Article Management System Rule Book & policies
The standards we publish to, and the practical guides for meeting them. The two reference documents below are the authoritative versions — read them here or download the PDF.
Click "Create your account" from the homepage. You can create a general account without picking a conference, and decide what to do with it afterwards from your dashboard - submit a paper, register a conference, or register a journal.
From your dashboard, choose "Submit a paper," browse open conferences/journals, and follow the registration link for the one you're submitting to. If you already have an account, it's added to it automatically - no need to create a second account.
That depends entirely on the conference/journal you're submitting to - some charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) upon acceptance, others don't. Check that venue's own APC Payment page or contact its chair/editor.
From your dashboard, choose "Register a conference" or "Register a journal." You'll be asked for basic details and a hosting fee, then your submission system (and optional website) is provisioned once payment is confirmed.
Conferences run one edition at a time - when the license for an edition ends, you'll submit a new hosting request for the next one. Journals renew in place - the Editor can request a renewal from their dashboard at any time, keeping the same acronym, links, and website.
Once your conference/journal's chair marks your paper as published on the proceedings page, a DOI-formatted identifier is generated automatically. Full registration with CrossRef (so it resolves publicly) is handled separately by the venue - ask its chair/editor for status.
Each payment page shows the payment methods the venue (or platform, for hosting fees) has made available - typically a bank transfer, and sometimes a card gateway. Follow the on-screen instructions; your payment is confirmed once the receiving party verifies it.
For anything specific to a conference/journal (submissions, reviews, decisions), contact that venue's chair/editor directly. For account or platform-level issues, contact Technology Fist.