CAMERA READY INSTRUCTIONS

Accepted paper for oral presentation to PACET 2022

1. Accepted Papers Publication

  • For an accepted paper to be published in the PACET 2022 Conference Proceedings and IEEE Xplore®, an author of the paper must register to the conference at the full IEEE member or non-member rate.
  • All papers that are accepted and presented in PACET 2022 will be included in IEEE Xplore®. Papers that are accepted but not presented will not be included in IEEE Xplore®, following IEEE No-Show Policy.
  • For any inquiry, kindly contact PACET 2022 publication co-chair Prof. Ioannis Moscholios (idm@uop.gr).

2. Preparing the Camera-Ready Format

  • A camera-ready paper must meet the submission guidelines and also include the following copyright notice to the footer of its first page:
    • For papers in which all authors are employed by the US government, the copyright notice is: U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright
    • For papers in which all authors are employed by a Crown government (UK, Canada, and Australia), the copyright notice is: 979-8-3503-9958-5/22/$31.00 ©2022 Crown
    • For papers in which all authors are employed by the European Union, the copyright notice is: 979-8-3503-9958-5/22/$31.00 ©2022 European Union
    • For all other papers the copyright notice is: 979-8-3503-9958-5/22/$31.00 ©2022 IEEE
  • IEEE policy requires that all accepted papers must be checked for plagiarism. This will be accomplished by the organizing committee for all papers through the IEEE CrossCheck Portal, after all camera-ready versions will be uploaded to easychair.

3. Creating IEEE Xplore®-Compatible PDF

  • All papers must be submitted to IEEE PDF eXpress® website to ensure an IEEE Xplore-compatible file.
  • Please validate and convert your final camera-ready file into IEEE Xplore®-compatible PDF file using IEEE PDF eXpress® site.
  • The PACET 2022 Conference ID for the site is 56979X.
  • In case of any problem, access the Publications Support Center for IEEE PDF eXpress® website support. If you do not find an answer in the Find Answers tab, go to the "Ask A Question" tab. Your question will be forwarded to IEEE PDF Support and answered within 3 business days.
  • IMPORTANT: Any changes to the final camera-ready file should be done before performing the validation and conversion. This includes headers, page numbers, copyright notice, watermark, etc. Any changes made after IEEE PDF eXpress® site validation and conversion may invalidate IEEE Xplore®-compatibility.
  • Note that, IEEE PDF eXpress® site is only used to validate and convert your final camera-ready file. Please submit your IEEE Xplore®-compatible PDF file to the Easychair paper submission website (item 4).

IEEE PDF eXpress® Website Guidelines

Before Creating a PDF

    • Please make sure to read the reviews of your paper and take them into account for the final revision. Furthermore, make sure that your manuscript is proof-read for spelling and grammar mistakes.
    • As described in the 2nd step above, a copyright notice must be inserted to the footer of the first page of each paper.

Creating your PDF eXpress Account

    1. Access the IEEE PDF eXpress site at https://ieee-pdf-express.org/
    2. Select the Create account link, in case you do not already have an account.
    3. In IEEE PDF eXpress® account Login or Setup page, enter the following:
      • 56979X for the Conference ID
      • Your email address
      • A password
    4. In Create Account page, continue to enter information as prompted to create IEEE PDF eXpress® account.
    5. An online confirmation will then be displayed and an email confirmation will be sent to verify your account setup.
    6. Previous users of IEEE PDF eXpress® site will still need to follow the above steps, but should enter the same password that was used for previous conferences. Please also verify that your contact information is valid.

Validating Your Paper

  • For each conference paper, click "Create New Title".
  • Enter identifying text for the paper (title is recommended but not required).
  • Click "Submit PDF for Checking" or “Submit Source Files for Conversion”
  • Indicate platform, source file type (if applicable), click "Browse" to locate the file, then click "Upload File". You will receive online confirmation and email upon successful upload.
  • You will receive an email with your IEEE PDF eXpress®-compliant PDF file. If you submitted a PDF for Checking, the email will show if your file passed or failed.

4. Uploading to Easychair