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AAMAS Submission
Use this for an AAMAS submission audit. Reopen the current-edition Call for Papers, submission instructions, important-dates page, and OpenReview group before giving deadline-ready advice; AAMAS rotates hosts yearly and the host page may block automated fetches.
Pick the track first
AAMAS is a multi-track conference, and choosing the wrong one is a silent rejection.
- Main Technical Track: original agents/multiagent research, submitted as a full paper or a 2-page extended abstract.
- AAAI Track: a strong AAAI submission redirected to AAMAS, in main-track format plus a short response to the AAAI reviews with changes highlighted; the extended-abstract option does not apply.
- JAAMAS Track: a 2-page extended abstract of a JAAMAS journal article accepted or published in the window before the notification date.
- Blue Sky Ideas, Demo, Competitions: visionary positions, live systems, and contests, each with its own page rule and deadline.
Submission audit
- Confirm the target is the intended AAMAS track, not a workshop, tutorial, or a neighbor conference sharing the deadline season.
- Verify OpenReview profiles, coauthor list, conflicts, subject-area keywords, title, and the short plain-text abstract that is due before the paper deadline.
- Apply the current style file with no margin, spacing, or font hacks. AAMAS 2026 main-track papers were at most 8 pages plus any number of reference pages, and typesetting tricks to cram content into 8 pages were disallowed.
- Decide full paper versus extended abstract deliberately: an extended abstract is archival presence, not a compressed full paper, and cannot carry a full evaluation.
- Package supplementary material as one zip within the current cap (25 MB in 2026).
- Enforce double-blind anonymity: replace author names and affiliations on page one with the paper tracking number, remove acknowledgements, and strip identifying metadata, paths, and repository owners from the PDF, code, and supplement.
- Check the dual-submission and prior-publication rules for the chosen track before upload.
Blocking risks
- Late abstract or paper upload against an AoE deadline.
- Overlength main text, or an extended abstract mistaken for a full-paper slot.
- Identity leak in the PDF, supplement, code paths, or metadata.
- Supplement zip over the size cap or in a rejected format.
- Wrong track, or a concurrent archival submission the track forbids.
- An interaction claim with no multiagent evidence, or weak opponent/baseline coverage.
Desk-reject and triage table
| Trigger | Severity at AAMAS | Repair window |
|---|---|---|
| Overlength 8-page body | Desk reject | None after the deadline |
| Style-file tampering | Desk reject or chair flag | None |
| Author identity leak in PDF or code | Desk reject | None |
| Wrong track (e.g. AAAI-Track rules unmet) | Return without review | Only before that track's deadline |
| Interaction claim without multiagent experiment | Review-stage damage | Fixable only before the deadline |
Final-week sequence for a MARL-plus-theory paper
- Freeze the game definition, agent objectives, and any equilibrium claims; reviewers cross-reference them.
- Regenerate every learning curve and payoff table from seeded scripts so PDF and supplement cannot diverge.
- Confirm the opponent/population set and evaluation protocol are stated in the body, not buried in the appendix.
- Strip PDF metadata, notebook authorship, and repository owner strings from the supplement.
- Confirm the OpenReview abstract matches the PDF abstract exactly, and the track is correct.
Format anchors
- AAMAS uses a two-column proceedings layout; wide algorithm blocks, extensive-form game figures, and multi-panel learning curves that fit a one-column draft routinely overflow, so compress early rather than on deadline night.
- The page and supplement numbers above describe the 2026 cycle; treat every value as provisional and recheck the current CFP before relying on it.
Output format
[AAMAS readiness] Ready / Needs fixes / Not ready
[Track] main-full / main-extended-abstract / AAAI / JAAMAS / Blue Sky / Demo / Competitions
[Blocking checks] <OpenReview/page/anonymity/supplement/track/dual-submission>
[Interaction-evidence risk] <one issue about the multiagent claim>
[Desk-reject risk] <one issue>
[Fix order] <ordered fixes before submission>