Instructions to Authors

Paper Guidelines

  • Regular papers should be at most 12 pages (including references, figures, and tables).
  • Short papers should be 6 pages.
  • Authors should ensure that they familiarise themselves with the Springer Guidelines for Authors of Proceedings prior to the submission of any papers.

Templates

Authors must prepare papers using the available LaTeX or MS Word templates. LaTeX is preferred for text containing mathematical formulae, but MS Word submissions are also acceptable.

Submission Process

  • Licence to Publish Agreement: Download Form
  • All papers go through a rigorous review process. Accepted papers will be presented by their authors at the UKCI 2025 conference.
  • All accepted and registered papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to Springer for inclusion in the Advances in Computational Intelligence Systems series, subject to formatting and copyright requirements. All the papers should be presented during the workshop.

Need Help?

If you experience any problems with the paper submission process, please feel free to contact the UKCI organisers via email: ukci2025@napier.ac.uk

UKCI 2025 Awards

  • Outstanding Paper Award: Awarded for the best overall submission to UKCI 2025.
  • Outstanding Student Paper Award (By Springer): Awarded for the best student paper submission to UKCI.
  • Best Presentation Award: Awarded to the overall best presentation made at UKCI 2025.