Submission Guide
This guideline has been drafted for several reasons and based on typical errors researchers make when drafting conference papers. First, unless told how do you know the standard and style expected, not just layout and spacing’s of the paper.
- • Abstract Template (Oral) (.docx)
- • Abstract Template (Poster) (.docx)
- • Full Paper Template (.zip)
- • LaTeX Template (.zip)
- • Submit abstract and present at the conference, then recommend excellent one to Journal after conference.
Authors can submit their manuscripts through electronic submission system or email. Please click following link:
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
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First-time users should register an account first, then upload their paper to the system. Previous users can log in to the CMT system directly. If your paper needs to be updated after you receive the submission confirmation, please send the updated paper to the conference email maid@smehk.org directly; please do not update it in the Electronic Submission System.
All submitted articles should report original, previously unpublished research results, experimental or theoretical. If an author is found to commit an act of plagiarism, the following acts of sanction will be taken:
- Reject the article submitted or delete the article from the final publications.
- Report the authors violation to his/her supervisor(s) and affiliated institution(s).
- Report the authors violation to the appropriate overseeing office of academic ethics and research funding agency.
- 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.
- 1 Manuscripts must be written in English.
- 2 The manuscript should be written in accordance with the standard of template.
- 3 The topics of paper should be relevant to conference topics.
- 4 Plagiarism is prohibited.
- 5 Duplicate submission is prohibited.
- ☑ Page length between 3 and 8 pages (references included).
- ☑ File format: PDF only, compatible with the latest HKSME template.
- ☑ Figures & tables are clearly legible and embedded within the PDF.
- ☑ Author list, affiliations and corresponding author email are correct.
MAID 2027 applies a double-blind peer review process to ensure the academic fairness and quality of the conference.
Each submission will be reviewed by at least 2–3 independent experts in the relevant field. Reviewers evaluate the papers based on novelty, technical quality, relevance to the conference themes, and contribution to the academic community.
The review process is strictly confidential. The identities of the reviewers will not be disclosed to the authors, and vice versa.
The final acceptance decision will be made by the Program Committee based on the reviewers’ recommendations.
- • Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, and Reject.
- • Acceptance notification: within approximately 4–6 weeks after the submission deadline.
- • Final camera-ready paper due before the conference registration deadline.
Authors must ensure that their submissions are original and have not been published elsewhere or submitted simultaneously to other conferences/journals.
Plagiarism, data fabrication, and duplicate submission are strictly prohibited. Authors are required to properly cite the work of others.
Appropriate ethical approvals must be obtained for research involving human subjects or animals.
- • Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, or personal) that may bias the work.
- • All co-authors must have made significant intellectual contributions and approved the final manuscript.
- • Any changes to the author list after submission require written approval from all authors.