PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers presenting new results, ideas, or developments in all areas covered by the scientific conference topics. Submissions must be written in English and prepared according to the official IEEE conference paper template.

Each manuscript will undergo a peer-review process conducted by the international scientific committee ELEKTRO 2026 to ensure academic quality, relevance, and originality. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, as well as indexed in major scientific databases.

Submissions are accepted in PDF format through the online submission system accessible via the conference website.

Authors are encouraged to carefully follow the formatting and ethical guidelines and to indicate the most relevant conference topic or track during submission. At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present the paper at the conference.

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

We warmly invite all potential authors to submit their contributions to ELEKTRO 2026 and become part of an international scientific forum. Please read the following guidelines carefully to ensure a smooth submission and review process.

Conference manuscript format

Submitted manuscripts must be up to 4-page-long, including title, authors and affiliations, figures, and references. All papers must be written in English and prepared using the IEEE standard two-column conference format (A4).

One may use one of the following official IEEE templates:

Template for Microsoft Word (.DOCX format)

Template for LaTeX (.ZIP format)

Online template in Overleaf

Submission and Review Process

Papers are submitted electronically via the conference website prior to registration into the conference system. Each submission undergoes a peer-review process conducted by at least two independent reviewers. Reviewers’ comments and recommendations will be sent to the authors. 

If the paper status is “Paper revision required”, authors must:

• Revise the manuscript according to reviewers’ comments
• Highlight all changes in the revised version
• Re-submit the paper for further/final evaluation

Please note:

• Papers that do not adequately address all reviewers’ comments may be returned for further revisions or even can be rejected by the members of the  scientific committee 
• Revisions of rejected papers will not be accepted for publication in conference proceedings.

Plagiarism policy

All submissions are subject to plagiarism checking. Papers that do not pass the plagiarism check, or that include authors listed on the Prohibited Author List, will be rejected.

Important: Final conference papers with an IEEE CrossCheck similarity score above 50% will NOT be indexed in IEEE Xplore.

Final paper submission and IEEE Xplore compliance

Once your paper is approved (status: “Paper accepted – awaiting final files”), please submit the final version of your manuscript without highlighted changes. To prepare an IEEE Xplore-compliant PDF file, follow these steps:

1. Ensure the correct copyright notice appears at the bottom of the first page. Suitable copyright notices are:
• For all papers except few special cases below, the copyright notice is: TBA©2026 IEEE
• For papers in which all authors are employed by the US government, the copyright notice is: U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright
• For papers in which all authors are employed by a Crown government (UK, Canada, and Australia), the copyright notice is: 979-8-3503-7235-9/24/$31.00 ©2024 Crown
• For papers in which all authors are employed by the European Union, the copyright notice is: 979-8-3503-7235-9/24/$31.00©2024 European Union
2. Log in or register at IEEE PDF eXpress: https://ieee-pdf-express.org
3. Use the Conference ID: TBA
4. Select Dashboard → Create New Title and follow the instructions
5. Download the IEEE-compliant PDF after successful processing
6. Log in to elektro.uniza.sk
7. Navigate to My Articles → Upload File
8. Upload the final IEEE-compliant PDF
9. Click Go to IEEE Copyright Submission and complete the electronic copyright form

If your paper is accepted, you will be required to complete the IEEE Electronic Copyright Form (eCF). This form allows IEEE the right to use, distribute, publish, exhibit, digitize, broadcast, reproduce, and archive, in any format or medium, whether now known or hereafter developed any materials, including written, audio and visual works.

Presentation requirement

All accepted papers must be presented during the ELEKTRO 2026 conference, either as an oral presentation, or a poster presentation

Papers that are included in the proceedings, but not presented at the conference will NOT be published in the IEEE Xplore database.

We look forward to your contributions and to welcoming you at ELEKTRO 2026 at University of Žilina for an exciting exchange of ideas, research results, and innovations!