Registration rules and Publication Information

Each full registration allows access to the entire scientific and social program of the conference, including the possibility of presenting one or two communications (oral and/or poster). Student registration grants access to the entire scientific and social program of the conference, and the possibility of one communication (oral or poster). 

In a first approach, articles with a maximum of 8 pages will be evaluated and accepted, with a view to their inclusion in the journal Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (LNME), after double or triple peer review. Depending on their quality and subject matter, authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their works, with a view to their inclusion in current issues or special Issues in the following journals:

• Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Elsevier)
• International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Springer)
• International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Taylor and Francis)
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (SAGE)
• Journal of Testing and Evaluation (ASME)
• Sustainability (MDPI) (Open Access)
• Machines (MDPI) (Open Access w/ APC discount)
• Actuators (MDPI) (Open Access w/ APC discount)
• FME Transactions (University of Belgrade, Serbia) (Open Access, free of charge) 
• Journal of Innovation Management
• Technological Sustainability (Emerald)

All journals are SCOPUS indexed and the first six are also indexed by Clarivate Analytics. Some of them are Open Access, but Sustainability requires Article Processing Charge. Other journal will be contacted, such as Journal of Manufacturing Processes (Elsevier), Materials (MDPI), etc.

All papers will be sent in a first phase to the LNME only after the registration has been made and paid for. Extended papers should avoid similarity ahigher than 10%.

Student registration is subject to the submission of a valid student ID.

Non-presenting authors, as well as non-authors who want to participate in the Conference, must register too.

Accompanying persons are expected to be interested only social events: welcome dinner, Douro river cruise, Porto downtown bus ride, and gala dinner. They need to register, too.

Industrial tours are subject to a fee, as they involve travel by bus, and only be available if a minimum of 15 people are pre-registered for each company (Companies will be announced later, but before registration).

The participation fee will be fully refunded if the conference is canceled by the organizer, with no further liability to the client. Registrations remain valid if the conference has to be postponed.

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