--- name: icassp-submission description: Use when auditing an ICASSP submission before the CMS portal deadline — the IEEE 4+1 page format, the single-blind rule that the author list must appear, EDICS subject selection, the Compliance-with-Ethical-Standards statement, PDF eXpress validation, the 9-papers-per-author cap, dual-submission policy, and desk-reject triggers. --- # ICASSP Submission Run this audit against the live ICASSP paper kit on the current-year CMS portal (`cmsworkshops.com/ICASSP/papers.php`), not against memory. ICASSP reissues its kit each cycle, and because the whole review pipeline assumes a uniform IEEE two-column object, the format is checked mechanically at upload. The next major gate as of 2026-07-09 is the **ICASSP 2027 full-paper deadline, reported ~16 September 2026** — verify on the live 2027 call. ## The format contract: 4 + 1 An ICASSP regular paper is **4 pages** of technical content — text, figures, and references all count — with an **optional 5th page** that may hold **only** references, funding acknowledgements, and the Compliance-with-Ethical-Standards statement. Consequences to internalize: - There is **no reviewed appendix or supplement** that decides acceptance. Whatever a reviewer must see to accept the paper lives on the four content pages. - References compete with content on pages 1-4 unless they spill to page 5; plan the reference budget early. - Use the official IEEE two-column template from the paper kit with fonts, margins, and column measure untouched, and confirm the PDF passes **IEEE PDF eXpress** before the portal will accept it. ## Single-blind: the inverted anonymity rule ICASSP review is **single-blind**. Unlike OpenReview or ISCA venues, you **must include the author list and affiliations** in the submitted PDF; reviewers see who you are, you do not see them. The failure mode here is the opposite of an identity leak: - A **missing or wrong author block** is the defect to catch, not a self-citation. - Write self-citations in normal first person ("in our earlier work [4]"); no anonymization gymnastics are needed. - Acknowledgements and funding are allowed and belong on page 5, not hidden. ## Portal and metadata (CMS, not CMT) - Submission is through **Conference Management Services (CMS)** at `cmsworkshops.com`, not Microsoft CMT and not OpenReview — a genuine ICASSP fingerprint. - Choose the **EDICS** subject category that routes the paper to the correct technical committee; the routing decision comes from `icassp-topic-selection`, not from whoever uploads. - The CMS abstract must match the PDF abstract; it is what area organizers read. - **No single author may appear on more than 9 papers** in a cycle — check co-author load early. - Answer the dual-submission attestation honestly: the same work may not be under review at another conference or journal simultaneously. ## Desk-reject and triage table | Trigger | Severity at ICASSP | Repair window | |---|---|---| | Fifth page carrying content beyond references/acks/ethics | Desk reject | None after deadline | | Template tampering caught by PDF eXpress | Desk reject | None | | Missing author list (single-blind requires it) | Non-compliant submission | Only before deadline | | Missing Compliance-with-Ethical-Standards statement | Compliance flag | Only before deadline | | Author on more than 9 papers | Enforced cap | Withdraw one before deadline | | Dual submission to another venue | Integrity violation | None | ## Final 72 hours, in order 1. Rebuild the PDF from a clean clone; confirm the paper-kit template version is current and PDF eXpress passes. 2. Confirm the author block, affiliations, and page-5 acknowledgements/ethics statement are present and correct — the single-blind checklist. 3. Verify every figure is legible at print resolution and no float pushes past four pages. 4. Set EDICS and the CMS abstract to match the PDF; declare all co-authors and their conflicts. 5. Upload, download what CMS stored, and read *that* file end to end. ## Track choice before you submit - **Standard track** — 4+1 pages, TPC review, proceedings in IEEE Xplore. - **OJSP-ICASSP** — 8+1 pages, reviewed by the Open Journal of Signal Processing board, open-access publication, presented but not in the proceedings (earlier pre-registration deadline). - **SPS-journal presentation** — present a recently accepted SPS-journal paper, not re-reviewed, not in proceedings. Confirm each track's separate deadline in the current call; see `icassp-workflow`. ## Output format ```text [Submission verdict] ready / fixable / not ready [Format] 4+1 compliance, template integrity, PDF eXpress result [Single-blind] author list present, affiliations, page-5 acks/ethics [Metadata] EDICS, abstract match, author list, dual-submission answer, 9-paper cap [Track] standard / OJSP-ICASSP / journal-presentation / grand-challenge [Blockers] ``` ## Currency note The 4+1 format, single-blind policy, CMS portal, and 9-paper cap were checked 2026-07-09 against ICASSP 2026 (Barcelona) renderings (see `../../resources/official-source-map.md`). Every value is cycle-specific; the ICASSP 2027 Toronto cycle publishes its own kit and calendar — re-open it.