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+ # CHI (ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems) Submission Guidelines
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+ ## LaTeX Template
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+ Use the ACM sigconf template. Replace the generic preamble with:
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+ ```latex
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+ \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart}
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+ % For camera-ready (accepted): \documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
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+ \usepackage{booktabs}
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+ \usepackage{graphicx}
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+ \usepackage{amsmath}
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+ % ACM-specific metadata (fill in for camera-ready)
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+ % \acmConference[CHI '26]{CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}{April 2026}{Yokohama, Japan}
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+ % \acmDOI{...}
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+ % \acmISBN{...}
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+ \bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}
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+ ```
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+ For submission (review), use the `manuscript,review,anonymous` options which produce single-column, double-blind output.
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+ ## Format Constraints
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+ - **Layout**: Single-column for review; final publication is 2-column (ACM handles conversion via TAPS)
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+ - **Length**: Measured by word count (NOT pages), excluding references, captions, and appendices:
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+ - Short paper: ≤5,000 words
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+ - Standard paper: 5,001–12,000 words (typical: 7,000–8,000)
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+ - Over 12,000 words triggers desk rejection unless strongly justified
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+ - **No fixed page limit** — length governed by word count
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+ - **Template**: Must use official ACM template. Wrong template = desk rejection.
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+ - **Bibliography style**: ACM-Reference-Format (numbered citations [1], [2])
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+ - **Figures**: Vector formats preferred (PDF, EPS, SVG). Include \Description{} for alt text.
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+ ## Required Sections
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+ CHI does not mandate rigid section names, but reviewers expect:
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+ ### Empirical/Study Papers
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+ Abstract → Introduction → Related Work → Method/Participants → Analysis/Results → Discussion → Conclusion → References
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+ ### System/Design Papers
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+ Abstract → Introduction → Related Work → Design Process → System Architecture → Evaluation → Discussion → Conclusion → References
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+ ### What Each Section Must Accomplish
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+ - **Introduction**: Establish the HCI problem, motivate why it matters, state contribution EXPLICITLY. Don't make reviewers guess.
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+ - **Related Work**: Must be comprehensive enough to contextualize in HCI scholarship. Grossly insufficient lit review = Assisted Desk Rejection (ADR-Context).
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+ - **Method**: Sufficient detail for replication. Explain WHY, not just WHAT. Missing this = ADR-Method.
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+ - **Results/Findings**: Adequate data to support claims. Insufficient data = ADR-Data.
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+ - **Discussion**: Critically engage with results, limitations, generalizability, ethics. Shallow discussions are flagged.
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+ ## Anonymization (Double-Blind)
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+ - Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, document metadata
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+ - DO NOT anonymize references — cite your prior work normally
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+ - DO write about your own work in third person: "Smith et al. [10] showed..." NOT "Our previous work [10]..."
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+ - Marking any reference as "[Anonymous]" = desk rejection
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+ - All supplementary materials must be anonymized
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+ - Preprints (arXiv) allowed but CHI notes they can create unconscious reviewer bias
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+ ## Abstract
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+ - **Maximum**: 150 words
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+ - Must not be a placeholder — incomplete metadata triggers desk rejection
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+ ## Accessibility Requirements (Important for CHI)
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+ - **Alt text**: Provide meaningful \Description{} for every figure
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+ - **Color**: Don't convey info through color alone — add patterns, shapes, line styles
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+ - **Tables**: Use actual table markup, not images
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+ - **Equations**: Use LaTeX math, not images
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+ - **Video figures**: Must include closed captions (.srt or .sbv)
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+ - Inaccessible papers may be reassigned to non-optimal reviewers
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+ ## Review Criteria
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+ ### Five Core Dimensions
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+ 1. **Significance** — Why does this contribution matter to HCI?
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+ 2. **Originality** — What new ideas, methods, systems, or knowledge?
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+ 3. **Research Quality** — How rigorous, transparent, well-executed?
