Announcements

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SNSM 2017:

SNSM 2017 will be held in Rome, Italy on June 4 - 6, 2017.

Deadline Extension:

Due to the popular request, the paper submission deadline is extended to March 24, 2017. This is the final deadline extension and the deadlines will not be extended anymore.

EECSS'17 Workshop

As per popular request, the organizing committee has decided to extend the EECSS'17 congress to three days (now June 4 - 6, 2017). The new high-level schedule is as follows:

  • June 4th Day 1:
    Registration
  • June 5th Day 2:
    Main Track Conference Sessions and Workshop(s)
  • June 6th Day 3:
    Main Track Conference Sessions and Gala dinner or Cruise tour

Registration for the workshop will be 122 EURs (VAT included) and separate from the main conferences. Workshop attendees will receive a certific. For registration, please visit: here.

The workshop is included in the conference registration fee.

More information to follow; we greatly appreciate your patience!

Poster Board Dimensions:

Authors presenting via poster boards are to be informed that poster boards are 100 cm height and 90 cm width.

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Best Paper Award:

Two best paper awards will be conferred to author(s) of the papers that receive the highest rank during the peer-review and by the respected session chairs. Please visit Paper Submission for more information.

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Propose Exhibits, Workshops & More

SNSM attracts a wide range of researchers in the field of social networks and social media. As a prominent company in the field of social networks and social media, we would like to offer you an exhibit at SNSM. Please visit Events for more information.

SNSM'17 is now accepting papers on the following topics through its OpenConf system. If you have a paper on an additional topic, please write an email to info@snsmconference.com. The current topics include but are not limited to:

  • Algorithms
  • Analytics & Data Mining
  • APIs
  • Applied Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, and Linguistics
  • Big Data
  • Business Models
  • Case Studies
  • Communications
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Data Curation
  • Data Visualization
  • Economy
  • Ethics
  • Mathematical Models
  • Network Science
  • Privacy, Surveillance, & Security
  • Scalability Issues
  • Small Data
  • Social and Media Analysis
  • Virality & Memes

Manuscripts are invited for the International Conference on Social Networks and Social Media (SNSM'17) on topics lying within the scope of the conference. All contributions must be original and should not have been published elsewhere.

Three types of manuscripts could be published in the conference proceedings:

  • Extended Abstracts
  • Short Papers
  • Full Papers

You may choose to submit any of the above based on the the weight of the contributions in your manuscript.

  • Extended abstracts are welcome for publication. These submissions should be around 500 words and must give a clear indication of the objectives, scope, and results (if available) of the research. No figures or tables are allowed. Presentation for these submissions are limited to 10 minutes (if oral) or poster.
  • Short papers must give a clear indication of the objectives, scope, and results of the paper, and must (at least) contain an abstract, an introduction, a results/discussion section, and a reference section. Short papers are limited to 4 pages. Presentation for these submissions are limited to 20 minutes (if oral) or poster.
  • Full Papers are limited to 8 pages and are more descriptive of the work that has been done. Also, more sections, images, graphs, and results could be presented. Presentation for these submissions are limited to 20 minutes (if oral) or poster.

Please note that a .docx template is available to guide the authors in formatting their papers. All papers (including extended abstracts) must comply with the template.

You may find the conference template(s) for SNSM'17 below:

Short and Full Papers' Template:


Paper Template (.DOCX)


Paper Template (.zip)*

Extended Abstracts Template:


Extended Abstract Template (.DOCX)


Extended Abstract Template Template (.zip)*

*If you submit your camera-ready paper via LaTeX, we ask that you kindly consider the following:

  1. Within the .rar folder, we ask that you kindly send us ONLY the .tex files, figures and bibliographies
  2. Please send the PDF conversion in a SEPERATE attachment (please do not include it in the .rar folder)
  3. If you ever have any concerns, please use the .WORD template to ensure that your PDF generates an exact replica.

Papers should be prepared in English and carefully checked for correct grammar. Figures should be of high quality. To ensure high scientific quality, all papers will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee Members. All papers must be submitted in electronic form using the web site of the conference.

Once the reviewing process is complete, the contact author of each paper will be notified of the result by e-mail. The authors are required to follow the reviews in order to improve their paper before their final submission.

All accepted extended abstracts, short, and full papers will be published in the proceedings, under an ISBN reference in a USB drive. The online version of the proceedings will also be published under an ISSN reference and each paper in the proceedings will be assigned unique DOIs by CrossRef. Selected papers will be published in a Special Issue in the Open-Access Journal "Journal of Multimedia Theory and Application and International Journal of Virtual Worlds and Human Computer Interaction" by Avestia Publishing. For more information, in regards to the journal and Avestia Publishing, please visit our website at www.avestia.com.

All papers must be presented by one of the authors. At least one author must register for the conference and pay the fee prior to Regular Registration deadline (see Important Dates) in order for the paper to be published in the conference proceedings and accepted in the final program.

Two best paper awards will be conferred to author(s) of the papers that receive the highest rank during the peer-review and by the respected session chairs. Only papers presented at the conference will be eligible for this award. Winners receive a certificate, 25% discount towards registration for the 2016 series of the conference, and can submit their papers to a related journal by Avestia Publishing for free publication (subject to a second round of peer-review).

In order to submit your paper or access the reviewer system, please follow the link below:

www.snsmconference.com/openconf

The corresponding authors of accepted papers are required to please fill, complete, sign and send the following copyright form along with your Camera Ready Submission to info@snsmconference.com. Failure to comply will result in removal of the paper from the proceedings.


Copyright Form

Upcoming Dates

Dec. 1, 2016
Mar. 24, 2017
Paper Submission Deadline
Final Extended Paper Submission Deadline
Feb. 15, 2017
Mar. 27, 2017
Notification of Authors
Final Extended Notification of Authors
Mar. 1, 2017
Apr. 20, 2017
Final Version of Accepted Submissions Deadline
Final Version of Accepted Submissions Deadline