Manuscript submission



Hi, applicants!

To participate as a presenter in the BioMIC 2021, there are eight steps that you need to follow.

Before submitting your manuscript, the authors need to have an EDAS account. If you already have an EDAS account, you can go to the next step to submit your manuscript using your registered account.

1. Go to the EDAS site

Type edas.info on your browser and click Create a new account below the login form.

2. Entry your details

Type your information in the required fields (marked with a red asterisk), you can complete other information after the registration. At the end of the form, tick the box “I consent to the EDAS privacy and policies”, and click Add this person to create your account.

Your account has been created and needs moderation for at least 24 hours.

3. Set up your password

Set up your initial password by clicking the link on your email. You could find the email in your inbox or spam mail. If you still didn't get the email from the EDAS system, feel free to contact us or EDAS Helpdesk. Please note that we use third-party software, so you cannot request it at the end of time.

Your initial password has been created.

Your account has been created!

Now, you can go to the next step to submit your manuscript in the system.

After creating an EDAS account, you can submit your manuscript in the system. To maximize our services, you need to complete the following details before submitting your manuscript:

  • The registered EDAS account of all authors in your manuscript.

  • Manuscript format and content in accordance with the author guidelines.

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1. Log in to the ICoSIA 2022 EDAS site

Type edas.info/N28450 and log in to your EDAS account.

2. Entry your paper details

Once you are logged in, click the symposium name —under the Track column—that matches on your manuscript to be registered.

Enter your manuscript details, tick the box “Add yourself as author” and click Submit button to register your manuscript.

Your manuscript has successfully been registered. You will now be able to view your manuscript in your EDAS account.

3. Add your manuscript's author(s)

Click Add authors to add your co-authors (if available).

Write your co-author’s name, EDAS ID, or email address. Alternatively, you can simply select your co-author’s name from the co-author list. Then, click Add author button.

Select the radio button before your co-author’s name and click Select this person button to confirm it.

4. Upload your document

After adding your co-author, click Upload the manuscript to upload your document.

Tick the box “I have checked that the authors listed in the manuscript are the same as the current list of authors on the paper record”, choose your document, and click Upload ... button.

Please ensure your document is in the PDF format.

Your manuscript has been uploaded.

If you still require further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Your manuscript has been uploaded!

Your manuscript is under review process and we will notify you again soon.

Your manuscript will go to the blind review. You can check the status of your manuscript anytime from your account in the EDAS. We will notify you too via email when the review process was finished.

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If your manuscript has been accepted to be presented at the conference, you need to pay the conference fee before uploading the final manuscript. FYI, one manuscript can only be delivered by one presenter. However, one presenter can deliver more than one manuscript.

1. Find out how much you must pay

Read the conference fee to know how much you need to pay.

2. Make your payment

Payments cannot be made in cash; they must be via credit card or bank transfer to the BioMIC UGM account.

Make your payment
3. Confirm your payment

Before confirming your payment in the confirmation form, you need to prepare these following items:

  • The scanned or screenshot of your payment proof in JPG / JPEG / PDF format.
  • Your paper ID(s).
  • The presenter name.
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You can find your paper ID in the EDAS as shown by this following image:


4. Wait for the next 2–3 business days for us to verify your payment

Please make sure not to miss the date. The deadline for the payment confirmation is on September 16, but you will get an early-bird discount if you pay before September 13. If you did not pay via credit card in the EDAS, you do not need to click the register icon in the EDAS. The committee will register it for you after reviewing your payment.

If you still require further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

The 4th step has been cleared!

You can prepare your camera-ready manuscript and presentation document while waiting the verification of your payment.

After you get the notification of acceptance, you need to finalize your camera-ready manuscript in accordance with the author guidelines and review results.

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The corresponding author must check the title, list of authors, and their affiliations in the EDAS system and their manuscript. Any revision could not be made after uploading the camera-ready version by November 16.

The manuscript is ready to upload!

Now, you can upload your camera-ready manuscript to the system.

1. Submit the camera-ready manuscript

In the EDAS dashboard page, click your paper title and upload the PDF documents by clicking the cloud icon in Final manuscript.

2. Select one of your presenter

By default, the author who submitted a paper will be presenting at the conference. If the submitter of your paper is not indicating the presenter, please define it in EDAS paper page.

If you still require further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Your camera-ready manuscript has been submitted!

Now, you need to submit your pre-recorded video. Do not worry, you can still revised your pre-recorded video until October 5.

In the EDAS dashboard page, click your paper title and upload the PPT or PPTX or PDF documents by clicking the cloud icon in Virtual Presentation. Approve the public release (if available).

If you have any issues with uploading your pre-recorded video, please contact us. As a reminder, document that are not received by the deadline will be considered no-shows in accordance with the non-presented paper policy.

Your pre-recorded video has been submitted!

Now, you need to present on the conference day on October 6–7. If you cannot present on the conference day, you manuscript will be considered no-shows in accordance with the non-presented paper policy.

After your camera-ready manuscript and pre-recorded video has been submitted, you also need to attend the conference for a live Q&A session. Please note that you need to make time on October 6–7 in the Zoom meeting, because the conference program cannot be rescheduled and must be in accordance with the program given by the committee.

If you are unable to attend for any reason, make sure that one of the co-authors can replace your presence. Change of attendance will result in a change of name listed in the certificate which we will send by email.