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Guidelines for Expanding Conference Papers
for Submission to Science Diliman

Science Diliman welcomes conference paper submissions provided they have
been updated and expanded. Below is a checklist of required and suggested
actions for authors.

Mandatory Actions
 If changes are made, choose a new title for the paper.
 Use feedback obtained at the conference to update, revise, and rewrite

the paper as appropriate to improve its overall quality.
 Reference your conference paper in the appropriate locations.
 Include a footnote in the submitted manuscript stating, e.g.,

“An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 20XX Technical
Conference and was published in its proceedings.”

 Indicate in a letter (upload as a supporting document during the
submission process) whether the conference paper was
peer-reviewed and clearly state what has been changed.

 Provide the original conference paper (upload a PDF f ile during the
submission process).

 If the conference organizers or professional society hold the
copyright for your conference paper, obtain permission to reprint
figures and tables that are used in the expanded paper.

Recommended Actions
 Expand the background section and include additional references.
 Include novel scientif ic content and expanded descriptions of

procedures.
 Provide data that was not published at the conference.
 Revise and update figures and text to avoid exact duplication of the

conference proceedings.

(Adapted with permission f rom the Editors of IEEE Sensors Journal)