{"id":158,"date":"2026-01-16T18:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:10:39","slug":"submission-instructions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-calls\/submission-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The overall submission process is illustrated in the diagrams below and depends on whether the designated <a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-calls\/submission-instructions\/corresponding-author-acm-open-policy\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"353\">Corresponding Author (CA)<\/a> is affiliated with an institution participating in ACM Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69fcd872104af&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69fcd872104af\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full 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style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">Hypertext Conference paper submission process for authors with APC payment.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69fcd87211e26&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69fcd87211e26\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2465\" height=\"1198\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1.png 2465w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1-1536x747.png 1536w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACM-Open-1-2048x995.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2465px) 100vw, 2465px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-small-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--2\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">Hypertext Conference paper submission process for authors covered by ACM Open.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Irrespective of the selected workflow, the submission process has the following two main steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Draft submission for peer-to-peer evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Camera-ready submission in case of acceptance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--3\" style=\"margin-top:30px\">1. Draft Submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Draft submission is made via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=ht26\">EasyChair<\/a>&nbsp;by using the ACM HT template. The template is available in Microsoft Word and LaTeX formats. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.overleaf.com\/latex\/templates\/acm-conference-proceedings-primary-article-template\/wbvnghjbzwpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LaTeX template<\/a>&nbsp;is available through the Overleaf platform and the Word template can be downloaded at this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/authors.acm.org\/binaries\/content\/assets\/publications\/taps\/acm_submission_template.docx\">link<\/a>&nbsp;from ACM (see also: <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.acm.org\/proceedings\/production-information\/preparing-your-article-with-microsoft-word\">instructions about authoring using MS template<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The correct LaTeX document class for the draft submission is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><code><code><strong>\\documentclass&#91;manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart}<\/strong><\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This will set a single-column layout, add page numbers in the margin, and hide the author information. This is the layout mandated by ACM to facilitate peer review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Guidance on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/reference-styles-for-acm-papers\/\">Reference Styles for ACM Papers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The length of submissions is constrained by the type of contribution (as indicated in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-calls\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"38\">call for paper<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Formats per type of contribution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Research papers<\/strong>&nbsp;(fully anonymised)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Long presentation<\/strong>, 6 to 10 pages + references<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Short presentation<\/strong>, 3 to 6 pages + references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Blue Sky &amp; Late Breaking<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Short presentation<\/strong>, up to 6 pages + references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Draft submissions must be made in&nbsp;<strong>PDF format<\/strong>. Submission to research tracks needs to be&nbsp;<strong>fully anonymised<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--4\">2. Camera-ready Submission (Accepted papers only)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Authors of accepted contributions will be invited to submit a revised version (the camera-ready version) of their manuscript.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Accepted papers are managed through the ACM\u2019s TAPS publishing system. This has the advantage of the resulting paper being available in both PDF&nbsp;<em>and<\/em>&nbsp;HTML formats. The submission process is in two stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rights Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Submit final \u2018camera-ready\u2019 version of the paper<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> from the beginning of 2024, ACM journals and Proceedings are no longer available in print form, so digital affordances such a URL links in your paper are desirable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--5\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\">Submissions using Open Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">When publishing open access papers in ACM publications, authors not affiliated to organisations not in the ACM Open program will incur a charge. Authors using Open Access, and depending on money from their organisations to cover this charge, should ensure support\/funds for OA licensing are in place&nbsp;<em>before&nbsp;<\/em>commencing their TAPS submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">See more detailed notes on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-access-publishing-at-acm\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"173\">Open Access Publishing at ACM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--6\">2.1.1 TAPS Rights Management: initial email<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Accepted authors will receive an email from&nbsp;<code>rightsreview@acm.org<\/code>. Ensure your email is set to accept this and not send it to spam folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>A bug in the ACM rights system ingest means that only the&nbsp;<strong>first listed author<\/strong>, and not all corresponding authors, will receive this email.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The email will give instructions for accessing the rights management form, relating to the paper\u2019s copyright management and any necessary releases re recording of parts of the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You will also be asked to check the following aspects of your paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Author(s): per-author name, email and ORCID. (Since 2022&nbsp;<strong>all authors<\/strong>&nbsp;must supply an ORCID ID. Obtaining an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\">ORCID<\/a>&nbsp;ID is free).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Paper\u2019s title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Paper\u2019s abstract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--7\">2.1.2 TAPS Rights Management: results email<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On successful completion of the process the result will be shown on screen, and emailed to you. Here are some examples (personal details redacted):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Result for paper using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/example-rights-acm.pdf\">ACM rights management<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Result for paper using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/example-rights-open.pdf\">Open Access<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This example is for an author from an organisation signed up to ACM Open. Despite the reference to fees these are&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;due under ACM, and only chaged for nonACM Open orgs. The incorrect wording most likely indicates ACM haven\u2019t yet reviewed their template since the recent introduction of ACM Open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For more on using Open Access publishing see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/open-access-publishing-at-acm\/\">Open Access Publishing at ACM<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: this result includes a section of code which you must apply to your LaTeX or Word document as it sets the paper\u2019s copyright block and DOI. It also gives the custom URL for submitting your paper to TAPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">At this point you are ready to complete final upload to TAPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--8\" id=\"References\">2.1.3 Getting ACM papers correctly referenced.