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+ 4. **Presentation Clarity** — Concise, well-organized, jargon-free?
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+ 5. **Prior Work Engagement** — Adequately reviewed and critically engaged?
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+ ### Length-to-Contribution Proportionality
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+ Reviewers assess whether paper length is commensurate with contribution. Long papers must justify their length through substantive contribution.
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+ ### Assisted Desk Rejection (ADR) Criteria (New for CHI 2026)
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+ 1. **ADR-Context**: Severely inadequate literature review
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+ 2. **ADR-Method**: Insufficient methodological transparency
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+ 3. **ADR-Data**: Grossly inadequate data for claims
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+ 4. **ADR-Contribution**: Disproportionately small HCI contribution for length
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+ ### Review Process
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+ CHI uses a Revise & Resubmit model:
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+ - Round 1: Threshold decisions. Papers with ≥1 "Revise & Resubmit or higher" advance.
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+ - Round 2: Final "Accept with minor revisions" or "Reject." No further revision.
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+ ## Common Rejection Reasons
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+ **Desk rejection triggers:**
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+ - Wrong template or format
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+ - Any anonymization violation (paper, supplements, external links)
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+ - Marking any reference as "anonymous"
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+ - Over 12,000 words without justification
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+ - Missing or placeholder abstract/metadata
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+ - Unmarked LLM-generated content
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+ **Substantive rejection:**
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+ - Paper length incommensurate with contribution
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+ - Insufficient research quality or rigor
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+ - Inadequate theoretical grounding
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+ - Unclear or unjustified design choices
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+ - Not explaining the "why" behind methodological choices
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+ - Shallow discussion of ethics, limitations, generalizability
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+ ## Camera-Ready Specifics
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+ - Switch to \documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
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+ - Add CCS concepts (generate at dl.acm.org/ccs/ccs.cfm)
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+ - Add keywords (4-8 terms)
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+ - Include acknowledgments and author info
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+ - Retain ACM copyright/DOI block without alteration
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+ ## Key Policy Notes
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+ - Papers reviewed "mostly on an as-is basis" — submit in near-publishable form
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+ - Make contribution explicit and early
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+ - LLM use for beyond editing must be disclosed; unmarked = desk rejection
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+ - Acceptance rate: ~25%
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+ # IEEE Transactions Submission Guidelines
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+ ## LaTeX Template
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+ Use the IEEEtran document class. Replace the generic preamble with:
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+ ```latex
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+ \documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran}
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+ % For Computer Society journals (TPAMI, TSE): \documentclass[10pt,journal,compsoc]{IEEEtran}
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+ % For Communications Society: \documentclass[journal,comsoc]{IEEEtran}
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+ % For technical notes/letters (9pt): \documentclass[9pt,technote]{IEEEtran}
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+ \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
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+ \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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+ \usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
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+ \usepackage{graphicx}
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+ \usepackage{booktabs}
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+ \usepackage{cite}
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+ \usepackage{hyperref}
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+ \usepackage{microtype}
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+ % Restore page breaks within equations when using amsmath
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+ \interdisplaylinepenalty=2500
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+ ```
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+ Template files: template-selector.ieee.org or Overleaf (preloaded). Do NOT modify IEEEtran.cls.
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+ ## Format Constraints
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+ - **Paper size**: US Letter (8.5" x 11")
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+ - **Layout**: Two-column, single-spaced
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+ - **Font**: Times New Roman, 10pt body
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+ - **Column width**: 3.5 inches (88.9 mm) single column; 7.16 inches (182 mm) full page span
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+ ### Page Limits (Vary by Journal)
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+ | Journal | Regular Paper | Short/Brief |
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+ |---------|--------------|-------------|
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+ | TPAMI (Computer Society) | 14 pages | 8 pages |
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+ | TNNLS (Comp. Intelligence) | ~14 pages | 3 pages |
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+ | Signal Processing Society | 13 initial / 16 revised | 2 pages |
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+ | T-ASE (Robotics & Automation) | 12 pages | 6 pages |
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+ | Trans. Automatic Control | 12 pages (13-16 mandatory charge) | — |
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+ All limits include references and author biographies. Check specific journal for exact limits.
