Paper Submission Guidelines

All researchers, experts, universities, research institutes, and industries in related fields are invited to submit papers in Persian or English to the 30^th National and 8^th International Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME 2023) and are encouraged to actively participate in this gathering. All papers are submitted through EDAS. According to the paper's template, a maximum of 8 pages is allowed for each paper. The cost of reviewing process for each paper is $70 and in case the paper is accepted, this cost will be deducted from the paid registration fee. The articles are submitted and reviewed in the EDAS system. Please follow the link noted below:

https://edas.info/N31105

Please note that the review process is based on complete manuscripts and at the least, registration of one of the authors is necessary for accepted papers. The authors of accepted papers should upload the final version of their articles along with the PowerPoint presentation files. Only the presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. All accepted and presented English language papers will be submitted for inclusion in IEEEXplore Digital Library. It should be noted that the review papers are not accepted at the conference.

Accepted English articles will be directed for indexing after the indexing fee is received in the IEEE-Xplore system. The condition for indexing will be in complete accordance with the guidelines of IEEE. Such compliance will be reviewed by the IEEE after the conference has taken place. The main conditions are first, acceptable technical writing in the English language and secondly, observing scientific ethics with regard to plagiarism and perjury. 

The conference executive committee welcomes and looks forward to the active participation of esteemed national and international authors and reviewers.   

The authors of accepted papers, upon uploading the final version of their article files, should also upload the PowerPoint files.

To prepare the article and the PowerPoint presentation, authors are requested to use the following templates:

Paper Upload Guide File

Manuscript Template

Powepoint Template

Poster Template

Code of Ethics

Ethical Principles 
The scientific committee tasks:
•    ICBME is based on the recommendations of the Publishing Ethics Committee (COPE).
The scientific committee of the ICBME is actively working to improve the quality of the conference.
•    The scientific committee of the conference is responsible for deciding on the publication of articles submitted to the conference.
•    Reviewing articles in terms of complying with the policies of the Iranian Society for Biomedical Engineering and adhering to the approved laws is one of the duties of the scientific committee of the conference.
•    The scientific committee of the conference should examine the article solely in terms of content and regardless of the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnicity, citizenship or political orientation.
•    The scientific committee’s chair and any member of the scientific committee should not disclose any information about the submitted article except to the responsible author, reviewers, editors and publisher.
•    The reviewing process in this conference will be one-sided judging so that the referee is unknown to the author but the referee sees the author's name.
•    The scientific committee’s chair may not use unpublished items in submitted articles without the written permission of the author.
The reviewers tasks
• The reviewers assist the editor of the journal in publishing the quality, content and scientific review of the articles. The reviewers communicate with the author through the members of the scientific committee to help the author to improve the quality and content of the article.
• All information contained in the articles should be considered confidential to the arbitrator and should not be shown or discussed to anyone other than those authorized by the Scientific Secretary.
• Judging articles should be based on sufficient scientific documents and reasoning and should be clearly stated and should not be expressed in terms of personal taste in judging articles.
• The reviewer should draw the editor's attention to any significant similarities or overlaps between the articles under review or any other published article of which he is aware.
• Special information or ideas obtained during the arbitration should be kept confidential and should not be used for personal gain.
• Any referee who feels that he does not have the necessary qualifications to review a research work, for any reason, whether the subject of the article is not in the field of work or the refereeing process is prolonged due to lack of time or lack of access to sufficient facilities, etc. should inform the editor. And cancel the review process of the article.
• Paying attention to the sources used in the article is another task of the reviewers, all research, topics and quotes used in the article should be accompanied by a complete reference in the bibliography.
• Arbitrators should not accept articles for which the interests of certain individuals, institutions and companies are obtained or personal relationships are observed.
• Please pay attention to the cases related to combating scientific fraud in this link.

The authors tasks:
Authors of research articles should provide a good scientific statement of its importance in addition to an accurate report of the work done.
Articles should be detailed and referential enough to allow others to replicate it. False statements are immoral and unacceptable.
It is against the law to submit an article to several journals at the same time or to submit articles published or accepted in other journals.
Articles submitted by authors should be the work of the author of the article and any use of other people's research should be cited in the article.
All those who have a significant share in the work should be named as co-authors or appreciated as collaborators.
The corresponding author must ensure that the names of all co-authors are included in the article and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the article and agree to submit it to the journal for publication.
Whenever the author notices any errors or inaccuracies in his / her article, he / she shall inform the conference or the publisher about it and correct the action or withdraw the article.

