﻿{"id":2459,"date":"2026-08-14T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/?page_id=2459"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:48:20","slug":"camera-ready-submission-guidelines-ontobras-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/en\/camera-ready-submission-guidelines-ontobras-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera-Ready Submission Guidelines &#8211; ONTOBRAS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>ONTOBRAS 2026 and WTDO 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors of papers accepted to ONTOBRAS 2026 and WTDO 2026 must submit the camera-ready version of their paper together with the duly completed and signed CEUR-WS Author Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The submission deadline is <\/span><b>August 24, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The submission must be made through <\/span><b>EasyChair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in a single ZIP file.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Files to be submitted<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ZIP file must contain:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>CEUR-WS Author Agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, duly completed and signed by hand;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>camera-ready paper in PDF format<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>source files of the camera-ready paper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which must be:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an ODT file, when using the OpenOffice template; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the complete Overleaf\/LaTeX project used to generate the PDF.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Source files in DOC or DOCX format will not be accepted.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ZIP file must be submitted through EasyChair by <\/span><b>August 24, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The file must be named <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paperX.zip<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where X corresponds to the submission number in EasyChair.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Author Agreement<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors must select the Author Agreement that corresponds to the characteristics of their paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two templates are available:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AUTHOR-AGREEMENT (NTP):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for papers that <\/span><b>do not include third-party copyrighted material<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is the option applicable to most papers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AUTHOR-AGREEMENT (TP):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for papers that include <\/span><b>some third-party copyrighted material<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this case, a copy of the copyright holder&#8217;s permission to use the material must also be provided.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Author Agreement templates are available in a ZIP file for download at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ceur-author-agreement-ccby.zip\">https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ceur-author-agreement-ccby.zip<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ZIP file also includes a <\/span><b>completed example with instructions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which should be consulted before completing and signing the document.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Signing the Author Agreement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEUR-WS requires the Author Agreement to be <\/span><b>signed by hand, using a pen on a printed copy of the document<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complete the Author Agreement;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">print the document;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sign it by hand using a pen;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scan or photograph the signed document;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submit the scanned copy in PDF or JPG format;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the scanned file must be named according to the pattern <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AUTHOR-AGREEMENT-paperX.pdf<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where X corresponds to the submission number in EasyChair.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further information about the handwritten signature requirement is available in the CEUR-WS guidelines:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ceur-ws.org\/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#FAQ-HAND-SIGNATURE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ceur-ws.org\/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#FAQ-HAND-SIGNATURE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional instructions on the Author Agreement:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ceur-ws.org\/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#AUTHORAGREEMENT\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ceur-ws.org\/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#AUTHORAGREEMENT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Completing the Author Agreement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before submission, make sure that <\/span><b>all fields in the Author Agreement have been completed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paper title;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">authors&#8217; names;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">corresponding author&#8217;s details;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">event name;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">editors&#8217; names;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">location and date;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">handwritten signature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The title provided in the Author Agreement must be exactly the same as the title used in the camera-ready paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Preparing the camera-ready paper<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All papers must use the <\/span><b>single-column CEUR-ART template<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The templates for Microsoft Office Word, OpenOffice, and LaTeX are available at:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CEUR-Template-1col_ONTOBRAS_2026.zip\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CEUR-Template-1col_ONTOBRAS_2026.zip<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The template is available in <\/span><b>ODT or LaTeX\/Overleaf format<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, according to the requirements for preparing the proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before submission, authors must carefully check the following items:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not insert page numbers in the paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The footer must be adjusted to display the correct copyright year and event identification:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use <\/span><b>\u00a9 2026 Copyright<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the following identification:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proceedings of the 19th Seminar on Ontology Research in Brazil (ONTOBRAS 2026) and 10th Doctoral and Masters Consortium on Ontologies (WTDO 2026), September 23, 2026.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The footer must include the <\/span><b>e-mail address and ORCID of each author<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, following the format provided in the CEUR-ART template.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Papers written in <\/span><b>Portuguese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">abstract and keywords in Portuguese;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>abstract and keywords in English<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, inserted immediately after the abstract and keywords in Portuguese, using the same formatting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors must comply with the page limit corresponding to the paper category:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Full paper:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> up to 12 pages;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Short paper:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> up to 6 pages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>References are excluded from the page limit.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ONTOBRAS 2026 adopts the <\/span><b>CEUR-WS Policy on AI-Based Support Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. All papers must include a section titled <\/span><b>Generative AI Declaration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidelines on acceptable uses and examples of declarations are available at:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ceur-ws.org\/GenAI\/Policy.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ceur-ws.org\/GenAI\/Policy.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>4. Presentation and Poster Templates<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors must use the official templates provided for presentations and posters at ONTOBRAS 2026 and WTDO 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>[Download the presentation template] \u2192 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Presentation-Template-Ontobras-2026.pptx\">https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Presentation-Template-Ontobras-2026.pptx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>[Download the poster template] \u2192 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Poster-Template-Ontobras-2026.pptx\">https:\/\/www.inf.ufrgs.br\/ontobras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Poster-Template-Ontobras-2026.pptx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional information about presentation duration and organization will be provided to authors according to the event program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Important Notice<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines will be returned to the authors for correction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask authors to carefully prepare and check all files, as the timely publication of the proceedings depends on receiving complete camera-ready submissions that comply with CEUR-WS requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions regarding the camera-ready submission, please contact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ONTOBRAS 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ontobras2026@easychair.org<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>WTDO 2026:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wtdos2026@easychair.org<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>6. Checklist before submission<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before submitting the ZIP file through EasyChair, make sure that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the correct Author Agreement has been selected;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all fields in the Author Agreement have been completed;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Author Agreement has been printed and signed by hand;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the signed Author Agreement has been scanned in PDF or JPG format;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Author Agreement file has been named according to the pattern <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AUTHOR-AGREEMENT-paperX.pdf<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the camera-ready paper is in PDF format;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the source file is in ODT format or corresponds to the complete LaTeX\/Overleaf project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no DOC or DOCX source files have been submitted;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the paper uses the single-column CEUR-ART template;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the paper does not contain page numbers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the footer is correct;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the e-mail address and ORCID of all authors are included;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">papers written in Portuguese include an abstract and keywords in both Portuguese and English;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the page limit for the paper category has been respected;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Generative AI Declaration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section has been included before the References section;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all files have been included in a single ZIP file named <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paperX.zip<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONTOBRAS 2026 and WTDO 2026 Authors of papers accepted to ONTOBRAS 2026 and WTDO 2026 must submit the camera-ready version of their paper together with the duly completed and signed CEUR-WS Author Agreement. The submission deadline is August 24, 2026. The submission must be made through EasyChair, in a single ZIP file. 1. 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