\includepdf[pages=1,fitpaper,noautoscale]{title_page.pdf}
```
-#### IEEE and Springer
+#### IEEE
Locate `\maketitle` command and replace it with the following
```latex
\null
\includepdf[pages=1,fitpaper,noautoscale]{title_page.pdf}
\maketitle
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+#### Springer
+If your manuscript is two-column, then locate `\maketitle` command and replace it with the following
+```latex
+\null
+\includepdf[pages=1,fitpaper,noautoscale]{title_page.pdf}
+\maketitle
+```
+
+For a single column manuscript, locate `\maketitle` command and replace it with the following
+```latex
+\pagenumbering{gobble}
+\includepdf[pages=1,fitpaper,noautoscale]{title_page.pdf}
+\pagenumbering{arabic}
+\maketitle
+```