Instructions for Authors

Submissions to NTST 2025 should be in a PDF format. Submissions will NOT be accepted by e-mail or any other mechanism other than (Microsoft CMT). Authors can even submit regular papers.

Templates

Manuscripts submitted to NTST 2025 should be original, written in English, and in accordance with the standard Springer 1-column paper template (10-page technical content + 2-page references for regular papers and 4-page technical content + 2-page references for demo papers); Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF format, formatted for US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) paper, using Type 1 or TrueType fonts. NTST 2025 uses double-blind review for regular papers. Therefore, submissions are anonymous and must conform to the instructions for double-blind review. The authors must manually remove all author and affiliation information from their submission for review and may replace it with other information, such as paper number and keywords. Submissions may be an ethics statement if applicable; acknowledgments also should be omitted from papers submitted for review but may be included in these two additional pages for accepted papers.

Only PDF files are required at the time of submission for review; you will additionally need to submit paper source files if your paper is accepted for publication.

You can download the template for NTST 2025 here: Word LaTex

Citation and Comparison

Papers are expected to cite those refereed publications most relevant to their content, but authors are excused for not knowing about all non-refereed work (e.g., appearing on ArXiv). Nevertheless, in cases where such prior work is widely known in the field, its existence may be considered by reviewers when assessing a submission’s novelty.

Technical Appendix

The length of main submissions is strictly limited, as already described. Authors may optionally submit a technical appendix (PDF) containing additional supporting information such as proofs of theorems that are stated in the main paper, additional information needed to reproduce experiments, further experimental results, figures, and examples to illustrate technical claims, etc. The main submission may reference the supplementary material but should be self-contained. Reviewers will be instructed to make their acceptance evaluations based on the main submission and will not be obliged to consult the supplementary material. If proofs or other supplementary matters are an important part of the contribution, their essential elements should be included in the main paper.

AI Policy for NTST 2025 Submissions

NTST 2025 strictly adheres to an AI policy for conference submissions. Manuscripts submitted should contain at most 25% AI-generated content. This policy ensures the originality and integrity of the research presented. Submissions must be within this threshold to be accepted. We encourage authors to maintain high standards of scholarly work by relying primarily on their expertise and insights.

Reproducibility Guidelines

Authors must complete a reproducibility checklist at the time of paper submission. These responses will become part of each paper submission and will be shared with reviewers. Information related to reproducing experimental results described in the submission may be included in the main paper or the Code and Data Appendix, as appropriate. Further technical details (proofs, descriptions of assumptions, algorithm pseudocode) may be included in the Technical Appendix. When applicable, authors are encouraged to include detailed information about each reproducibility criterion as part of their Technical Appendix. Reviewers will be asked to assess the degree to which the results reported in a paper are reproducible, and this assessment will be weighed when making final decisions about each paper.

Ethics Policy

All NTST 2025 authors and reviewers are required to honor the Springer Publications Ethics and Malpractice Statement, as well as the Springer Code of Professional Conduct.

Conference Registration and Attendance

For each submitted paper, at least one author is required to register for the conference and to present the paper. Details about the conference attendance will be posted on the NTST 2025 website (https://ntst.uomosul.edu.iq).

Rights

The License to publish proceedings papers is shown in the license file. The templates for Spring are also provided: Latex and Word.

Fees & Payment

Fees

Academic Registration: 375,000 IQD 

Listener: 25,000 IQD

Payment Method

The fees can be paid using the following methods:

Manuscript Submission Checklist (for authors)

Before you submit your manuscript, please consider the following:

• Each author must have an account on Microsoft CMT, which is a free Microsoft conference system.
• The review manuscript must be in a (.pdf) file format.
• The review manuscript must be formatted strictly according to Springer templates.
• The review manuscript must not exceed the specified page limits.
• Authors’ information, including names, emails, and affiliations, must not be included in the review manuscript.
• The manuscript must be written in clear and fluent English.
• AI-generated content in the manuscript must not exceed 25%; otherwise, the manuscript will be rejected.
• Text similarity must not exceed 20%; otherwise, the manuscript will be rejected.
• All figures, tables, and references must be appropriately referenced within the manuscript.
• All included figures must be clear and of high resolution.