Submission Guidelines

Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline (Regular / Short) November 30, 2026

Notification of Acceptance Jan 31, 2027

Camera-Ready & Author Registration Feb 10, 2027

Submission System

Ready to submit? Use EDAS to upload your paper.

Hybrid Format: MCSoC 2027 will support both in-person attendance and online participation, ensuring broad accessibility for the global community.

Submission Types

Regular Papers — up to 8 pages, full IEEE double-column format, published in proceedings.
Short Papers — strictly 4 pages, full IEEE double-column format, published in proceedings.
Presentation-Only — program and booklet slot only; not archived or published.

All papers must follow the official double-column IEEE conference format and be submitted in PDF only. Regular papers may include up to 8 pages, with an additional charge of 50 USD per extra page (maximum of 2 extra pages). Short papers are strictly limited to 4 pages, and no extra pages are permitted. Authors are strongly encouraged to ensure that their manuscripts are properly formatted, clearly written, and free of typographical or grammatical errors before submission.

Presentation-Only submissions are reviewed for relevance and quality but are not included in the proceedings and do not produce an archival publication. Accepted presentation-only work will appear in the conference program and program booklet and will receive a presentation slot during the event.

All submissions will undergo a single-blind peer-review process conducted by at least three qualified reviewers. Each paper will be evaluated based on its technical quality, originality, significance of the contribution, clarity of presentation, and overall organization. Reviewers may also consider the relevance of the work to the conference themes and the soundness of the methodology. Papers that do not meet the formatting requirements or fall short of expected academic standards may be rejected without full review.

Paper Template

Note: papers not formatted according to the IEEE template will not be reviewed.

Paper Submission Policy

All submissions must comply with IEEE Conference Publishing Policies. A minimum of 30% original technical content is required. Reuse of previously published material is allowed only when properly cited and clearly distinguished from new contributions. Republication is not permitted.

The IEEE MCSoC 2027 Organizing Committee emphasizes that the peer-review and acceptance process requires substantial time, effort, and resources from reviewers, technical committee members, and EDAS administrators. Each accepted paper represents a formal commitment by the authors and the conference to include the work in the technical program and the official proceedings.

Once a paper has been formally accepted, it must remain in the program, except in cases involving ethical concerns, major technical issues, or other exceptional circumstances that require review and approval by the Organizing Committee. Unjustified removal of an accepted paper disrupts the conference schedule, affects session planning, and undermines the integrity of the review process. Authors are expected to uphold their commitment to present and publish accepted work.

Guidelines for Generative AI Usage

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models (LLMs), are rapidly changing the way scientific publications are prepared. IEEE MCSoC 2027 encourages the use of these technologies in a responsible and transparent manner. Ideally, AI tools should strengthen researchers’ own capacity to produce high-quality scientific work. For example, they can help authors explore new ideas or refine text they have written themselves, which can be especially valuable for non-native speakers of English. At the same time, these tools raise important questions about what constitutes responsible use and who is accountable for the resulting content.

All authors and reviewers must comply with the guidelines on the use and disclosure of AI-generated content specified in the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB) Operations Manual.

For Authors

IEEE PSPB Operations Manual, Section 8.2.1.B.10

“The use of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in an article (including but not limited to text, figures, images, and code) shall be disclosed in the acknowledgments section of any article submitted to an IEEE publication. The AI system used shall be identified, and specific sections of the article that use AI-generated content shall be identified and accompanied by a brief explanation regarding the level at which the AI system was used to generate the content. The use of AI systems for editing and grammar enhancement is common practice and, as such, is generally outside the intent of the above policy. In this case, disclosure as noted above is recommended.”

What this means:

Disclose any AI-generated content (text, figures, images, code, or data) in the Acknowledgments section.
Identify the AI system (name and, where possible, version), the sections or elements where it was used, and how and to what extent it was used.
For language editing or grammar correction only, disclosure is recommended.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript. AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

For Reviewers

IEEE PSPB Operations Manual, Section 8.2.1.C.5

“Information or content contained in or about a manuscript under review shall not be processed through a public platform (directly or indirectly) for AI generation of text for a review. Doing so is considered a breach of confidentiality because AI systems generally learn from any input.”

What this means:

Do not upload manuscripts, excerpts, figures, or any information about a submission to public AI platforms, directly or indirectly.
Do not use such platforms to generate review text from a manuscript under review; this is a breach of confidentiality.
Reviews must reflect your own expert assessment; reviewers remain fully responsible for their reports.

Example acknowledgment statement

“The authors used ChatGPT (OpenAI, GPT-4o) to improve the language and readability of Sections I and II, and to generate an initial draft of the Python script used for the plots in Fig. 3, which the authors subsequently verified and modified. The authors reviewed and edited all AI-assisted content and take full responsibility for the content of this paper.”

Note: As AI technologies and IEEE policies continue to evolve, this section will be updated with new information.

Preprint Policy

Authors who have submitted or plan to submit their articles to IEEE may post their preprints in the following approved locations:

arXiv.org, TechRxiv.org, or any not-for-profit preprint server approved by the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB)
The author’s employer website or institutional repository
The author’s personal website

IEEE does not consider posting a preprint in these locations to be a form of prior publication. The following statement must appear on the initial screen displaying the preprint:

“This work has been submitted to the IEEE for possible publication. Copyright may be transferred without notice, after which this version may no longer be accessible.”

Upon acceptance of the article by IEEE, the author must replace the posted preprint with either:

The full IEEE citation including the DOI, or
The accepted version of the article with the DOI and an appropriate IEEE copyright notice.

Once the article has been formally published by IEEE, preprints posted on non-approved locations should be removed if possible.

IEEE Copyright Notice

If authors wish to post their papers electronically on any website, FTP site, or other electronic dissemination platform, they must include the official IEEE Copyright Notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material.

Each accepted contribution to IEEE MCSoC 2027 must be accompanied by a signed IEEE Copyright Form. The form should be completed and signed by one author, preferably the primary or corresponding author.

For detailed information about IEEE copyright policies, please visit IEEE Copyright Information.