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+ ## Required Sections (Standard Structure)
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+ 1. **Title** — Title case, concise, reflective of content
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+ 2. **Author names and affiliations** (omitted in double-blind review)
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+ 3. **Abstract** — 150-250 words, single paragraph
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+ 4. **Index Terms** — After abstract, from IEEE Thesaurus
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+ 5. **I. Introduction** — Use \IEEEPARstart for decorative drop cap
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+ 6. **Body sections** — Roman numeral headings (II, III, IV, ...)
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+ 7. **Conclusion** — Singular; do not replicate abstract
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+ 8. **Acknowledgment** — Singular (not "Acknowledgements"); before References
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+ 9. **References** — Numbered list in order of appearance
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+ 10. **Author Biographies** — With head-and-shoulders photograph; after References
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+ ### Section Heading Hierarchy
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+ - **Primary**: Roman numeral, centered, 10pt bold small caps — "II. RELATED WORK"
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+ - **Secondary**: Letter label, flush left, italic — "A. Feature Extraction"
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+ - **Tertiary**: Arabic numeral with close paren, italic, indented — "1) Convolutional Layers:"
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+ ## Abstract Requirements
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+ - **150-250 words**, single paragraph ONLY
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+ - NO abbreviations (except IEEE, SI, ac, dc), footnotes, references, display equations, or tables
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+ - Self-contained: problem statement, methodology, key results, main conclusions
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+ - Set in 9pt in published layout (handled by IEEEtran)
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+ ## Index Terms / Keywords
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+ - Placed immediately after abstract
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+ - 4-6 terms from the **IEEE Thesaurus** (~12,420 controlled vocabulary terms)
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+ - Format: "Index Terms—" followed by comma-separated terms in alphabetical order
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+ - Used for IEEE Xplore discoverability
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+ ## Math and Equations
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+ - Number all displayed equations consecutively: (1), (2), (3)... flush right
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+ - Appendix equations: (A1), (A2)
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+ - Refer to equations as "(1)" in text — NOT "Eq. (1)" except at sentence start
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+ - **Scalars**: italic (*x*). **Vectors**: bold (**x**). **Matrices**: bold uppercase (**A**).
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+ - Functions: roman (sin, exp, log, max). Units: roman (Hz, km).
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+ - All symbols defined on first use
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+ - Use \begin{equation}, \begin{align} — NEVER use eqnarray or $$
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+ ## Figure Requirements
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+ - **Resolution**: Min 300 DPI photos/grayscale; min 600 DPI line art
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+ - **Formats**: PS, EPS, TIFF, PDF, PNG
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+ - **Single column**: 3.5" wide. **Double column**: 7.16" wide.
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+ - **Fonts**: Embed all fonts. Use Times New Roman, Helvetica, Arial. 8-10pt labels.
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+ - **Captions**: BELOW figure. Format: "Fig. 1. Title" with sentence case.
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+ - **Subfigures**: (a), (b), (c) in 8pt Times, centered below each.
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+ - **Color**: Verify readability in grayscale — many journals print B&W.
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+ ## Table Requirements
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+ - **Numbering**: Roman numerals — TABLE I, TABLE II
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+ - **Caption**: ABOVE table (opposite of figures). Full caps header.
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+ - **Formatting**: Vertical lines optional. Use booktabs for clean formatting.
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+ - **Footnotes**: Letter superscripts (a, b, c), not numbers
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+ ## Reference Format (IEEE Style)
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+ Numbered citations in square brackets: [1], [2], [3]. Order by first appearance.
