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Paper Submission Guidelines

ICLSCW 2025 Paper Submission Guidelines (For inclusion in Springer LNCS Proceedings)
1: General Requirements

    • Length: 10–12 pages (including references, figures, appendices)

    • Format: Strictly follow Springer LNCS template

    • File Type: .docx (for review & final submission)

    • Naming: LNCS_LastName_ShortTitle.docx (e.g., LNCS_Sharma_DigitalRights.docx)

2: Mandatory Structure

    • 1. Title Page:

    • Title (≤15 words)

    • Full author names, affiliations, emails

    • Corresponding author marked with *

    • Abstract with 5–7 keywords

    • 2. Main Text:

    • Introduction (Research gap + objectives)

    • Related Work (Interdisciplinary literature review)

    • Methodology

    • Results (Data/analysis)

    • Discussion (Policy/societal implications)

    • Conclusion & Future Work

    • References (Springer LNCS citation style)

    • 3. Ethics Statement:

    • Conflict of interest declaration

    • Data/IRB approval details (if applicable)

    • Any funding received to be specified

3: Formatting Rules

    • Font: 11pt Times New Roman, single-line spacing

    • Margins: 2.5 cm all sides

    • Headings: Numbered (1, 1.1, 1.1.1) per LNCS style

    • Figures/Tables:

    • • 600 DPI resolution
    • • Captions below (Figure 1.)
    • • Embedded in text (not appended)

    • References:

    • • Use Springer’s BibTeX style
    • • Include DOIs/URLs for digital sources
4. Submission Process

    • 1. Initial Submission (Peer Review):

    • • Upload anonymized .pdf (no author names/affiliations)
    • • Include cover letter with novelty statement

    • 2. Final Submission (Accepted Papers):

    • • Editable .docx + signed Springer Consent-to-Publish form
    • • All author details reinstated
5: LNCS-Specific Policies

    • Originality: ≤10% similarity (Turnitin check)

    • Copyright: Authors retain rights (CC BY-NC 4.0)

    • No Footnotes: Use inline citations only (APA 7th ed.)

    • Equations: MathType/Microsoft Equation Editor

6: Key Deadlines

    • Full Paper Submission: 11 November 2025

    • Camera-Ready: 20 December 2025

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