Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research papers through the Conference Management Toolkit (CMT) submission portal.

1. Manuscript Preparation

• Authors should prepare their manuscripts according to the prescribed conference template. Papers to be published by Springer CCIS proceedings should be full papers (12-15 pages in the LNCS/CCIS one-column page format, 400 words per page) and short papers (< 12 pages). Author instructions and template for Word file can be found here: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines
• The manuscript should clearly include the title, abstract, keywords, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, and references, as appropriate.
• Figures, tables, and equations should be properly numbered and cited in the text.
• Authors are requested to carefully proofread their manuscripts before submission.

2. Originality and Publication Ethics

• Submitted papers must represent original and unpublished research work.
• The manuscript must not be under review or consideration for publication elsewhere.

All submissions will be checked for plagiarism and must comply with acceptable standards of research ethics and academic integrity. The plagiarism should be less than 15%.

3. Submission Process

To submit your paper:

1. Visit the CMT Submission Portal using the link provided (https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICBEST2027).
2. Register/Login to the CMT portal using your credentials. New users must create a CMT account.
3. After logging in, select the conference and click on “Create New Submission.”
4. Enter the required details.
5. Upload the manuscript in the prescribed format.
6. Carefully review all the information entered before final submission.
7. Click “Submit” to complete the submission process.
8. A confirmation message will be displayed upon successful submission.

4. Review Process

All submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process. The review will be conducted based on originality, technical quality, relevance to the conference themes, clarity of presentation, and significance of the contribution.

Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts based on reviewers' comments.

5. Notification and Camera-Ready Submission

Authors of accepted papers will be notified according to the conference schedule. Detailed instructions regarding:

• preparation of the camera-ready manuscript,
• author registration,
• copyright requirements, and
• presentation guidelines

will be communicated to the authors after acceptance.

6. Important Note

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper for it to be considered for inclusion in the conference proceedings, subject to the applicable publication policies and requirements.

For any queries related to paper submission, authors may contact the Conference Secretariat at [icbest_bme@nitrr.ac.in].

We look forward to receiving your valuable research contributions and welcoming you to ICBEST 2027.

7. Publication opportunities

Selected papers in previous editions of ICBEST (2018, 2023 and 2025) were published in Scopus-indexed prestigious Springer book series (LNBE and CCIS) with no additional fee. The fee includes the presentation of an accepted paper at the conference and the publication of a soft copy of the abstract book. Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the accepted full-length articles of ICBEST 2027 will be published in a Scopus-indexed Springer book series (approval pending)/journal special issue. Additional fee (if any) will be borne by authors.