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+ Templates:
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+ ```
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+ [1] A. B. Author, "Article title," Abbrev. Journal, vol. X, no. Y, pp. 123-456, Mon. Year.
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+ [2] J. K. Author, "Paper title," in Proc. Abbrev. Conf., Location, Mon. Year, pp. 123-456.
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+ [3] A. B. Author, Book Title, Xth ed. City, State: Publisher, Year.
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+ ```
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+ - Author format: First initial(s) + family name (J. K. Smith)
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+ - Journal titles: italic, standard IEEE abbreviations
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+ - Use standard month abbreviations: Jan., Feb., Mar., etc.
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+ ## Review Criteria
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+ ### Core Requirements
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+ 1. **Novelty**: New or innovative methods/approaches
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+ 2. **Appropriateness**: Within journal scope, well-written, complete
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+ 3. **Quality**: Technical accuracy and rigor
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+ 4. **Impact**: Significant contribution to field and readership
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+ ### Review Decisions
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+ - **A (Accepted)**: Only minor fixes (typos)
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+ - **AQ (Accepted with Mandatory Revisions)**: Minor fixes verifiable by AE
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+ - **RQ (Major Revision)**: Serious flaws requiring second review
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+ - **R (Rejected)**: Fails novelty/appropriateness
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+ ### Review Process
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+ - Minimum 2 independent reviewers
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+ - Most journals: single-blind (reviewers anonymous, authors visible)
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+ - Some journals double-blind: TNNLS, T-ASE, IEEE Communications Letters
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+ - Plagiarism screening automated before and during review
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+ ### Conference Paper Extensions
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+ - Must cite prior conference publication
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+ - ≥60-70% new material required (max 30-40% text overlap)
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+ - Novel additions: expanded theory, more extensive experiments, new analysis
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+ ## Common Rejection Reasons
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+ **Desk rejection:**
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+ - Out of scope
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+ - Plagiarism >30-40% similarity
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+ - Dual submission
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+ - Wrong format (not IEEE two-column)
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+ - Page limit exceeded
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+ **After review:**
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+ - Insufficient novelty (incremental variation of prior work)
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+ - Weak experimental validation (missing ablations, weak baselines)
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+ - Poor presentation quality
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+ - Inadequate literature review (<10-15 peer-reviewed citations)
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+ - Overreliance on conference papers/websites instead of journal references
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+ - Figures unreadable in grayscale
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+ ## Overlength Page Charges
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+ - **Voluntary**: $110/page within standard limit (optional)
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+ - **Mandatory overlength**: $220-250/page exceeding journal limit (non-negotiable)
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+ - Open access APC (~$2,800) is separate from overlength charges
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+ - IEEE member discount: 5-20% on APC
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+ ## Key Policy Notes
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+ - Initial submission can be single-column for readability (check journal preference)
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+ - Camera-ready must be in IEEE two-column format
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+ - Author biographies with photo required for final version (some journals no longer require photo)
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+ # Nature Journal Submission Guidelines
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+ ## LaTeX Template
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+ Nature accepts LaTeX submissions. Use a clean article class — Nature does NOT have a public .sty file like conferences. The editorial team reformats accepted manuscripts.
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+ ```latex
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+ \documentclass[12pt]{article}
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+ \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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+ \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
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+ \usepackage{lmodern}
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+ \usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
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+ \usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
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+ \usepackage{graphicx}
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+ \usepackage{booktabs}
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+ \usepackage{hyperref}
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+ \usepackage{natbib}
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+ \usepackage{microtype}
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+ \linespread{2.0} % Double-spacing required for review
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+ ```
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+ Nature uses a numbered (Vancouver) reference style with superscript citations. After acceptance, the production team applies Nature's house style.
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+ ## Article Types and Length
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+ **"Letters" were retired in October 2019.** All original research is now "Article."
