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Our editorial staff will ensure that your AAAI paper satisfies several guidelines such as proceedings uniformity, PDF/A standardization, rich metadata and DOI registration/assignment, all while ensuring a high quality of the final outcome.
Accepted papers' contact authors must login at https://aaai.proceedings.sys.confdna.com and fulfill a series of steps per accepted paper before their deadline date. The steps are as follows:
AAAI must acquire proper copyright on your paper to publish it. The contact author must download the copyright agreement form (AAAI 21| ICAPS 21) and fill, print, sign, scan it and upload it in this step.
Authors will have to upload the camera-ready PDF of their paper. The AAAI proceedings system will then perform some automatic validations, convert the PDF to a PDF/A compliant one, and inform the user if it detects any anomaly.
The paper must follow the formatting guidelines specified in the AAAI 2021 Author Kit help package. Please use the included LaTeX/Word templates or make sure to adapt your sources to follow the same style.
AAAI also requires authors to upload the sources used to build the paper. The accepted formats are LaTeX or MS Word.
LaTeX sources will be uploaded as single .zip package containing all source files, figures and necessary style files. The package should contain everything necessary to build the camera-ready PDF, and should compile once unarchived, without having to update any file routes nor hardcoded information in the sources.
MS Word files can be uploaded in .docx format, following the template included in the AAAI 2021 Author Kit help package.
We require the authors validate the metadata that was initially provided during the peer-review submission. The metadata collected here will be used to fill your PDF's metadata as well as to register a DOI for your paper. Notice that most search engines and archives use that metadata to find and index papers: proper formatting and information here will help make your paper more visible!
Once all required information is filled in, you will be able to submit your paper for review. At this point, our editorial staff will review your paper to ensure that all information is correct, your paper looks great and that the PDF can be properly visualized on most devices.
After our editors have finished reviewing your paper, you will receive and e-mail with the review feedback. At this point it may be necessary for you to make some amendments to improve its presentation quality and/or fit within AAAI Press' proceedings.
At this point your paper is ready for publication. Congratulations.
How long can my paper be?
That depends on the track where your paper is to appear. The following table shows length limits, how many (if any) pages can be bought, and the cost per extra page for each track:
| AAAI 2021 | Maximum paper length | Extra pages | Extra page price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Track | 7 content pages + 2 pages containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 2 | 275 USD/page |
| AI for Social Impact | 7 content pages + 2 pages containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 2 | 275 USD/page |
| ICAPS 2021 | Maximum paper length | Extra pages | Extra page price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Track | 8 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 2 | 275 USD/page |
| Main Track (short paper) | 4 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 1 | 275 USD/page |
| Application Track | 8 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 2 | 275 USD/page |
| Application Track (short paper) | 4 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 1 | 275 USD/page |
| Planning and Learning Track | 8 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 2 | 275 USD/page |
| Planning and Learning Track (short paper) | 4 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 1 | 275 USD/page |
| Robotics Track | 8 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 2 | 275 USD/page |
| Robotics Track (short paper) | 4 content pages + 1 page containing only ack/ethics statement/references | 1 | 275 USD/page |
If your track accepts extra pages and you are willing to buy them, prepare your paper with the extra length. Then, during the submission phase just upload your PDF with extra pages. After our reviewers approve your paper for publication, you will be asked to pay for any extra pages through the review system itself.
May I purchase additional pages?
Yes. Please refer to guide above for further information.
Is there a limit of pages for the acknowledgements/references?
No, there is not limit, but the total number of pages must not exceed the overall page allotment for your program (see chart above).
I want to add/remove/replace an author. How can I do so?
Authors for AAAI-21 main track and AI for Social Impact track papers cannot add/remove/replace an author. This is a strict policy that applies in all cases.
For other affiliated AAAI-21 programs, this is permitted on-demand. You should contact us at proceedings-questions@aaai.org.
Is it possible to correct misspelled author names?
Yes, contact us at proceedings-questions@aaai.org and we will get any misspellings fixed. Do not forget to tell us your paper number and the corrections required!
Is it possible to update the paper title?
Yes, contact us at proceedings-questions@aaai.org and we will process the change. Do not forget to tell us your paper number!
Where I can find the style guidelines for my paper?
See the "paper upload" and "paper sources" sections above.
What are the requirements to access to the proceedings system?
You need a modern browser with javascript enabled. The system has been thoroughly tested with both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
My question is not answered here, what should I do?
Mail us at proceedings-questions@aaai.org and we will be glad to help any way we can.