Submission Guidelines

Paper Submissions and Publications

The Privacy Symposium solicits submission of original papers (unpublished), including research and academic papers, as well as industry and practitioner papers.

Format and Requirements

Papers shall be in English and up to 15 pages, shorter but well-developed papers are encouraged. Authors are invited to use preferably MS Word Template available via this link.

Only PDF files will be accepted for the review process.

Originality

Submitted papers must not be currently under review in any other conference or journal and has not been previously published. All submitted papers must conform to the LNCS Formatting Guidelines. Privacy Symposium conference series takes the protection of intellectual property seriously. Accordingly, all submissions will be screened for plagiarism using a plagiarism tool. By submitting your work, you agree to allow Springer to screen your work.

Authors who use AI-assisted technologies (including LLMs such as ChatGPT, Copilot) in the preparation of their manuscript must disclose this use in an AI Index. Disclosure must include: (1) the name of the AI tool used; (2) prompt and prompt usage; and (3) a confirmation that the author(s) have reviewed, verified, and taken full responsibility for all content. AI tools may not be listed as authors or cited as sources. AI-generated images are not permitted. AI Index is annexed to papers, but it is not included into the page count. Submissions that do not comply with this policy may be rejected. 

All submissions must be done through the EasyChair online submission system by October 25, 2026 (Accessible via the button below)

Patronage Opportunities

Different patronage packages are available to companies that would be interested to get visibility at the conference and can be requested by mail at vip@privacysymposium.org

Further Information

For enquiries about the call for papers, contact: cfp@privacysymposium.org

More information about the location is available on the Privacy Symposium venue information page.

For general conference questions, contact: contact@privacysymposium.org