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+ ### Article (Primary Research)
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+ - **Physical sciences**: ~2,500 words main text + 4 display items (~6 printed pages)
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+ - **Biological/clinical/social sciences**: ~4,300 words main text + 5-6 display items (~8 printed pages)
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+ - **Display items**: Max 8 total (figures + tables combined)
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+ - **Methods**: Separate section, up to ~3,000 words
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+ - **References**: ~50 in main text (methods-only references exempt from this count)
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+ ### Other Types (less common for researchers)
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+ - Review Article: ~5,000 words, ~150 refs (usually commissioned)
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+ - Correspondence: 300-800 words, ~10 refs
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+ - Matters Arising: <1,200 words
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+ ## Document Structure (Canonical Order)
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+ 1. **Title** — ~75 characters max, clear to broad readership, no abbreviations
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+ 2. **Authors and affiliations**
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+ 3. **Bold summary paragraph** (the "abstract") — ~200 words, fully referenced, unstructured
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+ 4. **Main text** — NO headed "Introduction" section; weave intro into narrative flow
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+ 5. **Main references** — numbered consecutively by order of appearance
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+ 6. **Tables**
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+ 7. **Figure legends** — listed sequentially after references
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+ 8. **Methods section** — placed AFTER references (not inline), includes:
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+ - Data availability statement (mandatory)
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+ - Code availability statement (mandatory if custom code used)
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+ 9. **Methods references** — continuing numbering from main references
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+ 10. **Acknowledgements**
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+ 11. **Funding statement**
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+ 12. **Author contributions** (CRediT format)
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+ 13. **Competing interests declaration** (mandatory even if none)
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+ 14. **Extended Data figure/table legends**
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+ ## Abstract ("Summary Paragraph")
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+ - ~200 words or fewer
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+ - Written in **bold**
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+ - Fully referenced (references appear in main reference list)
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+ - Unstructured — NO subheadings
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+ - Must be accessible to readers outside the immediate subfield
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+ - Avoid numbers, abbreviations, acronyms unless essential
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+ - Functions as both a non-technical intro AND brief summary of results + implications
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+ ## Methods Section
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+ - Placed AFTER main references and figure legends (not inline with main text)
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+ - Up to ~3,000 words
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+ - Subdivided by short bold headings for specific methods
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+ - Specific subsections encouraged for: Statistics, Reagents, Animal models
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+ - Methods-only references do NOT count against the ~50 reference limit
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+ - Must contain:
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+ - **Data availability** statement
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+ - **Code availability** statement
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+ - For animal studies: named institutional committee, confirmation of guideline compliance
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+ - For human subjects: named ethics committee, informed consent confirmation
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+ ## Reference Format (Vancouver/Numbered)
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+ Author(s). Article title. Journal Title vol, pages (year).
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+ ```
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+ - Author: surname first, then initials
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+ - 6+ authors: first author et al.
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+ - Journal title: italic, abbreviated
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+ - Volume: bold
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+ - Article titles ARE required
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+ Use \begin{thebibliography}{99} with \bibitem, NOT BibTeX (to maintain precise control over formatting).
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+ ## Figures
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+ - **Widths**: Single column 89mm, 1.5 column 120-136mm, full page 183mm
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+ - **Resolution**: Min 300 DPI (450 DPI recommended)
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+ - **Font in figures**: Arial or Helvetica ONLY, 5-7pt minimum
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+ - **Panel labels**: lowercase (a, b, c...), 8pt bold
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+ - **Color**: RGB, colorblind-friendly palette (avoid red-green)
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+ - **Scale bars**: Required for microscopy
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+ - **Format**: PDF, EPS, AI, SVG preferred (vector-based)
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+ ## Extended Data vs Supplementary Information
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+ - **Extended Data**: Up to 10 multi-panel items. Peer-reviewed, copy-edited, indexed as part of paper. Online only. Additional figures go HERE, not in SI.
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+ - **Supplementary Information**: Large datasets, detailed methods too lengthy for Methods. Max 30MB/file, 150MB total. NOT for additional figures.
