International Conference on Information Management Systems (ICIMS 2018)
Papers reporting original and unpublished research results pertaining to the related topics are solicited. Full paper manuscripts must be in English of up to 7 pages as per instructions given below (Pages can be more than 7, by paying extra charges):
1. Length: The length of the submitted manuscript should fall between 3,500 to 6,000 words, 12pt, single-spaced text, left-justified.
2. Copy editing and proofreading: Manuscripts should be submitted grammatically and stylistically adequate.
3. Manuscripts should include a thorough literature review and adequate reference citations (manuscript should include approximately 25-30 references to assert a high level of rigor). All material that is paraphrased or quoted from another source is substantiated with an in-text reference citation. Manuscripts and references must strictly follow APA (American Psychological Association) style.
4.Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), abstract, and postal address(es) on the first page.
The online submission site is:
If web submission is not possible, please contact the general chair for alternate arrangements at icaitct@iaasse.org.
Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Paper submission implies the intent of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted.
After a double-blind peer review, qualifying Regular Papers may be accepted as either Full Papers or Short Papers.
The conference proceedings will contain only the abstracts of all accepted and registered papers. However, post conference all the accepted papers will be forwarded to the editorial board of the journal chosen by the authors for publication in the respective journal as a full paper. The editorial board may decide to review the paper further/ accept it/ reject the paper. Decision of the editorial board shall be a binding. The entire process may take 4-6 months and authors need to be patient. Decision on the paper will be communicated by the editor of the journal directly to the authors.
Presentation in Absentia:
The author(s) NOT from India who intend to submit their work but are unable to attend the conference in absentia may register for "Presentation in Absentia".
If you are a single author and cannot attend the conference, you may choose to attend the conference in Absentia by paying the registration fee for "Presenting in Absentia". You shall be sent a Certificate of Participation in Absentia, Conference Proceedings CD and relevant literature by mail.
The Authors may choose to present their paper through SKYPE.
Post conference, all accepted papers will be reviewed for possible publication in any of the following SCOPUS (Elsevier) or THOMSON REUTERS (eSCI) indexed journals with H index or impact factor :
SCOPUS and THOMSON REUTERS (SCI) indexed journals with H index or impact factor:
Note:
Efforts are being made to get the proceedings published from a reputed publisher. In case the publisher agrees to publish proceedings, all the accepted and registered articles will be published in the proceedings as full paper. In this scenario, those wanting to get their papers published in the journals will be required to submit an extended version of the paper to the respective journal.
Submission October 15, 2017
Acceptance
November
30, 2017
Registration (Early
Bird) December 20, 2017
Final Paper Submission December 20, 2017
Conference February 22-23, 2018
Computer Information
Systems
Faculty of Information & Communication
Technology
University of Malta, Malta
e-mail: lalit.garg@um.edu.mt
web: http://lalitgarg.info/