / Review Article

Systematic literature surveys or comprehensive reviews of an emerging area. Same length as full papers (12-15 pages).

Important Dates

Submission & Review Timeline

All dates are provisional and subject to confirmation. See the full Important Dates page for the complete schedule.

31 October 2026
Full paper submission deadline (firm)
November 2026
Double-blind peer review: minimum three independent reviews per paper
10 December 2026
Acceptance / rejection notification
20 January 2027
Camera-ready manuscript submission & author registration deadline
17-18 March 2027
Conference dates, paper presentations (Hybrid)
Author Templates

Manuscript Format & Templates

All submissions must follow the Springer CCIS author guidelines. Use one of the official templates below. We prefer US English.

LaTeX Template

Recommended for technical papers with equations and code listings.

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Word Template

Microsoft Word template in Springer CCIS format.

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Author Guidelines

Full Springer CCIS instructions for conference proceedings authors.

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When citing your own prior work in the submission, refer to it in the third person as if written by another author (blind review requirement). Carefully review figures, appendices, and acknowledgements to ensure no author identifying information is included.

How to Submit

Submission via Microsoft CMT

Microsoft CMT Submission Portal

All papers must be submitted through Microsoft CMT (cmt3.research.microsoft.com), the official online paper management system for ICETCIS 2027. CMT is provided free of charge by Microsoft and handles the complete lifecycle: submission, assignment, review, decision, and camera-ready upload.

The direct submission link for ICETCIS 2027 will be published here and on the CMT portal once the conference is active. Authors should create a free CMT account at cmt3.research.microsoft.com in advance of the submission deadline.

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Double-Blind Review

ICETCIS 2027 follows a strict double-blind review process. Manuscripts must be fully anonymised: remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and any self-identifying references before submission. Minimum three independent reviews per paper; borderline cases resolved by the Track TPC Chair.

Plagiarism Screening

All shortlisted papers are screened using an institutional plagiarism detection tool. Overall similarity must be below 10% with no single source exceeding 3%. References, bibliography, and properly cited quotations are excluded from the similarity calculation.

Integrity Standards

Submission Policy

AI-Generated Content Policy

Submissions must be entirely written by the authors. The permitted AI-generated content in any submitted paper is 0% — text produced by large language models, AI writing assistants, or any automated text generation tool is not allowed in any form. Papers found to contain AI-generated content will be desk-rejected without review.

Plagiarism Policy

Submitted papers must have an overall similarity score below 10% and must not exceed 3% similarity from any single source, as checked via the institutional plagiarism detection tool. Papers exceeding this threshold will be rejected without entering the review process.

Excluded from similarity calculation: references, bibliography, quoted material with citation, and author names and affiliations.

Submission Decisions: Accepted papers proceed to camera-ready with minor revisions. Papers requiring major revision will be given specific guidance and may be invited for resubmission. Rejected papers may be resubmitted as substantially new work after a one-year waiting period. All submission and review management is handled through Microsoft CMT.
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