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+ Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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+ Format: "J.S.: Conceptualization (lead), Writing - original draft (lead). K.M.: Methodology (lead), Software (lead)."
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+ ## Review Process
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+ - **Editorial triage**: ~70% desk-rejected (some sources say >90%). Decision in 3-14 days.
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+ - **Bar**: "Science that changes how the field thinks" — technically flawless alone is insufficient
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+ - **Peer review**: 2-3 external reviewers, 4-8 weeks after assignment
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+ - **Post-review acceptance**: ~40% of papers reaching peer review
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+ - **Revision periods**: 6-12 months common when new experiments needed
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+ - **Overall acceptance rate**: <8%
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+ ### What triggers editorial interest:
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+ - Findings that overturn assumptions (not incremental improvements)
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+ - Broad interdisciplinary appeal
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+ - Narrative accessible to non-specialists from paragraph one
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+ - Resolution of long-standing major problems
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+ ## Common Rejection Reasons
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+ **At desk (editorial triage):**
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+ - Incremental advance without conceptual breakthrough (most common)
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+ - Better fit in specialist journal
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+ - Written for specialists, not broad readership
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+ - Leading with methods instead of findings
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+ - Incomplete work submitted prematurely
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+ **At/after peer review:**
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+ - Insufficient statistical rigor (sample size, controls, blinding)
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+ - Conclusions not fully supported by data
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+ - Ethical compliance issues
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+ - Inability to release code or data
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+ - Poor figure quality or unclear data presentation
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+ ## Cover Letter
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+ - Statement that manuscript is original and not under review elsewhere
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+ - Why findings interest Nature's broad readership
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+ - The specific assumption the work overturns
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+ - 4-5 suggested reviewers with affiliations
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+ **Optimal opening**: "We show that X works via Y, overturning the assumption that Z" — not background.
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+ ## Presubmission Inquiry (Strongly Recommended)
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+ - 1-page pitch: scientific question, why unresolved, key finding, 1-2 figures
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+ - Response in ~2 working days
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+ - ~25% encouraged to submit full paper
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+ - Positive response ≠ guaranteed peer review
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+ # NeurIPS Submission Guidelines
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+ ## LaTeX Template
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+ Use the official NeurIPS style file. Replace the generic preamble with:
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+ ```latex
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+ \documentclass{article}
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+ \usepackage[preprint]{neurips_2025}
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+ % For submission (anonymous + line numbers): \usepackage{neurips_2025}
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+ % For camera-ready (accepted): \usepackage[final]{neurips_2025}
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+ \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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+ \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
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+ \usepackage{lmodern}
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+ \usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
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+ \usepackage{graphicx}
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+ \usepackage{booktabs}
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+ \usepackage{hyperref}
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+ \usepackage{cleveref}
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+ \usepackage{microtype}
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+ \usepackage{natbib}
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+ ```
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+ Only add packages justified by actual content (e.g., \usepackage{algorithm2e} if you have pseudocode).
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+ ## Format Constraints
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+ - **Layout**: Single column, US Letter (8.5" x 11")
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+ - **Font**: Times New Roman, 10pt body, 11pt leading
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+ - **Title**: 17pt bold, centered, framed by horizontal rules
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+ - **Page limit**: 9 pages for main content (figures, tables included). References, checklist, and appendices do NOT count.
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+ - **Camera-ready**: +1 page (10 pages main content)
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+ - **Max PDF size**: 50 MB
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+ - **Supplementary**: Single ZIP, max 100 MB
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+ - **Fonts in PDF**: Must be Type 1 or embedded TrueType only — no bitmap/Type 3
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+ ## Required Sections
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+ 1. **Abstract** — One paragraph, no explicit word limit but must fit the indented abstract block (~200-250 words practical). Claims must match paper content.
