Format and Submission

Submissions of Extended Abstracts for short papers and work-in-progress must be in English, in PDF format, and approximately 3,000 words (including figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, and any other content excluding references and acknowledgments).

Three reviewers will review all submissions. Another programme committee member will lead the reviewing process, write a meta review, and later check on the paper for final acceptance if it got conditionally accepted (all accept decisions are conditional). Extended abstracts for which there is a very high agreement among reviewers regarding recommendations for inclusion in the proceedings will receive early acceptance decisions and will be conditionally accepted, pending the integration of any changes requested through the review process.

You must use the ACM LaTeX or Word templates to prepare your submission. We encourage the use of LaTeX and the official ACM template on Overleaf. LaTeX users must employ the following document class for submission:

\documentclass[manuscript,screen,review,anonymous]{acmart}

Word users must use the one-column submission template and should be prepared to submit to TAPS approximately one week earlier than the stated camera-ready deadline.

ACM’s CCS concepts and keywords are not required for submission and peer review but are required if your Extended Abstract is accepted and published by the ACM.

Submissions must be made via the conference submission system (PCS).

ACM's New Open Access Publishing Model

Starting January 1, 2026, ACM has fully transitioned to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, are 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs).

In the Short Papers and Work-in-Progress track, submissions will be published under ACM Open Access as an “Extended Abstract” article type. Extended abstract article types will not be charged an article processing charge (APC) for open access. For more information, see the ACM article types summary.

Upon Acceptance

Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID to complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. We recommend all authors read ACM’s guidance for TAPS Best Practice. Your paper will be published in the CUI Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. SIGCHI participates in the ACM Open Table of Contents (OpenTOC) service, which means papers will be freely available from this website for the first year after publication. All ACM publications follow the Green Open Access route by default, though authors may opt for Gold Open Access at their discretion.

New ACM Publication Policies

By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM’s Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties.

Accessibility

Paper submissions are expected to follow the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible Submission.

When preparing figures, make sure to rely not only on colour to mark information. Authors are expected to provide a text description for all figures. Tables, equations and quotes should be inserted as marked-up elements, not as images.

Anonymization

The review process is doubly-anonymized; every aspect of all submissions must be properly anonymized. If a submission contains any element (e.g., text or figures in the paper document, artifacts, or supplementary materials) that violates the anonymization guidelines, it will be desk rejected.

Sustainability Recognition

We are pleased to continue highlighting papers that demonstrate thoughtful engagement with sustainable practices and impacts, regardless of their research focus. We welcome papers addressing a wide array of issues outlined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (environmental, social, technological, or economic sustainability).

When submitting your paper, you will have the option to describe in 1-2 short paragraphs why and how your paper relates to sustainability to be considered for sustainability recognition.

Supplementary Materials

Authors have the opportunity to upload up to three supplemental files (e.g., videos, appendices, or artifacts) in conjunction with their Extended Abstract. Please ensure that all supplemental materials are properly anonymized prior to submission.

• Video Guidelines: Authors may submit a 1-minute video (up to 100 MB) to visibly showcase a working system, experimental conditions, environment context, results, etc. Only MPG, MPEG or MP4 video formats can be used.
• Artifact Guidelines: We encourage submissions that introduce a novel “artifact” (software, hardware, datasets, protocols, etc.) as an enabler to reproducibility. Authors must include a text file providing relevant details regarding clearance and release.
• Appendix Guidelines: Appendices should only be used for supplementary materials that would interrupt the flow of the text if presented in the main document (e.g., questionnaires, tables of raw data). Appendices should not be added to the main document.

Studies with Human Participants

All submissions involving studies with human participants must clearly outline their methodology, including participant demographics and sampling approach, data collection and analysis methods, study environment and context, and a detailed description of any CUI platform or Wizard-of-Oz setup used.

In addition, studies that involve human participants need to include an ethical approval statement. According to the ACM Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects, authors are responsible for having their research reviewed and approved by relevant ethical review boards.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

ACM has updated its guidelines regarding the use of generative AI tools. Under the ACM Policy on Authorship, authors are responsible for the content of their submissions and the ethical use of technology. The policy outlines key expectations for using AI in research and writing:

1. When using Artificial Intelligence to conduct research, including the design and methodology of the research project, creation and selection of data sources, designing experiments, generation and collection of data, coding, implementing models, running simulations, data analysis, testing, validating results, deploying software, archiving data and code for reproducibility, or any other aspects of the research lifecycle that are directly relevant to the conclusions of the research underlying the Work, the specific use(s) of AI tools must be described in detail in the methods section of the Work. This includes the creation of artifacts that are directly relevant to the conclusions of the research, such as code, datasets, and charts or figures that rely on the AI tools.
2. When using Artificial Intelligence to assist with writing an ACM submission, ACM no longer requires the disclosure of information regarding the use of AI (as distinct from AI used in the conduct of the research itself, addressed in item 1 above).
3. All named authors on an ACM submission will be held responsible and accountable for any problematic content contained in the submission regardless of the source of that problematic content:
   • In the event content integrity issues stemming from the use of AI during authorship are identified prior to publication or posting in the ACM Digital Library, ACM reserves the right to reject submissions in their entirety and impose additional penalties.
   • In the event content integrity issues stemming from the use of AI during authorship are identified after publication or posting in the ACM Digital Library, ACM reserves the right to retract the published Work in its entirety.
   • A retraction notice will be published on the citation page of the published Work, indicating the Work has been retracted because of integrity issues identified after publication, including the inclusion of fraudulent material. ACM may or may not include any reference to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the retraction notice.

Desk Rejects

The main reasons for a desk rejection include being out of scope, violating anonymization guidelines, incomplete submissions, or formatting issues (such as violating the suggested word limits or using an incorrect submission format).

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact the Short Papers and Works-in-Progress Chairs Chairs: TBA at shortpapers2027@cui.acm.org.