Formatting & Submission Requirements

Detailed instructions for formatting abstracts and CEUR-WS workshop papers.

SMICS-2026 Main Proceedings

Page Length: Exactly 3–5 full A4 pages formatted according to LibreOffice ODT template.
Font Family: Libertinus font family MUST be installed and used in the LibreOffice template.
Language: Must be written in proper English.
No Unedited Materials: Submitted abstracts will not be edited; authors bear full responsibility for clarity and data precision.

Author Limit: Each author may submit up to 2 abstracts. Maximum 5 authors per paper.
Self-Citation Cap: Self-citation must not exceed 30% of total references.
Mandatory Text Sections:
• Statement of the problem in general terms
• Scientific novelty compared to known works
• Brief presentation of the proposed solution
• Conclusions containing main obtained results

CEUR-WS Workshop Proceedings

Critical First Author Qualification:The first author of the submitted paper MUST have at least 5 papers indexed on the DBLP platform (dblp.org).

Length: More than 9 A4 pages.
Template: CEUR-WS ODT (LibreOffice) or LaTeX Template. Libertinus font required. MS Word/365 is strongly discouraged.
ODT Template LaTeX Template
CMT Subject Area: AI for Cybersecurity

1. PDF File:

{FirstAuthor}_AIC_paper1.pdf

2. Source File:

{FirstAuthor}_AIC_paper1.odt or LaTeX ZIP

3. Author Agreement:

{FirstAuthor}_AIC_Author-Agreement-paper1.pdf

Use this form if NO copyrighted 3rd party material was included AND NO Generative AI / LLMs were used.

Use this form if 3rd party copyrighted material OR Generative AI tools were included. Attach permission copies!

Workshop Contact: ai_smics@lnu.edu.ua

CEUR-WS Workshop Proceedings

Critical First Author Qualification:The first author of the submitted paper MUST have at least 5 papers indexed on the DBLP platform (dblp.org).

Length: More than 9 A4 pages.
Template: CEUR-WS ODT (LibreOffice) or LaTeX Template. Libertinus font required. MS Word/365 is strongly discouraged.
ODT Template LaTeX Template
CMT Subject Area: Cryptology and Data Security

1. PDF File:

{FirstAuthor}_CDS_paper1.pdf

2. Source File:

{FirstAuthor}_CDS_paper1.odt or LaTeX ZIP

3. Author Agreement:

{FirstAuthor}_CDS_Author-Agreement-paper1.pdf

Use this form if NO copyrighted 3rd party material was included AND NO Generative AI / LLMs were used.

Use this form if 3rd party copyrighted material OR Generative AI tools were included. Attach permission copies!

Workshop Contact: crypt_smics@lnu.edu.ua