COMA 22: International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing STIAS, Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 9-10, 2022 |
Conference website | http://blogs.sun.ac.za/coma |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=coma22 |
Abstract registration deadline | September 20, 2021 |
Submission deadline | December 31, 2021 |
In a small world where trade is the new global driving force conquering countries and continents alike, international competitiveness is becoming the ultimate challenge. It requires high quality products manufactured with state-of-the-art technologies at low cost under the assumption of highly efficient operations management as well as clear corporate goals and strategy. This in turn is based on improved engineering training and education, relevant applied research and an active interaction between academia and industry. The conference theme is:
“Smart, Sustainable Manufacturing in an ever-changing world”
The International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA ’22) is taking place for the eighth time. The main objective of the conference is to present recent developments, research results and industrial experience related to Smart, Sustainable Manufacturing. A further objective of the conference is to be a generator of innovative ideas and fruitful collaboration both locally and abroad.
Important Dates:
July 12, 2021: Abstract submission (Suitable late submissions will be considered)
July 16, 2021: Notification of abstract acceptance/rejection (Late submissions on an ad hoc basis)
Sept. 20, 2021: Full paper submission (First Deadline)
Oct. 30, 2021: Notification of full paper acceptance/rejection
Dec. 03, 2021: Final manuscript submission
Submission Guidelines
Depending on the type of submission, two different review processes will be followed:
- Presenters selecting the "Presentation only" submission type need to submit an abstract only.
- Authors selecting the "Full Paper Submission" submission type, need to submit an abstract first, and once it is approved, will need to submit a paper as well.
Instructions in this guidelines are relevant to abstracts and full papers for the COMA '22 conference.
Abstract submission guidelines
Abstracts may be submitted electronically on the EasyChair website. Go to the EasyChair site and create an account if you have not used the system before. Log into your account using your Username and Password. The system will take you to the COMA '22 site where you select [author]. Complete the electronic submission form with your abstract information. Your abstract needs to be written separately in a Microsoft Word document and copied into the Abstract field or written on the EasyChair system in the Abstract field. Do not upload your full paper at this time if you would like to participate in a category where a full paper is required. Your abstract first has to be approved before submission of a full paper will be accepted.
- Only two submissions per registration will be accommodated. To submit another abstract, click on [New Submission] at the top left of the COMA '22 Easychair page.
- The abstracts must be submitted in English, and must not exceed 400 words
- List all the authors and their affiliations clearly (e.g. “University of Pretoria”).
- Abstracts will be accepted on an ad hoc basis as it is received.
- All abstracts will be reviewed and will be selected based on suitability with regards to the conference themes.
- Notification of acceptance of the abstract by the program committee will be sent via e-mail to the author.
- The time allotted for each oral presentation will depend on the session to which the abstract is allocated.
- English will be the language for all presentations.
- Failure to register by the presenting author will automatically imply that the abstract and paper will not be included in the Final Programme and proceedings.
Full Paper submission guidelines
Follow the same procedure for logging on to the EasyChair system as you did for submitting an abstract. To submit a paper, your abstract must first have been approved. Author guidelines can be downloaded here and a template for the full paper is available here.
Complete your paper according to the instructions of the template and Author Guidelines below the template. Only papers submitted as Microsoft Word open XML (file extension docx) documents will be accepted. Click on [My Submissions] on the top task bar and select the submission you submitted an abstract for. Click on [Update files] at the top right corner of the page. Under Paper, click [Choose file] and upload your paper.
- Papers sent by mail, direct e-mail, or fax cannot be accepted.
- The papers must be submitted in English.
- Paper authors whose abstracts are accepted, need to submit their papers as soon as possible after abstract acceptance.
- All papers will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process by reviewers appointed by the Programme Committee Chairs.
- Information that will identify the authors will be removed from papers before it is sent for review to ensure that the review process is an unbiased blind review.
- Reviewers will have 4 weeks to review a paper.
- Feedback from the reviewers will be communicated by the relevant Programme Committee Chairs via e-mail to the authors.
- We aim to run a fair and unbiased review process, and are open to comments and suggestions. However, due to the limited timescales available, Reviewer and Programme Committee Chair decisions regarding your submissions must be accepted as final.
- Note that reviewer comments may require rework to the paper, and authors need to plan accordingly.
- Final accepted papers need to be ready for publication in the Conference Proceedings.
- Papers that are not accepted or do not make the publication deadline, will be removed from the conference proceedings, and the author may then be offered the option to present the topic as a presentation only.
- Failure to register as a delegate by the presenting author will automatically imply that the paper will neither be reviewed and included in the Final Program nor printed in the Proceedings.
- A maximum of 2 papers are allowed per registration.
Venue
The conference will be held in the beautiful winelands of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to coma@sun.ac.za