Changes to the Call for Papers

Changes to the Call for Papers and the submission checklist since first publication, with new text highlighted. Editorial and stylistic edits are not listed, and the Call for Papers takes precedence.

Call for Papers, 4 September 2026

Submission information → Previous reviews

Before For papers that were previously rejected from another conference, authors must append prior reviews to their submission along with a description of how those reviews were addressed in the submission. […]

Now If a paper was previously submitted to another venue and received reviews, authors must append those prior reviews to their submission (regardless of whether the paper was rejected or withdrawn by the authors), along with a description of how the reviews were addressed in the SaTML submission. The reviews must be placed at the very end of the paper, after all appendices. […]

Planning for growth → Author reviewing

Before Requiring authors of submitted papers to contribute to reviewing up to three papers, as is increasingly common at venues of large size. Failure from authors to submit such reviews may result in desk rejection of their paper(s).

Now Requiring authors of submitted papers to contribute to reviewing, as is increasingly common at venues of large size. At abstract registration, every paper must nominate one of its authors who is qualified to review at SaTML and can take on this assignment. The load is cumulative: a nominated author is assigned up to three papers for each submission they are nominated on, so an author nominated on two submissions may be assigned up to six papers. Reviews that are not submitted, are late, or are of inadequate quality may result in desk rejection of any paper the author was nominated on.

Conflicts of Interest policy

Added Conflicts must be declared by the abstract registration deadline, and updated in the last 24 hours before the paper submission deadline, since program-committee members may be added in the meantime.

Planning for growth → Expanding the Program Committee

Before If we do, we may ask authors to re-check their conflicts of interest against the updated committee, no later than 24 hours before the submission deadline.

Now If we do, the updated committee will be in place no later than 24 hours before the submission deadline, and authors should re-check their conflicts of interest against it.

Submission categories → "New Insights" HotCRP section

Added This field is mandatory in HotCRP and cannot be left blank, so research papers should simply enter "N/A".

Important dates → Abstract registration

Added Adding or removing authors after the abstract registration deadline is grounds for desk rejection.

Submission information → Submission site

Now Submissions are handled through HotCRP: https://satml27.hotcrp.com (previously "Submission Link TBC")

Submission checklist, 4 September 2026

Before writing → Category

Before SoK and Position also need a 300-word "new insights" field in HotCRP.

Now SoK and Position also need a 300-word "New Insights" field in HotCRP; the field is mandatory, so research papers enter "N/A".

Abstract registration

Before No simultaneous active abstract registration elsewhere. If under review elsewhere, that must be resolved by 29 Sep.

Now Answer the HotCRP field on whether the paper is still under review elsewhere. If it is, that other submission must be resolved (rejected or withdrawn) by the paper submission deadline.
Nominate one author, by email exactly as listed, as author-reviewer.

Conflicts of interest

Before Paper submission: Declare all mandatory conflicts (see "Conflicts of Interest policy"). Fake conflicts are not allowed.

Now Abstract registration: Declare all mandatory conflicts (see "Conflicts of Interest policy"). Fake conflicts are not allowed.
Paper submission: Update your conflict declarations in the last 24 hours before the submission deadline: PC members may have been added since abstract registration.

Paper submission → Prior reviews

Before If rejected elsewhere, append those reviews unedited plus your response.

Now If the paper received reviews at another venue, whether rejected or withdrawn, append those reviews unedited plus your response, at the very end of the paper after all appendices.

Contingency measures

Before Be ready to review up to three papers if that requirement is activated.

Now Be ready to review up to three papers per submission you are nominated on, if that requirement is activated. The load is cumulative across submissions.

Desk rejection

Before missing prior reviews from an earlier submission

Now missing prior reviews from a paper that received reviews at another venue
adding or removing authors after abstract registration
late or inadequate-quality reviews from the nominated author-reviewer, if author-reviewing is activated

Questions: pcchairs@satml.org