Final Submission Guidelines
Please read these instructions carefully before proceeding.
1. Manuscript Preparation
Your paper will be included in the NMP2026 proceedings published by Springer Nature in the Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems series.
- You must prepare and upload the final Source File (Word .docx or .docm) and the Camera-Ready PDF.
- Crucial: We strongly recommend that all paper authors include their affiliation and e-mail address in the manuscript. The Corresponding Author’s e-mail address must be clearly visible, as Springer Nature will use it to provide a free copy of the eBook.
- All authors will be offered a 40% discount on any eBook or print book order from Springer’s web shop.
2. MANDATORY: Alt Text for Images & Figures
In accordance with the EU Accessibility Act and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), your publication must be accessible to all readers. Textual substitutes (Alt Text) are required for all non-text content, such as figures, illustrations, and tables in image formats.
“Alt Text helps users with visual or cognitive disabilities, enhances audiobooks, supports users with poor internet access, and makes your book more searchable on Google. We request that Alt Text for all figures be submitted in an Excel file together with your final manuscript.”
Need help with Alt Text?
You must provide the Alt Text for your images in an Excel file and upload it in the submission portal below.
If you need help generating the Alt Text, you can easily use freely available AI platforms (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot). Simply upload your image to the AI and ask it to “generate a brief, descriptive Alt Text for this image”. Then, copy the result into your Excel template.
3. Mandatory Legal Agreements
All authors submitting papers must grant Springer specific permission to publish the work. This is a legal requirement. Both forms below must be downloaded, filled out, signed by the Corresponding Author, and uploaded as PDF files in the submission portal.
(Note: You will also find these templates directly inside the online submission form).
4. Third-Party Permissions (If Applicable)
If your manuscript includes third-party content (material not originally created by you, such as text passages, figures, photos, screenshots from the Internet, etc.) or sensitive images containing identifiable persons, you must obtain permission.
- Use the Permission Request Form for copyrighted materials.
- Use the Release Request Form for interviews or photographs of identifiable individuals.
5. Registration & Payment
The submission process concludes with the registration and payment step.
Remember that the base registration fee covers the publication of ONE paper (maximum 10 pages) and the participation of ONE author. Co-authors attending the event must register as Guests. Extra pages will incur an additional fee, which will be automatically calculated within the portal.