Venue-Specific Requirements

Summary index. Each venue lives as its own snapshot under ../templates/; load templates/<venue>.md directly when the user names a specific venue (ieee, acm, neurips, icml, springer-lncs). This file remains the cross-venue overview (quick-reference table, pre-submission checklist, resubmission conversions, figure specs).

Table of Contents

• IEEE Conferences/Journals
  • Style
  • Format
  • Citations
  • Figures/Tables
• ACM Conferences
  • Style
  • Format
  • Special Requirements
• Springer (LNCS)
  • Style
  • Format
  • Figures/Tables
  • Citations
• NeurIPS / ICML
  • Style
  • Format
  • Special
• CVPR / ICCV / ECCV
  • Style
  • Format
  • Figures
• ArXiv Preprints
  • Format
  • Best Practices
• Conference Quick Reference Table
• Pre-Submission Checklist
  • Universal (All Venues)
• Resubmission Format Conversion
  • Common Conversion Paths
  • Content Migration Principles
• Figure and Table Specifications
  • Tables
  • Figures

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IEEE Conferences/Journals

Style

• Active voice for contributions
• Past tense for methods
• Present tense for results discussion

Format

• Two-column layout
• Abstract: single paragraph, up to 250 words (IEEE Author Center guidance; there is no global "150-200 words" rule — limits vary by publication)
• Keywords: 3-5 terms

Citations

• IEEE style: [1], [2-4]
• Full reference in bibliography

Figures/Tables

• Captions below figures
• Captions above tables
• Referenced in text before appearing

Pseudocode

• IEEEtran only recognizes figure and table as standard floats; do not assume a dedicated algorithm float is IEEE-safe.
• Prefer figure + algorithmicx / algpseudocodex for LaTeX pseudocode in IEEE submissions.
• Give the pseudocode block a normal figure caption and reference it in text before the figure appears.
• Prefer direct captions such as Adaptive inference procedure instead of The proposed algorithm....
• Explicit input/output markers and short inline comments are recommended defaults, not IEEE hard requirements.

ACM Conferences

Style

• Structured abstract (some venues)
• Author-date citations accepted

Format

• ACM reference format
• CCS concepts required
• Keywords required

Special Requirements

• Accessibility requirements
• Supplementary material guidelines

Springer (LNCS)

Style

• British or American English (consistent)
• Third person preferred

Format

• Single column
• Strict page limits
• Camera-ready deadline strict

Figures/Tables

• Figure captions: below
• Table captions: above
• High resolution (300 dpi minimum)

Citations

• Numbered: [1]
• Springer nature template

NeurIPS / ICML

Style

• Concise writing essential
• Mathematical notation consistent

Format

• NeurIPS: 9-page main paper (camera-ready +1 = 10); ICML: 8-page submission (camera-ready 9)
• Unlimited appendix; references do not count
• Blind review requirements

Special

• ICML requires an "Impact Statement" (formal name); NeurIPS requires the paper checklist. A lay summary is required by ICML camera-ready and the NeurIPS Position track — not NeurIPS main-track papers.
• Reproducibility checklist
• Code submission encouraged

CVPR / ICCV / ECCV

Style

• Visual results emphasized
• Quantitative comparisons required

Format

• Double-blind review
• Supplementary video allowed
• 8 pages including figures and tables (references do not count)
• LLM policy: authors are fully responsible for all content; fabricated citations or obvious factual errors may be desk-rejected without review, and "an LLM wrote it" is not a defense

Figures

• High-quality visualizations
• Comparison figures expected
• Video demonstrations encouraged

ArXiv Preprints

Format

• No strict format
• PDF preferred
• Abstract: 1920 characters max (metadata limit)

Best Practices

• Include author affiliations
• Link to code/data
• Version control with updates

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Conference Quick Reference Table

Conference	Page Limit	Extra (Camera-Ready)	Key Requirement	Template
NeurIPS 2025/2026	9 pages	+1 (=10)	Mandatory paper checklist	neurips_2025.sty / neurips_2026.sty
ICML 2026	8 pages	+1 (=9)	"Impact Statement" + lay summary (camera)	icml2026.sty
ICLR 2026	9 pages	+1 (=10)	LLM disclosure (desk-reject if undisclosed), reciprocal rev	iclr2026_conference.sty
ACL 2026 / ARR	8 pages (long)	+1 (=9)	Limitations + Responsible NLP Checklist mandatory	acl.sty (Word template also offered)
AAAI 2026	7 pages	none free (buy $300/pg, ≤2)	Strict style file adherence	aaai2026.sty
COLM 2026	9 pages	+1 (=10)	Language-model focus; ICLR-style LLM disclosure	colm2026_conference.sty

Universal Requirements:

• Double-blind review (anonymize submissions)
• References don't count toward page limit
• Appendices unlimited but reviewers not required to read
• LaTeX is required at NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR/COLM; ACL and AAAI also accept official Word templates — do not assume "LaTeX required for all venues"

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Pre-Submission Checklist

Universal (All Venues)

• [ ] Paper compiles without errors
• [ ] All figures referenced in text
• [ ] All tables referenced in text
• [ ] No orphaned citations
• [ ] No placeholder text (TODO, FIXME, XXX)
• [ ] Anonymous submission (no author names)
• [ ] Page limit respected
• [ ] Consistent notation throughout
• [ ] All acronyms defined on first use
• [ ] Limitations section included

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Resubmission Format Conversion

Common Conversion Paths

From → To	Page Change	Key Adjustments
NeurIPS → ICML	9 → 8	Cut 1 page, add Impact Statement
ICML → ICLR	8 → 9	Expand experiments, add LLM disclosure
NeurIPS → ACL	9 → 8	Restructure for NLP, add Limitations
ICLR → AAAI	9 → 7	Significant cuts, strict style
Any → COLM	varies → 9	Reframe for language model focus

Content Migration Principles

1. Never copy LaTeX preambles between templates — start fresh with target template
2. Copy ONLY content sections (abstract, sections, figures, tables, bib entries)
3. When cutting pages: move proofs to appendix, condense related work, combine tables
4. When expanding: add ablations, expand limitations, include qualitative examples

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Figure and Table Specifications

Tables

Use booktabs package for professional tables:

• Bold best value per metric
• Include direction symbols (↑ higher is better, ↓ lower is better)
• Right-align numerical columns
• Consistent decimal precision

Figures

• Vector graphics (PDF, EPS) for all plots and diagrams
• Raster (PNG 600 DPI) only for photographs
• Colorblind-safe palettes: Okabe-Ito or Paul Tol recommended
• Grayscale readability: Verify figures work without color (8% of men have color vision deficiency)
• No title inside figure — the caption serves this function
• Self-contained captions — reader should understand without main text