Terms of the author responsible for correspondence

The corresponding author is the same as the contact author or the responsible author. For each article, a correspondence writer is selected. Since the author is responsible for the correspondence, determines the accuracy and validity of the article and is also responsible for all legal aspects of the article, so the author responsible for the correspondence must:
A- Be a member of a recognized and registered organization. (In the case of academic papers, the supervisor is usually responsible for correspondence with the academic email address).
B- The email used on the site and inserted in the article must be the same and belong to the same organization.
C- Yahoo and Gmail emails and the like, which are related to public social networks and not organizational; will not be accepted as the corresponding author's email.

Plagiarism Awareness

The sustainable scientific development is effective in improving the quality of human life. This would come true considering the engineering ethics and research ethics. Lack of attention to this field makes irreparable problems for the scientific development process, human life, and environment. The engineering ethics and research ethics includes the study on the ethical principles and their applications in research, engineering field, training ethical principles, presenting the ethical guidelines, and preventing the misconducts.
One of the goals of IEEE Iran section for 2015 and 2015 is to make researchers aware of engineering ethics and inform them about the possible effects and consequences of misconducts and plagiarism.

Helpful links:
1. The talk by Dr. Khaki Sedigh on Engineering Ethics
http://ieee.org.ir/blog/prof-khaki-seddighs-talk-on-ethics/

2. IEEE’s guide on plagiarism
http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism_FAQ.html

FAQ

Is this conference internationally accredited?

The conference has accredited annually by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran and annually sponsored by the IEEE.

What is the rating of this conference?

This is a conference from the series of the national and the international conferences of Iranian Society of Biomedical Engineering (ICBME).

Where can I find information about the submission process?

You can find the information from the "For Authors" tab.

Will the participants of the educational workshop events receive a certificate?

Yes; if the participants manage to finish the course.

Are the expenses the same for the papers written in English and Persian?

Yes, the expenses are the same. Indexing fee is applied to the IEEE-Xplore indexed paper only for papers written in English. Authors outside the IR Iran should pay in US dollar.

Where can I find a template for English papers?

You can find the template in the "For Authors" tab.

Is there a possibility for an early review (before the official results)?

No, the results will only be announced in the system on the mentioned date, after the final review committee session.

I have questions about Visa and accommodation during the conference, who should I contact?

First visit the visa and "EVENT VENUE" tag, If there are further questions, please email us your questions.

Fees

Fees (USD):

Notes:

1. The above fees include attending sessions, airport transportation, 2 lunches, and coffee breaks and exclude the cost of traveling, city transportation, accommodation, workshops, and training
2. The authors of the accepted English papers should pay a separate fee for indexing in the IEEE Digital Xplore
3. The registration fee should be paid through EDAS, using a credit card
4. To find more information about the IEEE membership, please visit this link
5. To find more information about the Iranian Society of Biomedical Engineering membership, please visit this link
6. If you have any inquiries or comments, please write to us at icbme2023@icbme.ir

Registration

To register and participate in the conference after paying the participation or the registration fees at the conference site you have to coordinate with the conference secretariat. The registration schedule is as follows.

• Registration with the article must be done by paying the registration fee on the date and before sending the final version of the article and from  September 22, to October 22, 2023.
• There is no specific place for registration on the conference website. To register, after paying the fee, send your personal details, deposit slip, and other documents to the conference secretariat at (icbme2023@icbme.ir).
• Registration for the conference without papers took place from September 22, to November 21. Be sure to coordinate with the secretariat before paying the group fee.
• If you need more information, please email the conference email to (icbme2023@icbme.ir). 

Important Dates

Paper Submission Due Date (Extended):
August 25, 2023

Initial Decision of Peer-Reviewing Process (Accept/Reject) Date:
September 27, 2023

Final Version of Paper with PowerPoint/Poster Submission Due Date:
November 07, 2023

Registration Dates:
For Authors:
September 27 - November 07, 2023

For Attendees:
September 27 - November 21, 2023

Submit Paper

The articles are submitted and reviewed in the EDAS system. Please follow the link noted below:

https://edas.info/N31105

PowerPoint / Poster File

Authors of articles accepted as oral presentations in the conference should upload the PowerPoint file and authors of articles accepted as poster presentations in the conference should upload their Poster file in the EDAS system by the deadline. It is worth noting that in case of presenting articles by one of the authors of the article in the conference either orally or as a poster (according to the definite result of acceptance of the article in each of these cases), there will be no difference in the way of publishing Persian and English articles with oral presentation or the poster according to the announced criteria

Program Schedule

Please download the schedule of the conference through the link below

Conference Schedule

Conference Timeline

Oral Papers Presentation Timetable

Oral Papers Presentation Timetable (2)

Poster Papers Presentation Timetable

Selected Papers

SELECTED ORAL PAPERS

SELECTED POSTER PAPERS