{"id":353,"date":"2026-04-09T12:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:22:40","slug":"corresponding-author-acm-open-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/open-calls\/submission-instructions\/corresponding-author-acm-open-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"ACM Open &amp; Corresponding Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2741158a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default\" style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Important: This reflects a significant procedural change from pre-2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Any author may serve as the paper\u2019s Corresponding Author (CA). In this context, the CA role applies specifically to ACM eRights and TAPS processing. It does <em>not<\/em><strong> <\/strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\"><\/mark><\/strong>necessarily mean the author will handle post-publication correspondence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To avoid Article Processing Charges (APCs), the CA\u2019s affiliation (i.e., their institutional email) <em>must<\/em> be part of ACM Open (check eligibility: <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.acm.org\/acmopen\/open-participants\">https:\/\/libraries.acm.org\/acmopen\/open-participants<\/a>). If the CA is not affiliated with an eligible institution, APC charges will apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If the CA is not the first author, this does <strong>not<\/strong> affect the published author order. However, please note the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">During the initial submission in EasyChair, authors must indicate which co-author will act as the Corresponding Author. Only one author can be designated as CA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In later stages, ACM and TAPS will communicate <strong>only<\/strong> with the CA. The CA is responsible for relaying all relevant information to co-authors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The CA must remain available throughout the entire process, up to final TAPS sign-off. The CA role cannot be reassigned once the process has begun, so please ensure the selected individual will not be unavailable (e.g., on leave or offline).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Additionally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All co-authors must have an ORCID iD; otherwise, ACM will not accept the paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ORCID iDs are free to obtain at <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ORCID iDs are intended to replace postal addresses and email contacts, as authors may change institutions over time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The current ACM LaTeX template automatically includes each author\u2019s ORCID iD in the paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FA-and-CA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FA-and-CA.png 986w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FA-and-CA-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FA-and-CA-768x748.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important: This reflects a significant procedural change from pre-2026 Any author may serve as the paper\u2019s Corresponding Author (CA). In this context, the CA role applies specifically to ACM eRights and TAPS processing. It does not necessarily mean the author will handle post-publication correspondence. To avoid Article Processing Charges (APCs), the CA\u2019s affiliation (i.e., their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":158,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362,"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions\/362"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ht.acm.org\/ht2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}