Paper format

Submitted papers (.pdf format) must use the A4 IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings. Please remember to add Keywords to your submission.

Length

The paper submission length according to each category (Overlength charges will be applied!):

Main track:
- Long papers: (7-8 pages).
- Short papers: (5-6 pages).
- Poster papers: (1-2 pages).
Special track:
- Short papers: (5-6 pages).
- Systemization of Knowledge (SoK): (10-15 pages)
- Poster papers: (1-2 pages).
Workshop papers:
- Long papers: (7-8 pages).
- Short papers: (5-6 pages).
- Poster papers: (1-2 pages).

Originality

Papers submitted to BCCA must be the original work of the authors. The may not be simultaneously under review elsewhere. Publications that have been peer-reviewed and have appeared at other conferences or workshops may not be submitted to BCCA. Authors should be aware that IEEE has a strict policy with regard to plagiarism https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism-faq.html The authors' prior work must be cited appropriately.

Author list

Please ensure that you submit your papers with the full and final list of authors in the correct order. The author list registered for each submission is not allowed to be changed in any way after the paper submission deadline.

Proofreading:

Please proofread your submission carefully. It is essential that the language use in the paper is clear and correct so that it is easily understandable. (Either US English or UK English spelling conventions are acceptable.)

IMPORTANT: No-Show Policy

At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to the conference and present the paper. Only registered and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings. A paper not presented or presented by a non-author without prior written approval by the TPC Chair will be removed from the final conference proceedings and no registration refund can be made to the authors of these papers.

Publication

All accepted papers in BCCA 2024 and the workshops co-located with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore, dblp and Scopus for inclusion. Earlier versions of the proceedings can be found from:

DBLP
IEEE

Journal Special Issues

Selected papers of high quality from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version to the following journal(s):

TBD

Papers will be selected based on their reviewers’ scores and appropriateness to the Journal’s theme. All extended versions will undergo reviews and must represent original unpublished research work. Further details will be made available at a later stage.