ISSSR 2025 April 12-13, 2025 in Guiyang, China. The 11th International Symposium on System and Software Reliability.

Paper Submission


All papers must conform to the ISSSR conference proceedings format (PDF | Word DOCX | Latex) and Submission Guidelines set in advance by ISSSR 2025 or co-located workshops. They must be in English and in PDF format. Submissions that do not comply with the above instructions will be rejected without review.

Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee and evaluated on originality, contribution, soundness, presentation and relatedness. The program committee as a whole will make final decisions about which submissions to be accepted for presentation at the conference.

Conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS). Papers presented at the conference will also be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore and to all of the A&I (abstracting and indexing) partners (such as the Ei Compendex).

Papers of top quality will be invited to submit their extended versions to a special issue of a selected SCI journal.

Format and Submission Guidelines


Regular Papers

Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of twelve (12) pages. Each paper should include a title, the name and affiliation of each author, a 300-word abstract, and up to 6 keywords. The format of your submission must be consistent with the ISSSR template (PDF | Word DOCX | Latex). Accepted papers will be published in the ISSSR 2025 Proceedings.

Short Papers

The objective of short papers is to report novel ideas and results that have not been fully evaluated. Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of ten (10) pages. Each paper should include a title, the name and affiliation of each author, a 300-word abstract, and up to 6 keywords. The format of your submission must be consistent with the ISSSR template (PDF | Word DOCX | Latex). Accepted papers will be published in the ISSSR 2025 Proceedings.

Industry Track

There are two types of submissions.

  • Submit an extended abstract (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of two (2) pages. Each extended abstract should include a title and the name and affiliation of each author. The format of your submission must be consistent with the ISSSR template (PDF | Word DOCX | Latex). Accepted papers will be published in the ISSSR 2025 Proceedings.

  • Submit a description of your talk on a selected topic within the scope of ISSSR 2025, including the title, the name and affiliation of the speaker, and a brief bio via email to ISSSR Secretariat. Speakers have the option to publish their presentation slides on the ISSSR website after the conference.

Fast Abstracts

The objective of fast abstracts is to report ongoing work, describe practical experiences, introduce new ideas to promote further validation, or state positions on controversial issues. Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of two (2) pages. Each fast abstract should include a title and the name and affiliation of each author. The format of your submission must be consistent with the ISSSR template (PDF | Word DOCX | Latex). Accepted papers will be published in the ISSSR 2025 Proceedings.

Workshop Papers

Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of ten (10) pages. Each paper should include a title, the name and affiliation of each author, a 300-word abstract, and up to 6 keywords. The format of your submission must be consistent with the ISSSR template (PDF | Word DOCX | Latex). Accepted papers will be published in the ISSSR 2025 Proceedings.