Author Guidelines

Paper Submission

Conference participants submit an original paper that has not been previously published. The paper is submitted through the electronic submission system.

• The paper must be formatted according to the template available in the left-side menu after logging into the system.
• One author may submit a maximum of two papers and may be the first author on only one.
• Authors sign an authorship declaration assuming full responsibility for originality, citations, and results.
• The first author is also the corresponding author.
• All authors of the paper will be notified by email about the submitted paper, and by signing confirm their consent to be authors of the paper.
• Papers may be written in the native language or in English.

Submission Account

To submit papers, you need an account on the electronic submission system.

• If you have previously created an account for submitting papers through the electronic system for the Proceedings, you can use the same account.
• If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it via the link on the login page.
• If you do not have an account, create one on the login page.

Evaluation Process

All submitted papers undergo a review process.

Publication and Certificate

• Submitted papers will be published in the STEPS 2026 Conference Proceedings after review and acceptance decision.
• All participants who present their paper at the conference will receive a certificate of participation.

Thematic Areas

The conference covers the following thematic areas:

• Information and Communication Technologies — Telecommunications, signal processing, computer systems, AI, IoT.
• Mechanical and Industrial Engineering — Materials, energy, mechatronics, robotics, quality control.
• Traffic Engineering — Urban mobility, safety, transport, logistics, ITS.
• Environmental Protection, Ecology and Occupational Safety — Waste, water, air, occupational safety.
• Civil Engineering and Architecture — Structures, geotechnics, urban planning, sustainable architecture.
• Economics and Management — Economic trends, green transition, SMEs, process transformation.
• Social Sciences and Humanities — Education, upbringing, digital age, mental health.
• Arts — Visual, music, applied, digital, dramatic and film arts.