Earth Precision Agriculture
Submission Guidelines
Submission categories, formatting requirements, and templates for EPA 2026
Submission Categories
We invite original contributions that advance research, practice, and policy relevant to agriculture and related decision-making domains. To accommodate work at different stages of maturity, we offer three submission categories. Authors should select the category that best fits the scope and completeness of their work.
Full Paper (6–8 pages)
Full papers are for mature, comprehensive work with a complete narrative and supporting evidence. This category is appropriate for substantial research contributions, deeper empirical evaluations, extensive methodological development, or more complete systems/design studies. Full papers should include sufficient background, methodology, results, and discussion to support the claims and enable informed assessment by reviewers.
Note: Up to 2 pages of appendices are allowed. The appendices and references do not count toward the page limit.
Short Paper (3–4 pages)
Short papers are for compact, complete contributions that can be presented clearly within a limited space. Examples include focused technical results, small-scale studies, well-scoped evaluations, novel applications, replication studies, methods notes, or practice-oriented contributions with clear takeaways. Short papers should provide enough detail to understand what was done and why it matters, while keeping the scope deliberately narrow.
Note: Up to 2 pages of appendices are allowed. The appendices and references do not count toward the page limit.
Extended Abstract (1–2 pages)
Extended abstracts are intended for early-stage ideas, work in progress, and concise concepts that can be shared with the community. This format is ideal if you want to share a promising direction, a new concept, an initial result, a negative/lessons-learned outcome, or an experience report that can spark discussion. Extended abstracts should clearly state the motivation, main idea, and what you want feedback on, but they do not need to present a fully developed study.
Abstract (200-300 Words)
Abstracts are intended for preliminary ideas, developing work, and concise contributions that can be shared with the community. This format is ideal for presenting an initial concept, an early result, a promising direction, or an experience that may generate interest and discussion. Abstracts should clearly describe the motivation for the work, the central idea, and its relevance, but they do not need to reflect a fully developed study or comprehensive set of findings.
Paper Templates
Page Count Reminder:
- Figures, tables, Appendices, Acknowledgements, and Conflict of Interest count toward the page limit.
- The references do not count toward the page limit.
- Submissions for review must be in PDF format.
- Authors of accepted papers will be asked to provide the Word or LaTeX source files using the provided templates.
Authors are encouraged to use the templates provided when preparing their manuscripts. The templates are designed to provide a common structure for the submission of both short and full papers and include general writing guidelines that may be helpful to many authors. We acknowledge, however, that due to the diversity of research areas within agriculture, not all suggestions will be applicable to every manuscript. Authors are therefore encouraged to apply the guidelines with appropriate flexibility for their specific field.
That said, all submissions must follow the manuscript structure outlined below to ensure consistency, fairness, and a smooth review and publication process.
- Title, Authors, and Affiliations: Include the manuscript title, full names of all authors, their institutional affiliations, and email address for the corresponding author.
- Abstract: A concise summary of the work, between 150 and 250 words.
- Keywords: Provide 4–6 keywords that accurately reflect the content of the paper.
- Introduction: Clearly state the problem, summarize relevant literature, and describe the contribution of the work.
- Materials and Methods: Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be understood and reproduced.
- Results: Present findings clearly and concisely.
- Discussion: Interpret the results and discuss their implications.
- Conclusion: Summarize the main findings and contributions of the work.
- Acknowledgments: Acknowledge funding sources, institutional support, or other contributions.
- Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial relationships that could be perceived as influencing the research. If no conflicts exist, authors should explicitly state that there are none.
- References: List all cited works in a consistent format. Note: References do not count towards the page limit.
- Appendices: Up to 2 pages of appendices are allowed. The appendices do not count toward the page limit.
Authors are expected to adhere to the highest standards of publication ethics. Key principles include:
- Originality: Submissions must not have been published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Authorship: All individuals who have made a significant contribution to the work should be listed as authors. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript.
- Plagiarism: All submissions will be screened for plagiarism. Any manuscript found to contain plagiarized content will be rejected.
- Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
All submitted manuscripts will undergo a single-blind peer review process. At least three independent reviewers will review each paper. The final decision on acceptance will be made by the conference’s technical program committee based on the reviewers’ recommendations. The review process will focus on the originality, significance, relevance, technical quality, and value of the work to the target audience.
At least one author must complete and sign the copyright form on behalf of all authors. The signing author confirms that they are authorized to act for the entire team and that all co-authors agree to the terms. A single signed form is sufficient for the whole author group — individual signatures from every author are not required.
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The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.