[agents] IJCAI 2024 Call for Papers – Survey Track

[Dengji Zhao]

*** The submission deadline is Feb 1st ***


The IJCAI 2024 Survey Track enables the AI community to learn from AI
researchers who are experts on a topic by allowing them to give a survey
talk that presents a structured synthesis of that topic.  Papers accepted
to the Survey Track will be published in the IJCAI 2024 proceedings. At
least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference
and present the work.

We are looking forward to the community meeting in person.
Who Can Submit a Paper?

The list of authors should contain at least one author who has contributed
significantly to the AI literature and one author (potentially the same
person) who is an expert on the topic of the submission.
What Is a Suitable Topic?

The IJCAI 2024 Survey Track provides an opportunity for established
researchers in the AI community to give a broad talk on a well-established
body of research, which provides a big-picture view of the topic rather
than discussing a particular aspect. The topic should be of interest to
current AI practitioners. Of particular interest are papers that describe
how lessons learned from the topic can contribute to new ideas and visions
that can stimulate the research community to pursue new directions, e.g.,
new problems.
How Should the Paper Be Written?

The survey should have a well-defined scope and be understandable for most
of the AI community. It should clarify why the topic is important and its
intended or existing applications. The survey should be comprehensive
concerning state of the art, with a personal stance on the topic: the
description of the existing work should be structured. It should contain a
discussion (aiming, for instance, at comparing alternative approaches or
identifying open questions and challenges). It should not be a simple
juxtaposition of summaries of papers or groups of papers. While the
authors’ work can sometimes be an important part of a survey, there should
be no significant bias towards it: the work of others should be mentioned
and appreciated by its relevance and importance. The paper should be of
very high quality in terms of presentation, be at the appropriate technical
level, and be grounded in the existing literature.
Important Dates

   - *Paper submission:* February 1, 2024
   - *Notification of acceptance/rejection:* April 19, 2024
   - *Camera-ready deadline:* TBD

*Note:* all times are Anywhere On Earth, UTC-12.
Submission Details, Paper Length and Format

*Template:* https://www.ijcai.org/authors_kit

*Submission site:* papers should be submitted to
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IJCAI2024 by choosing “Survey” from the
drop-down menu.

Because at least one of the authors must be a recognized expert on the
topic, submissions to the survey track are *not* anonymous and should
include the names and affiliations of all authors. Submitted papers must be
formatted according to IJCAI guidelines and submitted electronically
through the IJCAI 2024 special track paper submission site. Full
instructions, including formatting guidelines and electronic templates, are
available on the IJCAI 2024 website. Submissions must be in PDF using the
IJCAI 2024 template linked above. Submissions must be self-contained; the
IJCAI 2024 survey track will not accept or review any supplementary
material. In addition, at least one author must submit a short CV (up to 2
pages in any reasonable format) providing evidence that they are an expert
on the topic of the submitted survey paper.

Submitted technical papers must be no longer than nine (9) pages in total:
seven pages for the main text of the paper (including all figures but
excluding references) and up to two additional pages for references (these
may also include acknowledgements, as well as an ethics statement and a
contribution statement). For accepted papers, up to two additional pages
may be purchased at an additional cost per page, but note that at the time
of submission, papers should adhere to the guidelines above: seven pages
for the main text plus two pages for references. Final camera-ready
versions will be formatted according to the publisher’s instructions.
Submissions not in compliance with these length and formatting requirements
will not be considered for review.

Submissions must be submitted electronically through the IJCAI 2024 Survey
submission site (link above) by the submission deadline.
Policy on Multiple Submissions

IJCAI 2024 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission, is
under review for, has already been published in, or has already been
accepted for publication in a journal or another venue with formally
published proceedings. As a rule of thumb, authors should regard any
publication with an ISBN or ISSN as a formal publication. Authors are also
required not to submit their papers to venues with formal publication
during the IJCAI 2024 review period. These restrictions are not intended to
apply to workshops and similar specialized presentations with a limited
audience and without published proceedings.
Confidentiality Policy

All submissions will be treated in strict confidence until the publication
date.
Submission Restrictions

Authors may only submit one paper to the IJCAI 2024 Survey Track. Also, the
main track of IJCAI 2024 is enforcing a submission limit on the number of
papers for individual authors. However, papers submitted to the survey
track do not count towards this number of submissions. The list of authors
provided at submission time is final. Authors may not be added to or
removed from papers following submission. (However, author ordering may
still be changed.) Also, by submitting a paper to IJCAI 2024, authors must
acknowledge that they will do their best to contribute in some way to the
review process if asked to.
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy

All people involved in the IJCAI 2024 review must adhere to the IJCAI
conflict of interest policy. Details can be found at
https://www.ijcai.org/IJCAI_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf. All authors of
papers submitted to IJCAI 2024 agree to be bound by the conditions outlined
in this call for papers. Authors and reviewers acknowledge that IJCAI may
take action against individuals in breach of the conflict of interest and
this call for papers policy (multiple submissions, authorship, etc.),
including – but not limited to – rejecting their submissions without
further review and banning individuals from submitting their work to a
limited number of IJCAI conferences in the future.
New in 2024

Generative AI models, including Chat-GPT, BARD,  LLaMA, or similar LLMs, do
not satisfy the criteria for authorship of papers published in IJCAI 2024.
If authors use an LLM  in any part of the paper-writing process they assume
full responsibility for all content, including checking for plagiarism and
correctness of all text.
Enquiries

Please send all enquiries about the Survey Track to the IJCAI 2024 Survey
Track Chairs, Scott Sanner and Dengji Zhao, at surveys at ijcai24.org.
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