Initial Submission Preparation
Find important information for DEMOCON 2026 authors regarding submission requirements, tips for a successful publication process, and more.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI)–generated text in an article shall be disclosed in the acknowledgements section of any paper submitted to an IEEE Conference or Periodical. The sections of the paper that use AI-generated text shall have a citation to the AI system used to generate the text.
Author Registration through EDAS
We call for submissions from a variety of disciplines and topics. We encourage submissions that build on the theme of enhancing the definition of success of a MOOC project or digital education. All submissions will be double-blind peer-reviewed, and a selection will be chosen to present a vibrant program that maximizes time for discussion and participation through a single-track threaded with poster sessions, full-length paper presentations, shorter lightning-round presentations, active-learning workshops, and keynote presentations from leading experts.
Authors must establish an EDAS account with a username and password.
Visit https://edas.info and click the New User button.
Create your profile. Only the five fields with the red asterisk are required. *It is very important that your name and affiliation associated with your EDAS account are correct and match the name and affiliation that will be listed on your paper. These fields are first & last name, affiliation (company or organization), country, e-mail address, and status. When the fields are filled in, check the Privacy Policies box and click the Add Person button. [note: if you select USA as the country, you will get a message asking for your state]
You will receive an e-mail containing your password. Your email address and the given password must later be used to access the system during the following steps, so be careful to remember it. You can then return to the EDAS log-in page https://edas.info and change your assigned password to one that is easier to remember. To do this, click on the My Profile tab, and then click on change your password. Be sure to record your user name, password and ID number for later reference.
Style Manual (use A4 format in latex or word)
Paper length includes the references.
While in-person participation is encouraged, authors who are unable to travel due to visa delay, visa denial, or financial constraints will be permitted to present and participate virtually. If you will need a virtual presentation, please reach out to Remy Pugh at [email protected] with your reasoning by May 1, 2026.
LaTeX and Word Templates
To help ensure correct formatting, please use the IEEE style files for conference proceedings as a template for your submission <https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html>. These include LaTeX and Word style files.
In order to implement the double-blind policy, please use the following author statement in the latex file:
\author{\IEEEauthorblockN{Anonymous Authors}}
If you use Word, just use "Anonymous Authors” as authors’ names.
Violations of any paper specification may result in rejection of your paper.
IEEE Copyright Notice
If authors would like to post their papers electronically on any website, any FTP site, or any other electronic dissemination technique, they must include the IEEE Copyright notice on the initial screen displaying the IEEE-copyrighted material.
Each accepted contribution to DEMOCON 2026 must be accompanied by a signed Copyright Form. The copyright form should be filled out and signed by one author, preferably the primary author.
Preprint
Authors who have submitted or plan to submit their articles to IEEE may post their preprints in the following locations:
arXiv.org, TechRxiv.org, or any not-for-profit preprint server approved by the Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB)
Author’s employer’s website or institutional repository
Author’s personal website
IEEE does not consider this to be a form of prior publication. The following statement must be included on the initial screen:
“This work has been submitted to the IEEE for possible publication. Copyright may be transferred without notice, after which this version may no longer be accessible.”
Upon acceptance of the article by IEEE, the author must replace the posted preprint article with either (1) the full citation to the IEEE work with the DOI, or (2) the accepted version of the article with the DOI and an appropriate copyright notice (as described in the “accepted article” section below). No other changes may be made to the accepted article.
Please note that once the article has been published by IEEE, preprints on locations not specified above should be removed if possible.
Problems & Further Information
For any problem or further information, please contact the Conference Manager.