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+ 2. **Introduction** — Problem, why it matters, what others missed, this paper's contribution, roadmap sentence
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+ 3. **Related Work** — Can combine with Introduction or Background
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+ 4. **Method / Approach**
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+ 5. **Experiments / Results** — With error bars, ablations, statistical significance
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+ 6. **Conclusion**
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+ 7. **References** — After main body, unlimited pages
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+ 8. **NeurIPS Paper Checklist** — 16 required items after references (mandatory, desk reject if missing)
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+ ### Strongly Recommended
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+ - **Limitations** section — Reviewers actively look for this. A paper that acknowledges limits is rated higher.
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+ - **Broader Impacts** — Expected when applicable (malicious uses, bias, privacy, environment)
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+ - **Acknowledgments** — Use \begin{ack}...\end{ack} (auto-hidden in anonymous mode)
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+ ## Anonymization (Double-Blind)
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+ - Remove ALL author names, affiliations, acknowledgments
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+ - Self-cite in third person: "Jones et al. [4] showed..." NOT "We previously showed [4]"
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+ - All supplementary materials (code, data, appendices) must be anonymized
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+ - No identifiable GitHub links, institutional watermarks, or IRB institution names
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+ - Violation = desk rejection without review
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+ - Posting non-anonymous preprints on arXiv is allowed and does NOT cause rejection
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+ ## Review Criteria (Each Rated 1-4)
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+ 1. **Quality** — Claims well-supported by theory or experiments; methodology appropriate; work complete
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+ 2. **Clarity** — Well-organized, enough detail for expert to reproduce results
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+ 3. **Significance** — Impact on community; others likely to use or build on ideas
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+ 4. **Originality** — New insights or understanding; clear differentiation from prior work
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+ ### Overall Score (1-6)
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+ - 6: Strong Accept — technically flawless, groundbreaking
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+ - 5: Accept — solid, high impact on at least one sub-area
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+ - 4: Borderline Accept
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+ - 3: Borderline Reject
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+ - 2: Reject — technical flaws, weak evaluation
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+ - 1: Strong Reject
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+ ## Reproducibility Checklist (Key Items)
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+ - All assumptions explicitly stated
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+ - Full experimental details (hyperparameters, splits, optimizer settings)
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+ - Error bars, confidence intervals, or significance tests for main claims
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+ - Compute resources reported (GPU type, memory, runtime)
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+ - Code and data accessible (anonymized links at submission)
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+ ## Common Rejection Reasons
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+ **Desk rejection triggers:**
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+ - Page limit exceeded (>9 pages main content)
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+ - Modified style file parameters
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+ - Missing paper checklist
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+ - Anonymization violations
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+ - Dual submission
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+ **Scientific rejection:**
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+ - Weak evaluation: insufficient baselines, missing ablations, no error bars
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+ - Overclaiming: abstract/intro claims broader than experiments support
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+ - Missing limitations: if reviewers find limitations you didn't acknowledge, it hurts more than disclosing them
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+ - Inadequate related work or failure to differentiate from prior work
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+ - Appendix-heavy papers hiding critical details to circumvent page limits
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+ ## Formatting Details
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+ - **Headings**: 12pt bold flush left (1st level), 10pt bold (2nd), 10pt bold inline (3rd)
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+ - **Math**: Use LaTeX display environments (equation, align), NOT $$ (breaks line numbering)
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+ - **Tables**: Center; use booktabs (\toprule, \midrule, \bottomrule). No vertical rules. Caption BEFORE table.
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+ - **Figures**: Caption AFTER figure. Captions lowercase except first word.
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+ - **References**: natbib loaded by default. Both author/year and numeric styles acceptable.
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+ - **Footnotes**: Superscript after punctuation. Minimize use.
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+ ## Key Policy Notes
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+ - Authors bear full responsibility for AI-generated content including citations
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+ - Rebuttal: 10,000 characters max, no paper revisions allowed
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+ - Acceptance rate: ~24-25%