Submissions must be original <\/strong>\u2013 For a list of all topics relevant to ACII 2026, please see the Call for Papers<\/a> . Original submissions to ACII 2026 should not substantially overlap with any other paper already submitted or published, or to be submitted during the ACII 2026 review period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ACII 2026 does not consider a paper on arXiv.org and similar open preprint repositories to be dual submission. However, papers deposited in ResearchGate, Academia, or paid-access repositories will not be accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please see the Some Best Practices for Writing A Paper<\/em> below for additional guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ethical impact statements are mandatory<\/strong> \u2013 In the past few years, we have seen greater deployment of AI in our society, which has resulted in greater impact on our daily lives. Yet, with AI\u2019s increased societal benefit, we have also seen greater risks for potential harm. The Affective Computing community, in particular, is particularly aware of the risks and possible harm of the technology that we study. AAAC has had an Ethics Special Interest Group since its founding, and our community\u2019s attention to ethics has also grown in recent years to match the growing risks. In 2019, ACII held a community-wide town hall to discuss \u2018misuses\u2019 of Affective Computing. Further, in 2021 and 2025, the conference\u2019s themes were \u201cEthical Affective Computing\u201d and \u201cSocially Responsible Affective Computing\u201d respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar to previous years, the ethical impact statement will be a mandatory part of all paper submissions. Please see the Guideline for Writing Ethical Impact Statements<\/em> below for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Page limit<\/strong> \u2013 The main body of the paper, from beginning to the conclusion(s), can be up to 7 pages<\/strong> in length. <\/strong>The Ethical Impact Statement can take up to one page <\/strong>(additional <\/strong>to the 7-page limit of the main content). <\/strong>The References does not have a page limit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Co-authors<\/strong> \u2013 All persons who have made any substantial contribution to the work should be listed as authors, and all listed authors should have made some substantial contribution to the work. All authors must be aware of the paper being submitted to ACII 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Submitted papers must be anonymised <\/strong>\u2013 The reviewing process for ACII 2026 will be double-blind<\/strong>. Thus, the submitted version of the paper should be appropriately anonymised to not reveal either the authors\u2019 identities or institutions. Any submission that contains information revealing the authors\u2019 identity will be removed from the reviewing process (desk reject). Please see the Guideline for Anonymising Submissions<\/em> below for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paper format & Templates \u2013 <\/strong>Submissions must be in PDF format, in final and publishable form, <\/strong>by the submission deadline. Paper submissions to ACII 2026 must use one of the following templates (as per IEEE specifications):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Papers that use different formatting from the ACII 2026 Latex or Word templates will be automatically removed from the reviewing process (desk reject). ACII 2026 will use the IEEE PDF eXpress to enforce the requirements for papers appearing in IEEE Xplore. The ACII 2026 conference proceedings will be published on IEEExplore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Supplementary materials<\/strong> \u2013 Supplementary material (images, video, etc.) may optionally be submitted with papers. Such material must be submitted as a single zip file and must be no larger than 100MB. Please ensure anonymity, including the file names\/properties or other hidden text. The supplementary materials will not be part of the conference proceedings, so they will only aid the reviewing process. Reviewers are not required to view the supplementary material (though most reviewers are likely to do so), so any information critical to understanding the work should be in the main paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Submit on Easychair & to only one track <\/strong>\u2013 Main Track, Special Track, and Workshop papers need to be submitted to EasyChair<\/a>. A paper may only be submitted to one track. Submitting the same paper to multiple tracks is not allowed. The only exception is the paper-to-demo fast track offer explained below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paper-to-demo fast track<\/strong> \u2013 Authors of main track papers that include an interactive system, prototype, simulator, or tool can opt in to be additionally considered for the demo track. If authors opt in and their main track papers are accepted, the work in the accepted paper will be additionally considered for the demo track. Due to space and logistics constraints, there will be a final selection of demos (from both the paper-to-demo fast track and the standard demo track submissions). This will be done by demo chairs and based on relevance to the conference, technical robustness, and diversity of topics. Please see the Call for Interactive Demos for more details.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Accepted papers must be presented at the conference in person\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 If a paper is accepted, an author must register and attend the conference to present the paper in person. The conference and IEEE reserve the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including via the IEEE Xplore\u00ae Digital Library, if the paper is not presented by one of the authors at the conference. However, special consideration will be given to authors who can provide documentary evidence that, despite their best and timely efforts, a visa was not granted in time by the Mexican authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carefully proofread your paper before submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACII 2026 follows a double-blind review process, requiring authors to prepare an anonymised submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guideline for Writing Ethical Impact Statements<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please refer to ACII Ethical Impact Statements – Full Guide<\/a> for a lengthier discussion of the details on how to write an Ethical Impact Statement. Both authors and reviewers should use this document for clarity and a shared understanding of the ACII community\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A. Checklist for Anonymising Submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n B<\/strong>. Checklist for Ethical Impact Statements <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The ACII submission guidelines take inspiration and information from the following guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Main Track, Special Track, and Workshop Papers Submissions must be original \u2013 For a list of all topics relevant to ACII 2026, please see the Call for Papers . Original submissions to ACII 2026 should not substantially overlap with any other paper already submitted or published, or to be submitted during the ACII 2026 review period. ACII […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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