Submission

We are excited to welcome authors to submit their technical papers for the AI for Culinary Innovation and Tourism Experience (AICITE) using Microsoft CMT. Please cohere to the instructions outlined below to ensure a smooth submission process:

Accessing the Submission System:

To submit your paper, access the Conference Management Toolkit (Microsoft CMT) via the provided submission link.

Paper Preparation:

Prepare your paper in accordance with the conference paper template below and the guidelines available on the conference website.

  • Template in Microsoft Word: Click here to download
  • To download Conference Brochure: [Click here to download]

After getting the acceptance e-mail of the paper, the author needs to submit the following agreement to the conference email:sanjeev.kumar@uniteduniversity.edu.in. Otherwise, the accepted paper will not be published in the conference proceedings.

Regular Papers: between 4 to 5 pages maximum (2 additional pages allowed but at an extra charge). Regular papers should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. A very limited number of short papers (between 2 to 3 pages) can be accepted based on the review and conference chair’s decision

Author’s Guidelines:

  • Each paper must be original and unpublished work, not submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers must be written in good English and follow the provided guidelines.
  • It should begin with a title, a short abstract, and a list of keywords, and its introduction should summarize the contributions of the paper. The similarity index for a submitted paper should be as per stipulation of publication house. It may vary over time.
  • The length of the paper should be minimum 4 pages and maximum 5 pages including metadata. The metadata should be in the first page of the paper.
  • The authors are encouraged to prepare their papers as per the given guidelines.
  • Submitted papers must be in PDF format and submitted electronically via Microsoft CMT Link.
  • Maximum 5 authors allowed in the manuscript.

Paper Submission:

Log in to Microsoft CMT using your credentials and click the “Create New Submission” link. Fill in the required details, including the paper title, abstract, and author information. Upload your paper in PDF format as per the provided submission instructions. Assign appropriate keywords to your submission.

Review Process:

  • There is a call for paper with the firm deadline in terms of submission, acceptance, review of the revised submission and camera-ready submission. The Editorial Board has decided to implement desk review and rejection by the editorial board. On scrutinizing the papers by the editorial board, if the papers are rejected in the process of desk review, that will not assign any review further. All submissions will be screened for plagiarism by iThenticateR or Turnitin, and when identified, the submissions by the same author will be rejected at any stage of the conference even after the conference and after the publication of the proceedings online from the CRC. The question of reimbursement of registration fees will not be applicable here.
  • Names and Affiliations of the authors must NOT be included anywhere in the paper during the initial submission. For the peer review purpose, self-references are NOT permitted. If the author needs to refer to his/her own paper, the reference MUST be made in the third person in the text description of the submitted article. Any attempt to reveal author details and affiliation at the time of initial submission will lead to rejection summarily of the paper without further processing. The review will be fully Double- Blind in nature.
  • All papers that conform to submission guidelines will be evaluated based on originality,
  • technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. Acceptance of papers will be communicated to authors by the submission portal. The authors of the accepted papers will be allowed to make corrections in accordance with the suggestions of the reviewers and submit final camera-ready papers within the stipulated deadline. All camera-ready papers must be prepared in conformance with the reviewer’s report. The Editorial Board is responsible for the correctness of the manuscript, including formal presentation and completeness. The Editorial Board is also responsible for ensuring that the content of each contribution meets the designated requirements of the publisher. The Editorial Board or the Publisher’s decision would be final in this regard. Acceptance based on the recommendation of reviewers will be at the sole discretion of the editors.

Mode of Presentation:

AICITE 2026 will be held in hybrid mode, where authors shall present their papers either in physical mode at the conference venue or online as per their preference and convenience. The proceedings and certificates will be sent to the email ids of the corresponding authors. However, all matters related to publication and indexing will remain unchanged.

PPT Template for AICITE : Click here to download

Revisions and Camera-Ready Submission:

If your paper is accepted with revisions, carefully address the reviewers’ comments and revise your paper accordingly. Submit the final camera-ready version of your paper by the specified deadline.

Microsoft CMT for Review:

The Microsoft CMT service will be used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service is provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

Contact Us: For any queries, feel free to contact us.

