Submission Guidelines to ASSYST




Paper Submission Guidelines

Length

Papers must not exceed the limit of 10 pages including text, figures and references.

Initial Submission Guidelines

  1. Prepare your paper according to the authors' guidelines in the LNICST Authors' Kit.
  2. Go to ASSYST web site http://assyst-online.org
  3. Select Option number one to Log in
  4. If you are not a registered user yet, you may choose to register on this page (Your password will be e-mailed to you)
  5. If you are registered user already, log in with your e-mail and password.
  6. Click on "Submit a paper" link in the header menu
  7. Select AFRICOMM conference and TRACK from the list and click on "Submit a paper" on the right hand side, next to the tile of the conference
  8. Select "Full Paper" type and click on "NEXT"
  9. Fill in the details of your paper (title, abstract) and select the primary and secondary topics from the menu. Click on "NEXT"
    • IMPORTANT: Your paper will be assigned to reviewers based on the topic information and abstract you provide here!
  10. Check the details of your paper. If everything is correct, click on "Submit"
  11. If you want to modify anything on your paper, you can use the following functions (icons) in the Actions column: Edit submission, Add/Remove authors, Upload manuscript, Remove submission
  12. When all the data are uploaded and in the correct format, please, click on the icon that says "Upload manuscript"
  13. Here you can upload your paper by using the "Browse" button
    • IMPORTANT: You can only upload .pdf files here
  14. After you have successfully uploaded your paper, you will see the list of your papers as well as their statuses. You may modify and re-upload new versions of your papers before the review phase starts. After the reviewers have started to review your paper(s), you cannot make any further changes
  15. Once your paper has been reviewed and accepted, you will receive a notification via e-mail.

Camera-Ready Submission

Submission instructions for final camera-ready papers have been emailed to the corresponding authors. Here is a summary:

Step 1 - Log into ASSYST to set your profile

If you have not used the ASSYST paper submission system before, please go to the following webpage to set up your profile first:

http://assyst-online.org/proceedings/register.php

If you are a previous user but do not remember your password, please go to: http://assyst-online.org/pwdrecover.php.

IMPORTANT: If you are only one of the co-authors who is NOT responsible for uploading the accepted paper, you will still have to set your profile BEFORE the cameraready deadline otherwise you may not be listed among the co-authors in the proceedings.


Step 2 - Register for the conference at a NON-STUDENT rate

please go to the Registration section of the conference website and use the online registration link to register for the conference.

IMPORTANT: For each accepted paper at least one author must register for the respective event at A NON-STUDENT rate, even if all authors are students. One registration payment covers up to two papers for those authors who have multiple papers accepted to the conference.


Step 3 - Upload your paper to ASSYST by October 4, 2010.

To complete the process and upload your camera-ready paper, please go to the URL below. Log in with your credentials that you have set up in Step 1 and upload your paper. ASSYST URL: http://assyst-online.org/proceedings/

IMPORTANT: When uploading the camera-ready version, please make sure to add your co-authors in the same order as they appear in the file.


Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at assyst@icst.org.