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| Check | Rule | Source |
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| Paper length | Long 12–14 pages, short 6–8 pages, references included | T4E 2026 submission guidelines |
| File type | Submit .docx or PDF — never .docm | Quick Start; Technical Instructions §1.2 |
| File name | Surname_ShortTitle.docx | Quick Start; Technical Instructions §1.2 |
| Page setup | A4, template margins (text area 12.2 × 19.3 cm) | Word template; llncs.cls; llncsdoc §6.1 |
| Body text | Times, 10 pt | Word template (Normal style) |
| Title | 14 pt bold, centred; capitalised; no end punctuation | Template table of heading levels; llncsdoc §7.1 |
| Authors | Real full names, given name first | llncsdoc §7.2 |
| ORCID | [0000-0000-0000-0000], valid check digit | Technical Instructions §2.1; llncs.cls \orcidID |
| Affiliation e-mail/URL | Typewriter (e-mail/url) style | Technical Instructions §2.1 |
| Abstract | Starts “Abstract.”, 15–250 words | Word template sample text |
| Keywords | Starts “Keywords:”; each keyword capitalised | Word template; llncsdoc §7.5 |
| Headings | H1 12 pt bold, H2 10 pt bold, numbered; only two numbered levels; H3/H4 run-in | Template table of heading levels; llncs.cls |
| References heading | Heading 1 style, no number | Technical Instructions §2.2 |
| Paragraph indents | No indent after headings, figures, tables, equations, lists; indent otherwise | Template sample text; Technical Instructions §2.4 |
| Figure captions | “Fig. 1.” below the figure; long captions justified | Word template; Technical Instructions §2.5 |
| Table captions | “Table 1.” above the table | Word template; Technical Instructions §2.5 |
| Figures & tables mentioned | Every figure and table cited in the text | llncsdoc §4, §13 |
| Alt text | Alternative text for every figure | llncsdoc §10, §13 |
| Figure & table width | Within the 12.2 cm text column | llncs.cls text width |
| Citations | Numbered [1] preferred; labels or author–year accepted | Word template text; llncsdoc §12 |
| Reference list | LNCS format: “Author, F.: Title. Journal 2(5), 99–110 (2016)” | Word template; splncs04.bst |
| Acknowledgments | 9 pt, at the end, before references | Word template; llncsdoc §11 |
| Disclosure of Interests | Required statement before references | Word template; llncsdoc §11 |
| Hand-applied formatting | Use template styles, not manual fonts/sizes | Quick Start §2; Technical Instructions FAQ |
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