Increase your visibility and expand your network. Reach thousands by being published in the world's largest collection of optics and photonics research. Read the following information to facilitate the successful preparation and submission of your work. These guidelines include best practices for manuscript and multimedia submission for publication in the SPIE Digital Library.
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Authors notified and program posts online | 16 June 2023 |
Submission system opens for manuscripts and poster PDFs | 20 June 2023 |
Poster PDFs due for spie.org preview and publication | 2 August 2023 |
Manuscripts due | 9 August 2023 |
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Format your manuscript
LENGTH: 2-page minimum; 20-page maximum
Manuscript templates
MS Word Template - US Letter
MS Word Template - A4
View and download sample manuscripts in PDF Format
The text of these samples detail SPIE's format preferences.
Using LaTeX
Style files are available to authors who are preparing manuscripts with LaTeX here:
You can also use the Overleaf authoring tool.
The SPIE Proceedings template is now available in the Overleaf authoring tool. Originally developed to simplify LaTeX authorship, this free online tool has numerous benefits, including:
The SPIE Proceedings template can be found on Overleaf, along with helpful LaTeX tutorials and a free introductory course for authors who are new to Overleaf and LaTeX.
Submit your manuscript
Add multimedia files
You may associate a video or audio file with your research paper to better communicate your paper's main points. A video or animation, published online with your manuscript, can show how data changes over time, conveying more to your audience than is possible through a static paper alone.
Create a representative screenshot for each video or audio file and place them in your paper as you would a regular figure.
Your multimedia files will be submitted through the SPIE manuscript submission wizard along with your manuscript.
Please do not submit a draft of your paper with the intent of later submitting a revised final version. If you are under pressure to submit your paper, but need more time, contact your SPIE proceedings coordinator and ask if a deadline extension is possible.
Manuscripts, presentations, and posters will be officially published approximately 6 weeks after the event in the Proceedings of SPIE on the SPIE Digital Library.
If a revision to your manuscript or poster is requested, either by SPIE staff or by the chair/editor, you have three business days to submit your revision to SPIE. To submit a revision, sign in to your account, click on the name of the meeting, and click the 'Submit Manuscript Revision' link for your paper.
While not mandatory, manuscript submission is expected by the chairs/editors of the proceedings, and strongly encouraged by SPIE staff. In an effort to publish a conference proceedings that is as full and complete as possible, manuscript submissions (minimum 2 pages) are strongly encouraged for all presentations. The published manuscript is the only way to ensure that you are fully indexed in the Proceedings of SPIE on the SPIE Digital Library (http://spiedigitallibrary.org), the world's largest collection of optics and photonics research.
SPIE no longer requires transfer of copyright for publication in the Proceedings of SPIE. SPIE now requires a Permission to Publish and Distribute Agreement that grants SPIE license to publish, archive, and distribute any Paper and/or Poster presented during an SPIE conference via the SPIE Digital Library or another SPIE-selected platform. Under this agreement the Author(s) retains all copyright ownership to the written content and any underlying research. When submitting your manuscript or poster via your account at https://spie.org/myaccount, confirm the Permission to Publish and Distribute agreement by clicking the agreement checkbox.
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