Submission

The submission and review of papers for CDSD 2020 will be managed through an online conference paper management system called EasyChair. This system gives you, the author, complete control over your submissions. You can upload your abstract and check on the review status of your submissions.

Please read the attached guideline before you start the submission process: Submission Guideline 

The submission process consists up to four stages with deadlines as:

1. Abstract submission (14/08/2020)
2. Full paper submission (07/09/2020)
3. 1^st Revised paper submission (15/10/2020)
4. 2^nd Revised paper submission (for publication: tbc)

Please use the Camera-ready template provided here: Camera-ready template

Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) has conditionally accepted CDSD 2020 papers for publication in CCIS post-proceedings. Papers with 12+ pages would be prioritised according to the specific conditions specified by Springer. CCIS is Scopus-indexed. You can find more information here. https://www.springer.com/series/7899

For outstanding papers, our organising committee is in continual discussion for possible Special Issues with Scopus-indexed journals:

• Malaysian Construction Research Journal (https://www.cream.my/main/index.php/publication/about-malaysian-construction-research-journal)
• International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijbpa)
• Engineering Journal (https://engj.org/index.php/ej)

Please note that the full paper must use the template above. Any variation of this template may lead to a rejection of the full paper. We also use a double-blind review process, so please do not include author details on your paper. We will ask you to insert these at the final editorial stage. Please write your text in standard scientific English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these)

Regarding the submission for Special Issues, we might contact authors to submit 2^ndrevised paper for publication if the journals have further requirements. The second revision might be notified after the conference, so that the final version of the paper will benefit from the discussions and opinions collected during the conference. 

The deadline for the submission of full papers is 23:59hrs GMT on 7 September 2020.

Authors should double check the originality of your text with plagiarism check before submitting full paper to CDSD2020 conference. Such website as https://1text.com or Turnitin and iThenticate tools could be helpful.