Author Guidelines

  1. Manuscripts Preparation
    (1) Please download the format instruction for manuscripts.
    Authors must prepare their papers using our Microsoft Word:
    Microsoft Word templates

    (2) Regular papers are allowed to 7 pages.
    Extra pages will incur additional charges. More information can be found on the Registration form, where the payment for these would be made.

    (3) All papers must be in English.

  2. Submitting an Article
    (1) Submission ways
    Through the Submission System Or send it to our official mailbox: secretary@pmsconf.org with your telephone number.

    (2) Submission Preparation Checklist
    • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
    • The manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word file format.
    • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
    As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  3. Paper Selection and Publishing Process
    a) Submission Acknowledgement
    When you submit a manuscript, the editor or editorial assistant sends an e-mail confirmation to the submission's author within one to three working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, please check your bulk email box or contact the editorial assistant by email: secretary@pmsconf.org.

    b) Basic Review
    The editor or editorial assistant determines whether the manuscript fits the conference's focus and scope. Next a check for the similarity rate is done using CrossCheck, powered by iThenticate. Any manuscripts out of the conference's scope or containing plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, are rejected.

    c) Peer Review
    We use a double-blind system for peer review; both reviewers' and authors' identities remain anonymous. The submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two experts: one editorial staff member as well as one to three external reviewers. The review process may take about 1 month.

    d) Decision Is Made
    The decision to accept or reject an article is based on the suggestions of reviewers. If differences of opinion occur between reviewers, the editor-in-chief will weigh all comments and arrive at a balanced decision based on all comments, or a second round of peer review may be initiated.

    e) Notification of the Result of Review
    The result of review will be sent to the corresponding author through email.

    f) Registration Fee Is Paid
    If the submission is accepted, the authors revise paper and pay the registration fee.

    g) E-copy Proceedings Are Mailed
    After publication, one E-copy of the conference proceeding will be sent to the corresponding author. If you want more copies, please order at secretary@pmsconf.org

    h) Publication Notice
    The authors and readers will be notified and invited to visit our website for the newly published articles.

  4. About Academic Misconduct
    All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical. Articles submitted to the conference should meet these criteria and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. We firmly believe that ethical conduct is the most essential virtual of any academic. Hence any act of plagiarism is a totally unacceptable academic misconduct and cannot be tolerated. If an author is found to commit an act of plagiarism, the following acts of sanction will be taken:
    1) Reject the article submitted or delete the article from the final publications.
    2) Report the authors violation to his/her supervisor(s) and affiliated institution(s).
    3) Report the authors violation to the appropriate overseeing office of academic ethics and research funding agency.
    4) Reserve the right to publish the authors name(s), the title of the article, the name(s) of the affiliated institution and the details of misconduct, etc. of the plagiarist.
    5) No refunds will be made for academic misconduct at any time.