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If review has picked up error in your referencing see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/reference-styles-for-acm-papers\/\">Reference Styles for ACM Papers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Correct (validated) references for ACM Hypertext and ECHT 90\/92\/94 Coferences\u2014both conferences and all discretely published conference items:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BibTeX for the above (useful to LaTeX-based authors):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/all-ht-confs-and-published-items.txt\">TXT file<\/a>&nbsp;(WordPress does not allow \u2018b.bib.\u2019 media files, download and change the extension from \u2018.txt\u2019 to \u2018.bib\u2019 to use a BibTeX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/HT_Ref_Strings.pdf\">A PDF<\/a>&nbsp;(built using the above BibTeX, showing the conference or item DOI and its ACM-style rendered reference (useful for Word-based authors)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/HT-bib-and-pdf.zip\">A ZIP<\/a>&nbsp;file file of the above 2 files (without the need to \u2018txt\u2019 extensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"References\">The BibTeX includes DOIs (all DL.ACM entries have DOI) and the \u2018location\u2019 field data required by ACM reference styling. Each BibTeX entry contains only the fields needed for a valid citation that generates no LaTeX log errors or warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"word-authoring\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\"><strong>Word-based authors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ensure you have draft view mode enabled (menu View \u2192 Draft)when reviewing your references. The heading for the references section should use ACM template style&nbsp;<code><strong>ReferenceHead<\/strong><\/code>&nbsp;and the individual references use style&nbsp;<code><strong>Bib_entry<\/strong><\/code>. References (i.e. paragraphs in this section) auto number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If using the ACM\u2019s \u2018acm_submission_template.docx\u2019, delete all the non-numbered example references as these are not in ACM format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Moving references in the list, e.g. into correct ACM first author\u2019s last name\/org name (then by year if same author\/org) does not update calling cross-refs in the Word body text. The update the latter, select all do text (Crtl+A (Win), Cmd+A (Mac)) and then use F9 to update (fn+F9 on Macs).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note that if unclear on the process avoid cite anchors like [3,9] or [6\u20138], use discrete anchors, e.g. [3] [9]; composite anchors but likely to cause errors for the less Word-expert author.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Note that there is no ACM-style Word-native bibliography style, nor any (correct) CSL files for Reference Manager apps. To see the correct styling of ACM references (and component parts of a ref) see our detailed guidance on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/reference-styles-for-acm-papers\/\">ACM reference styles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The above should aid authors in referencing correctly in ACM format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--9\">3. Final Submission to TAPS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">IMPORTANT: Your paper\u2019s number (as used in EasyChair)&nbsp;<em>will change<\/em>&nbsp;when the data is passed to TAPS. Do not be alarmed; the new number reflects the order in which the paper was passed into the ACM system. As long as your paper\u2019s title is correct on the TAPS upload page, everything is fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The camera-ready versions will not be further reviewed. As such, authors should make the least amount of changes addressing typos and clarifications requested by reviewers. Check the following before making the upload:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You have properly addressed any issues raised by peer review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">References are proofed (see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/reference-styles-for-acm-papers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"161\">ACM formatting style<\/a>&nbsp;notes):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All web references, e.g. websites, blogs, etc.&nbsp;<em>must&nbsp;<\/em>record the last-accessed date in US-style \u2018Month Day, Year format\u2019 (e.g. \u2018May 5, 2024\u2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All reference to or papers in Conference Proceedings must include the location of the conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A DOI&nbsp;<em>should<\/em>&nbsp;be provided for all references, where available (all ACM papers in DL.ACM have a DOI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Keywords have been provided and proofed. They should be listed with a comma+specs between each term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ACM Computing Classification System date is completed and checked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The ACM rights code (Word or LaTeX) has been added according to the instructions provided in step #1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The paper does not exceed the allowed page length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>&nbsp;Missing keywords or CSS info, or over-long papers will cause a paper to be rejected on upload to TAPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The length of submissions is constrained by the type of contribution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Research papers<\/strong>&nbsp;(fully anonymised)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Long presentation<\/strong>, 6\u201310 pages + references<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Short presentation<\/strong>, 3 to 6 pages + references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Practitioner and Industry Track &amp; Blue Skies contributions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Short presentation<\/strong>, up to 6 pages + references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Draft submissions must be made in&nbsp;<strong>PDF format<\/strong>. Submission to research tracks needs to be&nbsp;<strong>fully anonymised<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Final upload: LaTeX code adjustments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For final submission LaTeX users should change the document class from that used for peer-reviewed drafts. Final documents should use this&nbsp;<code>\\documentclass{}<\/code>&nbsp;code, for the final two-column layout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\\documentclass&#91;sigconf]{acmart}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">N.B. The two-column layout is that used for measuring article page length. Authors may not exceed page limits for their submission type<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The camera-ready versions will be included in the conference proceedings, flagged as appropriate by the type of contribution (e.g., research paper, workshop proposal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The camera-ready submission is done through the ACM TAPS system using the same draft submission templates. The submission must include the manuscript source file:&nbsp;<strong>word document(.docx)&nbsp;<\/strong>or<strong>&nbsp;latex folder (zip file)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Also see:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/authors.acm.org\/proceedings\/production-information\/taps-production-workflow\">TAPS Workflow Best Practice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Upload to the URL provided at Stage 1,2 above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--10\">Adding special symbols\/fonts in LaTeX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Some resources to assist with this are available here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2024\/inserting-special-characters-in-latex\/\">inserting special characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--11\" id=\"doc-class\">More on using the ACM Templates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ACM templates differentiate between draft and camera-ready versions. Draft submissions are single column while camera-ready versions are expected to be in a two-column format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Note: the page limit (a hard limit) will be assessed&nbsp;<em>as per 2 column format<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\">Using LaTeX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In&nbsp;<strong>LaTeX<\/strong>, a&nbsp;<em>different<\/em>&nbsp;<code>\\documentclass{}<\/code>&nbsp;setting is used the anonymised single-column format is set using for the draft and final submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For initial peer-review draft submission use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\\documentclass&#91;manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: the papers page limit is measured using the final 2-column format (see below). 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