Author Login

Each lead author must visit the ePapers web site and establish an account with a username and password.

  1. Visit the Submission Portal and click the link to create a new account, if you do not already have an account. If you have an account, log in to ePapers and follow the Submission of proceeding paper instructions below.
  2. Create your profile. Only the five fields with the red asterisk are required. It is very important that your name and affiliation associated with your ePapers account are correct and match the name and affiliation that will be listed on your paper. These fields are first & last name, affiliation (company or organization), country, e-mail address, and status. When the fields are filled in, check the Privacy Policies box and click the Add Person button. (note: if you select the USA as the country, you will get a message asking for your state)
  3. You will receive an e-mail containing your password. Your email address and the given password must later be used to access the system during the following steps, so be careful to remember it.
  4. You can then return to the ePapers log-in page and change your assigned password to one that is easier to remember. To do this, click on the My Profile tab, and then click on change your password. Be sure to record your user name, password and ID number for later reference.

New Publication Tracks for ISAF 2023*

This year authors will have the following options to publish their work presented at ISAF:

  1. Publish 3-pg conference proceedings as usual. Follow the instructions below for submission through the IEEE ISAF-ISIF-PFM 2023 Submission Portal.
    • Deadline: July 22, 2023
    • See submission of proceeding paper section, below.
  2. Submit a letter (3 pages minimum, 4 pages maximum length) to OJ-UFFC that will go through a full peer review. Letters based on work presented at ISAF and submitted before August 30, 2023 will be marked as “ISAF highlights” to comprise a special section if the number of published contributions is sufficient. Publishing in the Open Journal – UFFC will provide open access for your paper if it is accepted.
  3. Submit an extended version (~8-10 pgs.) of your manuscript to either 

XPlore Compliance Procedure

It is required that all PDF submissions be IEEE Xplore compliant. If your file does not meet Xplore compliance it will not be published. To help you meet this requirement, you must FIRST check to ensure that your PDF file is compliant by using the IEEE PDF eXpress system BEFORE you submit your paper to the conference final submission web site.

  1. Go to the IEEE PDF eXpress web site https://ieee-pdf-express.org
  2. Use this conference ID: 53668X
  3. Use PDF eXpress to check or create your PDF file
  4. Once you have a GOOD PDF file, return to the ISAF 2023 final submission web site (https://epapers.org/isaf2023) and upload your final submission.

NOTE: Check your PDF file for compliance and submit your final paper for publication.

Submission of proceeding paper (Track 1)

  1. Click here to be taken to the IEEE ISAF-ISIF-PFM 2023 Submission Portal.
  2. Type in the title of your initial submission and select the topic area your paper falls under best. [note: This will help in choosing the reviewers. The PDF of your initial submission will be uploaded later]
  3. Click the Submit button.
  4. On the next page, you will see a large green checkmark and a statement that the paper was recorded.
  5. The manuscript is used to refer to the PDF form of your initial submission.
  6. The last row says Review Manuscript and has an icon of a yellow folder next to it. Click on this icon, and then you can upload the PDF of your proceeding paper on the next page.
  7. You can also upload the paper by clicking the My Papers tab at the top of the screen, and then selecting the upload icon on the same row as the name of your paper. The upload icon (third column from the right) will open a dialog box that will enable you to select and upload the (eventual) proceeding paper file via the web or via FTP.

IEEE Copyright Notice

If authors would like to post their papers electronically on any website, any ftp site, or any other electronic dissemination technique, they must include the IEEE Copyright notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material.

IEEE Copyright Form

Each accepted contribution to IEEE ISAF 2023 must be accompanied by a signed Copyright Form. The copyright form should be filled out and signed by one author, preferably the primary author.

*Additional Publication Notes

T-UFFC no longer accepts letters, however, OJ-UFFC will continue accepting submissions in the letter format. During your submission, specify in your cover letter that you are submitting a manuscript based on a presentation in ISAF. The article processing charge for OJ-UFFC will be waived for manuscripts submitted until 31 December 2023. Manuscripts submitted to T-UFFC or OJ-UFFC will enjoy the benefits of peer review to improve the quality of the publication and the authors will be able to list these publications under peer-reviewed publications. These new publication tracks will also give the authors the opportunity to add material in their publications and incorporate comments they might have received during their conference presentations.

Each manuscript must be unpublished for publication track 2 and 3, the submitted manuscript must be prepared for potential publication in IEEE T-UFFC or OJ-UFFC, and not be under consideration elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, all authors confirm that the work is original. Figures, tables, and reported results are original contributions and accurately reflect the presented work at the conference. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to obtain consent from all co-authors and sponsors before submission.

All articles published in IEEE T-UFFC and OJ-UFFC are evaluated in accordance with the requirements set forth in the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB) Operations Manual (Sections 8.2). More detailed information on the review process can be found at https://ieee-uffc.org/publication/t-uffc/guidelines-authors