Guidelines regarding Final Manuscript Submission

Timeline for submitting your manuscript:

• January 7th, 2026: Copyright form due
• January 7th, 2026: Final manuscript due
• January 7th, 2026: Speaker registration due

Outline of author requirements for manuscript

• There will be two emails to the authors, one from Sheridan Communications with details for the publication, including the submission ID number and a link to upload the final manuscript; and one from ACM Rights Review (to the lead contact author only) to complete the ACM copyright form for the paper.
• The camera-ready version of your paper should be consistent with the submitted paper, with the following updates: inclusion of author names/affiliation, correction of errors, and addressing reviewer comments. The TPC Chair reserves the right to finally reject any manuscripts not adhering to these rules.
• For an accepted paper, authors must obtain an ORCID ID ORCID ID to publish it. ACM is rolling this out as a requirement in 2022 - please see the frequently asked questions for more details. This is to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and help community efforts around name normalization.
• By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you acknowledge that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Violations will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of a paper, in addition to other potential penalties.
• One speaker per accepted paper must register for ISPD 2026, provide slides and videos of their presentation, and attend live discussions in the session. The slides will be published on the ISPD website. The authors will retain the copyright for the slides and videos, which will be posted on a private YouTube channel for ISPD 2026.
• The instructions for preparing the camera-ready manuscript are provided in http://www.scomminc.com/pp/acmsig/ispd2026.htm.