23rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL IMAGE
COMPUTING & COMPUTER ASSISTED INTERVENTION
4-8 OCTOBER 2020

CAMERA-READY FAQ

Corresponding Author

Q:
Can I have more than 1 corresponding author for our paper?
A:
Please have ONLY ONE corresponding author per paper. The corresponding author is the person Springer will contact 3 weeks prior to the conference to proof-check your paper. If the authors somehow feel that naming one corresponding author raises the status of that author above that of the others, they could always include a footnote stating that all authors contributed equally to the paper and that readers may contact any of the authors listed in the header, or words to that effect.
Q:
How can I change the primary (corresponding) author on the CMT form?
A:
Please send an email to submission_support@miccai2020.org with your paper ID and the name of the new primary (corresponding) author and we will change it for you.

Changing the order of author list, adding co-authors, changing email addresses, names, affiliations

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Can I add additional authors
A:
Additional author can only be added if the new author has the same domain conflicts as the rest of the authors. Please send the name, email address, affiliation and list of domain conflicts of the additional author to submission_support@miccai2020.org.
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Can I edit names for co-authors or update an email address or change affiliations?
A:
Yes, but MICCAI does not have the authority to edit personal information such as names, affiliations, and email addresses. The co-authors must log in to their own CMT accounts to make changes themselves. Once logged in, click the arrow at the top right-hand corner to bring up the pop-up menu. Select "User profile” to edit names and affiliations and select "Email address” to update email addresses. If your co-author has never logged in to CMT before, click the "forgot password" link at the login page and the password will be emailed to the co-author.
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Can I change the order of the Author list?
A:
When submitting your camera-ready file, you can change the order of the authors via the up and down arrows in the author field.

Uploading files and email confirmation

Q:
I did not receive a confirmation email from CMT, how do I know if my upload was successful?
A:
CMT does not send out confirmation. You can verify your upload by selecting "View Camera Ready Summary” and confirm the date/time/file size of your latest upload. The time is shown as pacific time.

General question regarding camera-ready submission

Q:
Can I use commands like "\vspace” or "\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.97}” in my Latex to reduce vertical space?
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NO, manipulation of vertical space to gain extra writing space is considered a format violation and may lead to rejection of your paper in the final stage. Springer will remove it in any case.
Q:
Do I still have to stick to my original 10 pages including references?
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No: You may flow onto a 11th page, with 10½ pages maximum, but with additional text from Springer particularly regarding supplementary material, with formatting and other adjustment accounting for the rest of the 11th page.
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How should I refer to supplementary material within my paper?
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Reference to this material within your paper can be of the form "See supplementary material” or ”See pp. 34-48 in "Paper title” in reference material”.
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Do I need to submit a separate .bib file?
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No, you must either enter your references from the .bbl file after interpreting your .bib file with the LNCS biblio style, or you submit the bbl file directly. Do not send the .bib file.
Q:
Can I make minor changes to the title of my paper in response to reviewers' recommendations?
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Yes, please make sure the title you entered on the CMT form matches the one in your camera-ready version.
Q:
Can I add new results to my paper?
A:
No. However you may include such material in supplementary material.
Q:
How do I include the Email link (envelope symbol) against the name of the corresponding author?
A:
You don't. Springer will insert this for you.
Q:
Where should the disclaimer text appear?
A:
Directly before the bibliography. (Use \subsubsection if you are using LaTeX.)
Q:
Can I change the title of my submission?
A:
Please do not change the title. If you must, please inform us by sending an email to submission_support@miccai2020.org with your paper ID and the new title.
Q:
Can I add new experiments/results to my submission as requested by reviewers/area chairs?
A:
Do not add extra experiment/result to your paper unless you have included the new result in your rebuttal and was reviewed by the area chairs.
Results that have not been peer-reviewed should not be added to the final version of your paper.
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Do I have to stick with a maximum of 8 pages of the main material as required for the initial submission?
A:
No, as we are allowing you to expand your submission to 10.5 pages, this implies you use half of page 9 for your main material.

Others

Q:
Do I need to obtain copyright permission from Springer to publish an extended version in IEEE TMI or other journal for example?
A:

Please refer to the end of paragraph 2 of the consent-to-publish form:

"Authors may publish an extended version of their proceedings paper as a journal article provided the following principles are adhered to: a) the extended version includes at least 30% new material, b) the original publication is cited, and c) it includes an explicit statement about the increment (e.g., new results, better description of materials, etc.).”

As long as you adhere to these stipulations, we can agree to the submission of your paper to a journal.