IJCAI 2027 Continues the Primary Paper Initiative to Empower Authors and Reviewers
IJCAI 2027 is continuing the Primary Paper Initiative in response to the international AI research community’s call to address challenges of the peer review process and revitalize it, while strengthening the reviewers and authors in the process. Acknowledging the rapid growth of the field, this initiative aims at ensuring the quality and viability of peer review benefiting authors, reviewers and the community at large.
IJCAI 2027 Primary Paper Initiative
Under the IJCAI 2027 Primary Paper Initiative, for every submission the fee of USD 100 will have to be paid. That fee is waived for primary paper i.e. papers’ for which none of the authors appear on any other submission to IJCAI 2027. The initiative applies to the main track, and all special tracks, excluding the Senior Researchers’ Position Talks, the Journal Track, the Sister Conferences Track, Early Career Highlights, Competitions, Demos and the Doctoral Consortium.
Quality over Quantity
This initiative aims at incentivizing quality over quantity in scientific publishing and reviewing at the top tier conferences such as IJCAI.
‘Peer Reviewers Recognition Policy’ Under the IJCAI 2027 Primary Paper Initiative
All proceeds generated from the Primary Paper Initiative will be exclusively directed toward the support of the reviewing community of IJCAI 2027.
Background
Analysis of recent review cycles has shown that the growing volume of submissions has placed increasing strain on the peer reviewing process. As submission numbers rise, several issues have become more pronounced: Reduced bidding quality, as reviewers lack sufficient time to assess all available papers; Limited continuity, with no systematic record of who performs high-quality or timely reviews; Lower engagement, including decreased participation in discussions and meta-review activities; Lower rate of constructive reviews, which affects the authors ability to improve; among other challenges.
To address these challenges, the IJCAI 2027 Primary Paper Initiative introduces the Peer Reviewers Recognition Policy. Reviewers who meet clearly defined criteria for bidding, timely and reasonable reviewing, participation in discussions, and meta-review contributions will qualify to benefit from the measures designed from all proceeds generated from the Initiative, among other benefits.
IJCAI 2027 expects that this approach will meaningfully improve review quality for authors while recognizing the contributions of the reviewing community in upholding the conference’s scientific excellence. The outcomes of the IJCAI 2027 Primary Paper Initiative will be carefully assessed to evaluate the impact and need for modifications.
Details and the FAQ will be published on the IJCAI 2027 website.