Authors instructions

Preparing Your Submission

Submissions to QUEST-IS’25 must adhere to the following requirements :

Language and Tools

Language: English
Word Processor: Microsoft Word or LaTeX
Paper Template: Use the provided template without modifications to font, font size, or line spacing.
Page Format: A4 size (21 cm x 29.7 cm).

Author Identification

Include affiliations and full addresses of all authors.
The corresponding author’s email must be specified.

Length and Format

Full paper submissions are limited from 5 to 8 pages, including figures and bibliography.
Exceptionally, when an author has a too limited time before submission deadline, a 2 pages abstract is acceptable if the full paper can be provided for mid July after positive review of the short abstract ; the full paper shall be reviewed accordingly before mid August. NB : figures and bibliography are not included into the 2 pages of text.
Final camera-ready papers can extend to 10 pages (for refining explanations or improving style).
Page Numbering: Do not number pages.
Special Characters: Use “Insert Symbol” for any special characters (avoid numeric codes).

Paper Templates and Instructions

Templates are available in LaTeX and Microsoft Word formats:
- LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates: Download here
- Microsoft Word Templates: Download here
- Microsoft Word 2003 Proceedings Templates : Download here
Use Springer’s CCIS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) guidelines for proceedings:
- Guidelines and Licence to Publish
- Instructions for Proceedings Authors (PDF, 195KB)

Eligibility

papers published in peer-reviewed venues are eligible, if they are substantially enhanced (at least 30% new material)
Preprints on arXiv or personal websites remain eligible.

Submission Process

1. Paper Submission

Submissions open via ConfTool on March 4^th, 2025.
Upload the full submission paper by July 15^th2025, 23 :59 :59 (Paris time).
Upload the camera-ready paper by September 15^th, 2025.

2. Artifact Appendices (Optional)

Artifact Description (AD): A mandatory appendix explaining computational artifacts or their absence.
Artifact Evaluation (AE): An optional appendix detailing artifact evaluations. Appendices do not count towards the 8-page limit.

3. Review Process

Submissions are double-anonymous for the main paper. Appendices follow a double-open review process.
Each paper will receive 2–3 peer reviews.
Authors will be invited to submit a rebuttal addressing reviewers’ comments.
Reviewing process shall end by July 31^st 2025.
Final decisions will be announced on August 8^th, 2025 latest.

Instructions for Accepted Papers

Upon acceptance, authors must:

Submit the camera-ready paper by September 15^th, 2025.
Name files using the format QUESTIS-[PaperNumber], e.g., QUESTIS-008.tex, QUESTIS-008.pdf. Include all necessary LaTeX files or Word documents in a directory named accordingly.
Complete and sign the Springer Nature Licence to Publish form:
- Download CCIS Copyright Form (Word, 60 ko)
Submit the Final Paper in PDF format and all sources ( word or LaTeX incl. bib/bbl files and images) documents in ZIP File on CONFTOOL

Important: Submissions exceeding the page limit or not adhering to formatting requirements will be rejected.

Reproducibility Initiative

QUEST-IS encourages reproducible science. Authors are strongly encouraged to provide AD/AE appendices. The Artifact Description is mandatory, while Artifact Evaluation is optional but highly recommended for demonstrating computational reproducibility.

For additional details, visit the SPRINGER CCIS Proceedings Guidelines