INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

ABOUT OPEN SCIENCE POLICIES

ICSE 2021 has embraced open science practices towards higher transparency of the scientific process and availability of research artifacts. With ICSE 2021 going virtual, more than ever we need to ensure access to such a widely distributed audience.
In case you have not done so at submission time already, we ask you to inspect the open science policies while preparing the camera ready.

In particular, make sure to:
- Provide a supporting statement on the data/software/analysis scripts/.../artifact availability (or lack thereof, which should be accompanied by reasons for non-disclosure) in a section named Data Availability after the Conclusion section.
- Self-archive your camera ready (NOT the typeset proof by IEEE).
- The open science policies contain instructions and tutorials for all the above.

In case of questions, do not hesitate to contact the open science chair Daniel Graziotin (daniel.graziotin@iste.uni-stuttgart.de).

ABOUT PROCEEDINGS

Your paper must be formatted according to the instructions at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.
Validation of the paper formatting will be part of the submission process.

The given page limits are strict. It is not possible to buy extra pages.

The list of authors (names, emails, affiliations, order) is not allowed to be changed after notification. If a correction is needed (e.g., because the author name was misspelled), the track/event chairs need to approve the change. The authors should also notify the track/event chairs if the author list in EasyChair data about the paper is not identical to the author list in initial-submission pdf (not relevant for tracks with double-blind process).

Authors will be contacted by the publisher (IEEE CPS) with the instructions and link where to submit the camera-ready version of your paper (please do not submit it to EasyChair and wait for the instructions).

As part of the process, authors will also need to submit your IEEE copyright (before completing final paper submission). So please read the instructions carefully immediately after it arrives.

At least one of the paper's authors must register to the conference by the camera-ready deadline, specifying the unique Paper ID, assigned to each paper by IEEE CPS publishing vendor and sent to you when inviting you to submit the camera ready version of your paper.