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Proceedings: Policies, Aims, and Scope

Aims and Scope

SPIE conferences bring together engineers and scientists to present their latest research and to network with peers. SPIE conferences result in proceedings volumes comprising papers, presentation recordings, and posters, reporting on photonics-driven advancements in biomedicine, astronomy, defense and security, renewable energy, and more.

Publishing Policies


Guidelines for Ethical Publishing

SPIE's standards for authors, editors, and reviewers, covering ethical publishing practices for all SPIE publications. (PDF Download)

Manuscript Submission and Revision Guidelines

How to format, template, and submit your manuscript, add multimedia files, and submit revisions.

Manuscript Policies and Review

Requirements, deadlines, attendance and presentation policy, clearance, withdrawals, review information, name changes, and citation formats.

Manuscript Guidelines: Quick Reference


Related Policies


SPIE Proceedings-to-Journal Pathway

Proceedings authors are welcome to submit their proceedings papers to SPIE Journals.

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Article-Sharing and Web Posting Policies

Review SPIE policies on sharing and posting your published research online.

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