{"id":495,"date":"2025-12-17T17:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/?page_id=495"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:37:32","slug":"paper-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/paper-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Paper Submission Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student Paper Submission Deadline: <strong>June 30, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nNon-Student Paper Submission Deadline:<strong> July 31, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paper Formatting &amp; Templates\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adherence to the official conference formatting is required for all submissions. We provide templates in two formats to assist you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Word:<\/strong> Please find the template at <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmadison.box.com\/shared\/static\/7cdpy2nbuukndi7ti0bizn552l8a0tv0.docx\">this link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LaTeX:<\/strong> The official LaTeX template is available on Overleaf at <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.overleaf.com\/latex\/templates\/iccfss-2026-template\/vwqrcyhzbnkg__;!!Mak6IKo!Kp2IkPSL4rfEED5iip-08Saop_M9ILkTGD_5BqpCUL1ej5EHmNlXSrkUv7S1AiwUkeqwSKwq-yG4p0VP7Q$\">this link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Formatting Reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final File Format: All papers should be submitted as a PDF.<\/li>\n<li>Length: We recommend a length of approximately 8 pages, though there are no strict minimums or maximums.<\/li>\n<li>Units: The International System of Units (SI) is required.<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility: All papers must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA guidelines to be included in the conference proceedings housed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/minds.wisconsin.edu\/\">MINDS@UW repository<\/a>. Papers must include the following:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Appropriate section headings<\/li>\n<li>Figures and images with alt text<\/li>\n<li>Plots with adequate color contrast (excluding gradient plots and figures with paired data tables)<\/li>\n<li>Tables with proper headers and without merged cells<\/li>\n<li>Find more PDF accessibility tips <a href=\"https:\/\/it.wisc.edu\/learn\/make-it-accessible\/documents\/#platform\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All papers must be submitted in <strong>PDF format<\/strong> along with <a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/MINDS@UW-Proxy-Authorization-fillable.pdf\">a MINDS@UW proxy form<\/a> through the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/uwmadison.eventsair.com\/2026-iccfss\/paper__;!!Mak6IKo!Kp2IkPSL4rfEED5iip-08Saop_M9ILkTGD_5BqpCUL1ej5EHmNlXSrkUv7S1AiwUkeqwSKwq-yHrGRwbGA$\">paper submission site.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Students eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/program-info\/student-scholarships\/\">Scholarship Awards<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><em>should submit their <strong>paper<\/strong> <strong>AND<\/strong><strong> MINDS@UW proxy<\/strong> form <strong>by June 30, 2026<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All other papers<\/strong> may be<strong> submitted<\/strong> along with <strong>the MINDS@UW proxy<\/strong> form <strong>by July 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paper Submission Deadlines Student Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026 Non-Student Paper Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026 Paper Formatting &amp; Templates\u00a0 Adherence to the official conference formatting is required for all submissions. We provide templates in two formats to assist you: Microsoft Word: Please find the template at this link. LaTeX: The official LaTeX template [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-495","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":630,"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/495\/revisions\/630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/iccfss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}