Submission

Submission Platform

All papers must be submitted via OpenReview.

Submission link: TBA

Authors should ensure their OpenReview profile is up to date before submission.

Accepted Authoring Formats

AlignSys supports submissions authored in LaTeX or Microsoft Word. Regardless of the authoring tool, all submissions must be uploaded as a single anonymized PDF.

• LaTeX users should compile their manuscript to PDF before submission.
• Word users should export their document directly to PDF.
• The submitted PDF is the only artifact evaluated during review.

Paper Format

AlignSys accepts papers prepared using a single-column IEEE-style format. The goal is clarity and readability, not strict publisher compliance.

• Single-column layout
• Standard fonts (e.g., Times or equivalent)
• Figures and tables must be legible when printed
• No font-size or margin manipulation

Authors may use the IEEE conference template as a starting point. Exact compliance with IEEE formatting is not required.

Page Limits

• Theory Track: up to 12 pages (main content)
• Practice Track: up to 10 pages (main content)
• References and appendices are unlimited and do not count toward page limits

The main paper must be self-contained. Reviewers are not required to read appendices.

Anonymization

AlignSys follows a strict double-blind review process. Submissions must be anonymized.

• No author names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in the submitted PDF
• Self-citations must be written in the third person
• Avoid identity-revealing links (personal sites, lab pages, named GitHub repositories)
• Remove identifying metadata from PDF files

See the Policies page for full details.

Code and Supplementary Material

If your submission includes code, data, or additional artifacts required for evaluation, please use an anonymous repository and include the link in the paper.

• Use https://anonymous.4open.science/ for anonymized code and artifact sharing.
• Include the anonymous repository link directly in the submitted PDF.
• Do not link to non-anonymous GitHub or GitLab repositories during review.
• Ensure the repository contains no identifying information.

Preprints (arXiv)

Submissions that have been posted as preprints (e.g., on arXiv) are allowed. Authors should avoid actions that intentionally break anonymity during the review period.

Reviewers are instructed to evaluate submissions solely on their content.

Camera-Ready Submission

Accepted papers must submit a camera-ready version by April 5, 2026.

• Restore author names and affiliations
• Add acknowledgements if desired
• Camera-ready versions may be posted to arXiv after acceptance

Minor editorial checks may be requested after camera-ready submission.