Submissions should be made by the authors online by registering with https://sciforum.net/event/ICC2024, and using the "Submit Abstract/New Submission" function once logged into the system.

1. Scholars interested in participating in this conference can submit their abstracts (about 200–250 words, not including references) online on this website until 30 April 2024. Abstracts should give a pertinent overview of the work. We strongly encourage authors to use the following style of structured abstracts, but without headings: (1) Background: Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study; (2) Methods: briefly describe the main methods or treatments applied; (3) Results: summarize the article’s main findings, preferably including some results data; (4) Conclusions: indicate the main conclusions or interpretations.

2. Abstracts will be evaluated based on their scientific quality and suitability for the conference sections. All authors will be notified by 30 May 2024 regarding the acceptance of their abstract for ICC2024.

3. Once the abstract has been accepted, the author is requested to submit their manuscript (final abstract or short proceedings paper, 3–6 pages) before 30 June 2023. Optionally, authors of accepted abstracts will be able to submit a slides presentation (in PPT) as supporting material for the paper. You can submit the manuscript by accessing My Submission.
   
   Note: Please kindly ensure that the proceeding paper you submit is original and unpublished. Articles with a high repetition rate and lack of novelty will NOT be accepted in the conference proceedings.

4. The accepted abstracts or short proceedings papers will be distributed to the conference participants in the form of a booklet and will also be published as one dedicated volume in MDPI Proceedings (ISSN 2504-3900). All submissions will receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for citation purposes.

Manuscripts for publication in the conference booklet and the dedicated volume in MDPI Proceedings (ISSN 2504-3900) should not exceed 6 pages (incl. figures, tables and references). Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' of the Proceedings journal and ensure that your manuscript submission adheres to these guidelines.

Manuscript must be prepared using the Proceedings Microsoft Word template file (see download below).

Word template file

For examples for Abstracts and Proceeding Papers, please check out the Proceedings of ICC2023: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/89/1