ICLR Submission
Use this for an ICLR main-conference submission audit. Reopen the current CFP, Author Guide,
OpenReview submission form, template, Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, and LLM policy before giving
deadline-ready advice.
Submission audit
- Confirm the target is the ICLR main conference, not a workshop, Tiny Paper, blog, affinity event,
or later publication track.
- Check that all authors have complete OpenReview profiles and that the author list follows the
current freeze/change windows.
- Verify that the abstract is substantive and non-duplicative before the abstract deadline; do not
rely on a placeholder.
- Confirm use of the current ICLR LaTeX template and current page-limit rules. In 2026, submissions
used 9 pages of main text, references outside the limit, and appendices after references.
- Inspect anonymity in the PDF, appendices, supplementary ZIP, code, data, demos, links, repository
metadata, comments, acknowledgments, and file names.
- Confirm reciprocal-reviewing compliance for the author team unless the current cycle grants an
explicit exemption.
- Complete any LLM-use disclosure truthfully. Hidden prompt injection, hallucinated citations, or
undisclosed LLM-written scientific content can become ethics issues.
Desk-reject and integrity risks
- Late or missing abstract/full paper.
- New author added after the author-list deadline.
- Template manipulation, over-limit main text, or missing required fields.
- Non-anonymous public links, repository ownership, analytics, demo login, or organization slug.
- Dual submission to another archival venue that violates current ICLR policy.
- Unclear LLM disclosure or review-manipulation text.
- Reciprocal-reviewing noncompliance.
Desk-reject triage table
ICLR enforcement is strict and the consequences are public: even a withdrawn submission leaves a
visible OpenReview trace. Triage the highest-probability rejections first.
| Risk |
Quick test |
Fix before deadline |
| De-anonymization |
Grep PDF and ZIP for names, remotes, buckets |
Strip metadata, neutralize links |
| Over-limit main text |
Count pages against the current rule |
Move material after references |
| Author-list change |
Check the freeze window in the CFP |
Finalize authors before the cutoff |
| Dual submission |
Confirm no archival overlap |
Withdraw or rescope the other venue |
| LLM disclosure |
Confirm the form field is truthful |
Disclose; remove hallucinated citations |
Worked vignette
A team submits an LLM fine-tuning paper whose anonymized repo link points to a GitHub org naming the
lab, with a caption thanking a named cluster. Both leak identity. The fix: replace the link with an
anonymized supplement ZIP, remove the acknowledgment until camera-ready, re-grep the PDF for the
cluster name, and confirm all authors completed OpenReview profiles before the freeze.
Reviewer-pushback patterns
- "Looks like a workshop paper." Reframe for the main track or route elsewhere.
- "Possible dual submission." Document why the other version is non-archival under current policy.
Output format
[ICLR readiness] Ready / Needs fixes / Not ready
[OpenReview state] profiles / abstract / paper / supplement / reviewer nomination
[Blocking risks] <anonymity/page-limit/dual-submission/LLM/reciprocal-reviewing>
[Fix order] <highest-impact fixes before deadline>
[Current-cycle pages to reopen] <CFP, Author Guide, OpenReview group, template, LLM policy>