Publication Ethics

The International Conference on AI for Culinary Innovation and Tourism Experience (AICITE) 2026 is firmly committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and to preventing any form of publication malpractice. The Editorial and Review Board bears primary responsibility for ensuring that all submissions and publications adhere strictly to ethical guidelines.

Plagiarism, in any form, is not tolerated by AICSTE 2026. All submissions must represent original work. By submitting a manuscript, authors affirm that the content has not been previously published in any language, either in full or in part, and that it is not under consideration for publication in any other forum.

In accordance with the established Code of Conduct, editors, reviewers, and authors participating in AICSTE 2026 are expected to maintain the highest standards of integrity and good publication practices. Authors retain full responsibility for the accuracy and originality of their work, even after acceptance.

Upon acceptance for publication in the Conference Proceedings, copyright will be transferred to the organizing institution; however, authors remain accountable for the content of their contributions.

Detailed publication ethics and submission guidelines are available on the official conference website: nipsconference.com.

Publication and Authorship

  • All papers submitted are subjected to a rigorous peer-review procedure by the international reviewers who possess specialized knowledge in the relevant field.
  • The evaluation process considers originality, readability, significance, soundness, and relevancy.
  • After reviewing and document the process of the acceptance, acceptance with modifications or rejection.
  • Articles that are rejected won’t be reviewed again.
  • The acceptance of the manuscript is subject to the copyright, libel, and plagiarism laws that will be in effect at that time.
  • It is not permissible for any research to be published more than once.

Author’s Responsibilities

  • It is required of authors to attest that their manuscripts are their unique creations.
  • The authors attest that the manuscript hasn’t been published anywhere else before.
  • Peer review requires authors to take part in it.
  • Authors must swiftly respond to requests for clarifications, raw data, and documentation of ethics approval, patient consents, and copyright permissions.
  • Every author included in the publication has to have made a substantial contribution to the investigation.
  • The authors must attest to the veracity and authenticity of all the data in the work.
  • When a first judgment indicates that “revisions necessary,” writers should promptly, methodically, and point-by-point address the reviewers’ feedback. Retractions and error corrections must be provided by authors.
  • Any conflicts of interest by authors must be disclosed to the editors.
  • Writers are required to notify the editors of any mistakes they find in their published work.
  • They should then revise and resubmit their work to the journal by the specified deadline.

Reviewers’ Responsibilities

  • All information pertaining to articles should be treated as privileged information and kept confidential by reviewers.
  • Reviews must be carried out impartially, without any personal jabs at the writer. They should clearly articulate their opinions and provide evidence to back them up.
  • It is the responsibility of reviewers to locate pertinent literature that hasn’t been referenced by the writers.
  • In addition, reviewers ought to draw the Editor in Chief’s attention to any notable resemblance or overlap that may exist between the article being considered and any other published paper about which they are personally aware.
  • It is not appropriate for reviewers to work on manuscripts where they have a conflict of interest due to partnerships, competing ties, organizations, or enterprises associated with the articles.

Editors’ Responsibilities

  • Editors bear full accountability and the power to approve or disapprove an article. They are also in charge of the publication’s content and general standard.
  • When trying to make a magazine better, editors should constantly take the demands of the authors and readers into account.
  • The integrity of the academic record and the caliber of the papers should be ensured by editors.
  • When necessary, editors ought to release errata pages or make corrections, and need to be well-informed on the financing sources of research projects.
  • Editors ought to base their decisions exclusively on the significance, novelty, lucidity, and pertinence of the papers to the publication’s scope.
  • Reviewers’ anonymity should be protected by editors.
  • Editors have an obligation to make sure that all research material they publish complies with widely recognized ethical standards.
  • Editors ought to approve a paper only after they are fairly certain about it, and should take appropriate action in the event that they suspect misbehavior, regardless of whether the paper has been published or not, and should endeavor to resolve the issues better.
  • Editors ought to have evidence of misbehavior before rejecting an article; they shouldn’t act solely on suspicion.
  • Conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers, and board members should not be permitted by editors.
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