Information for Authors
- Template for Workshop/Tutorial Proposals (MS Word)
- Download Call for Workshop/Tutorial Proposals & Late-Breaking Results Extended Abstracts (PDF)
- Download Call for Regular Papers & WIP Abstracts (PDF)
Instructions for Final Manuscript Preparation
Authors of the accepted paper must submit their final manuscript in a PDF file through PaperPlaza no later than May 5, 2025. Authors can update the manuscript, including the paper title, author list, number of pages, abstract, references, etc. The final manuscript needs to include reviewers’ comments and meet the standard IEEE double-column format required for publications of the conference proceedings and the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Please note that only accepted regular papers will be published in the UR 2024 IEEE Xplore.
At least one of the authors must register by May 5, 2025, for inclusion in the technical program and the proceedings. Click here for registration.
The length of a regular paper is limited to 6 pages in A4 or letter size, including text, figures, tables, acknowledgements, references, etc. Up to 8 pages are permitted for upload, and you are requested to pay an additional page charge of $150 per page.
As for the regular papers, please follow the instructions below for the IEEE Xplore Digital Library in the process of final manuscript submission.
1. All final papers must be in IEEE Xplore® compatible PDFs and validated on PaperPlaza for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Please refer to IEEE PDF eXpress details, here.
2. To process the copyright transfer for a regular paper, follow the “Copyright Transfer” link, and you will be taken to the IEEE copyright transfer site (IEEE eCP) in a new window. Follow the steps as described on the IEEE eCP pages and ensure that the paper title and author list are correct before you perform the copyright transfer.
Important Dates
(11:59PM in US Pacific Time) | Regular Papers & Work-In-Progress (WIP) Extended Abstracts Due (extended) |
| Workshop & Tutorial Proposals Due Submission instruction: Please use the workshop/tutorial proposal template and send the completed proposal in PDF to ur@kros.org. with the subject line, stating “UR 2025 Workshop (or Tutorial) Proposal.” | |
| Acceptance Notification for regular & WIP papers/proposals | |
| Late Breaking Results Extended Abstract Due | |
| Final Manuscripts Due for All Accepted Papers and Extended Abstracts | |
| Early Bird Registration Due |
Instructions on Paper Preparation
All papers must be written in English and submitted electronically via ras.papercept.net in one of the following two submission categories. All papers and abstracts will be reviewed in a single-blind format.
Regular Papers (4-8 pages): Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality papers for oral presentation, and the accepted papers will be included in Ubiquitous Robots IEEE Xplore Conference Proceedings subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements. Papers over 6 pages will be subject to an extra page charge ($150/page) for up to two additional pages permitted.
Work-in-Progress Extended Abstracts (2-4 pages): The conference seeks contributions from a broad set of on-going works for poster presentation with active interaction possible at the conference. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings for distribution to the conference participants. However, work-in-progress papers will not be uploaded to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, and the authors retain the copyright.
Late-Breaking Results Extended Abstracts (2-4 pages): The conference seeks contributions from late-breaking results for poster presentation with active interaction possible at the conference. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings for distribution to the conference participants. However, work-in-progress papers will not be uploaded to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, and the authors retain the copyright.
Paper Templates and Online Submission: Authors should prepare their papers based on template provided by IEEE (LaTex template or Microsoft Word template). All papers must be written in English and submitted electronically in A4 or US Letter PDF format.