Instructions for authors

Instruction for Authors

MIE2023 accepts the following contributions:

Full Papers (5 pages) and Short Communication Papers/Posters (2 pages)

Deadline extension: 15 January 2023 20 December 2022

Published by IOS Press in their open access series “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” and indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed; Web of Science: Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science (CPCI-S) and Book Citation Index – Science (BKCI-S); Google Scholar; Scopus; EMCare.

Panels, Workshops, Tutorials, (3 pages), and Demonstrations (1 to 3 pages)

Deadline: 10 February 2023 1 February 2023

Available via the conference website in non-indexed program book

Any presentation accepted in the program requires to have at least one author registered to the conference. Multiple presentations require one distinct registration per each accepted submission. Disrespect of this usual EFMI/MIE rule will lead to cancellation.

Language

The official language for MIE2022 is English. All submissions must be in English. Submissions in any other language will be rejected without review. Values should be reported in the International System of Units. Authors are responsible for appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation in their submissions. Non-native English speakers are advised to consider employing the services of a professional editor or request review and editing from colleagues.

Guidelines for authors 

All submissions must be formatted according to the IOS Press style for Studies in Health Technology and Informatics https://www.iospress.nl/service/authors/latex-and-word-tools-for-book-authors and have to be submitted through the conference online system at https://access.online-registry.net/mie2023

Non-compliance with the templates including excessive length will lead to rejection.  


Any submission requires to have at least one author registered to the conference once accepted. 
Multiple submissions require one distinct registration per each accepted submission. Disrespect of this usual EFMI/MIE rule will lead to acceptance cancellation. 

Types of submissions 

Full papers

Description: Full papers are original works submitted for publication in the indexed conference proceedings by IOS Press
Length: cannot exceed 5 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template and guidelines (see below).
Structure: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References
Presentation: Full papers are presented in a dedicated session in 10 min
Submission deadline extended: 15 January 2023 20 December 2022

Short Communication Papers/Posters

Description: Short communication/poster submissions typically present on-going work and preliminary results.
Length: cannot exceed 2 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template and guidelines (see below).
Structure: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References
Presentation: Short Communication Papers are presented in a dedicated session in 3 min / Posters will be displayed in a dedicated Hall, and slide show can be implemented as video but is not mandatory.
Submission deadline extended: 15 January 2023 20 December 2022

Mandatory Author Registration for Full Papers and Short Communication Papers / Posters by 26th March 2023 is applied.

Workshops

Description: Workshops are sessions intended to discuss and practice innovative topics with the conference participants.
Length: cannot exceed 3 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template with the following
Structure: Title, Topic, Rationale Outcome, Programme
Presentation: 60-minute sessions (only). The workshop must allow at least 20 minutes for discussion or other interactive forms of collaborative working with the intended audience
The workshops will be open for participants to VITALIS
Submission deadline: 10 February 2023 1 February 2023
Remarks: The Scientific Programme Committee encourages equal representation of women and men among the speakers.

Panels

Description: A panel is intended to focus on a specific topic on which a panel of experts gives their opinion and discusses it with the audience.
Length: cannot exceed 3 pages
Format: Must adhere to the IOS template
Structure: Title, Description of the panel’s topic, Panellists’ short bio.
Presentation: 60-minute session during the main conference program. A panel would typically feature 3-4 members giving a brief presentation or making a position statement, followed by at least 20 minutes of discussion with an active role for the audience.
The panels will be open for participants to VITALIS
Submission deadline: 10 February 2023 1 February 2023
Remarks: The Scientific Programme Committee encourages equal representation of women and men on panels.

Demonstrations

Description: Demonstrations are sessions where a practical solution is presented to the audience. Will be done together with VITALIS, close to the exhibition area and open for everyone to participate.
Length: cannot exceed 3 pages
Format: must adhere to the IOS template
Structure: Title, Topic, and Contents of the demonstration
Presentation: Presented from 20 to 30 minutes.
Submission deadline: 10 February 2023 1 February 2023

Tutorials

Description: Tutorials are sessions to train the audience on a new topic.
Length: Tutorials abstracts should not exceed 3 pages
Format: Tutorials abstracts must adhere to the IOS template
Structure: Title, general description of the topic proposed in appropriate headings, specific contributions of authors to the tutorial, brief biographies of the organizers/lecturers.
Presentation: Authors of accepted tutorials will be required to present a three-hour tutorial during the pre-conference (Monday 22 May). Tutorial abstracts should outline the following: Topic, Format, Target Group, Learning Objectives, and Expected outcome of the workshop
The tutorials will be open for participants to VITALIS
Submission deadline: 10 February 2023 1 February 2023
Remarks: There will be a separate registration for tutorials and a minimum number of participants is mandatory for the tutorial to take place. No honorarium will be offered to tutorial organizers/speakers.