Presentation Schedule

Paper Presentation Guidelines

1. Presentation Duration & Time Management

• Total Duration: 12 minutes (10 minutes for presentation + 2 minutes for Q&A).

• Session Chairs will strictly monitor time; exceeding the allotted time will impact subsequent presentations.

• Fostering direct engagement and dynamic discussions, participants from Nagpur and within 200 KM radius of Nagpur are encouraged to participate in OFFLINE/Physical mode.

2. Number of Slides

• Maximum 10 content slides (excluding title slide and Thank You slide).

• Keep slides concise, avoiding excessive text; focus on key points, diagrams, and results.

3. Content Structure (Tentative)

• Title Slide (Paper title, author names, affiliations).

• Introduction & Problem Statement.

• Literature Review / Related Work.

• Methodology / Proposed Approach.

• Experimental Results & Discussion.

• Conclusion & Future Work.

• References (brief; detailed in the paper).

• Thank You / Contact Information slide.

4. Presentation Format

• All presentations must be in PPT or PPTX format.

• Use 16:9 widescreen slide layout.

• Recommended fonts: Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman for better visibility.

• Minimum font size: 20pt for text, 16pt for references.

• If your presentation includes videos/animations, test them during the pre-session check.

• Download the presentation template from here. 

5. Professional Attire & Environment

• Presenters must be in formal/professional attire during the presentation.

• Ensure you are in a quiet environment with minimal background noise.

• Check your internet connectivity in advance if presenting online/hybrid mode.

6. Submission of Presentation File

• Submit your presentation by August 12, 2025 over the link below: https://forms.gle/WMmZaDpwwF7mj5w28 .

• File name format: PaperID_PresenterName.pptx.

7. Mandatory Presentation for IEEE Submission

• As per IEEE policy, all accepted papers must be presented during the conference (either in person or virtual mode) to be eligible for submission to IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

• Papers not presented will be marked as No-Show and will not be included in IEEE proceedings.

8. Q&A Session

• 2 minutes will be allocated after each presentation for audience questions.

• Please be prepared to answer queries related to your work concisely.

Paper submission guideines

• All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another publication. 

• Authors are requested to submit their papers with a maximum of six pages and not more than six authors.

• Maximum three papers from one author.

• Prepared in the two-column IEEE format. Click here for IEEE Conference Templates.

• We advise authors to submit their papers by taking into account the following conference policy on plagiarism:

• The overall similarity rate (using Turnitin) of a conference paper submission should be less than 20% (including reference material) and less than 10% (excluding reference material).

• The similarity rate (using Turnitin) for a single source should be less than 2% (if any).

• The AI-generated text (using Turnitin) must be 0%.

REVIEW Policy

As part of our commitment to academic integrity, transparency, and excellence, ICSIT 2025 adheres to a rigorous and impartial peer-review process. All submitted papers will be evaluated based on scientific and technical merit, originality, clarity, relevance to the conference themes, and quality of presentation.

1. Single-anonymous Review Process

All submissions will undergo a Single-anonymous review process, meaning that the names of the reviewers are not shared with the author, but the reviewers are aware of the author’s identity.

2. Reviewer Selection

Reviewers are selected based on their subject-matter expertise, publication record, and previous reviewing experience. Each paper will be assigned to at least two independent reviewers from the reviewer pool.

3. Review Criteria

Reviewers will evaluate submissions based on the following criteria:

• Originality and innovation

• Technical soundness

• Relevance to the conference topics

• Clarity and quality of writing

• Significance of results

4. Conflicts of Interest

All reviewers and TPC members must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from reviewing any submission where such conflicts exist. Conflicts include, but are not limited to, collaborations with authors, institutional affiliations, or personal relationships.

5. Confidentiality

All manuscripts and review discussions are considered confidential. Reviewers must not share or discuss any part of a submission with others without explicit permission from the Program Chairs.

6. Ethical Conduct

The conference upholds the IEEE Code of Ethics and Publication Policies. Submissions must comply with ethical standards regarding authorship, plagiarism, data integrity, and prior publication. Any suspected ethical misconduct will be investigated in accordance with IEEE guidelines.

7. Final Decision

The final decision on acceptance or rejection of a paper lies with the Technical Program Committee, based on reviewers’ recommendations and overall program balance. Authors will receive detailed feedback to improve their work, regardless of the outcome.

Paper Publication

All accepted Papers need to be presented during the conference for further submission to IEEE CPP for consideration to include in the IEEE Xplore (Indexed in SCOPUS), subject to their final decision based on the quality of the peer review and technical program development for the conference by the Technical Program Integrity Committee (TPIC) of IEEE.