ACM CoNEXT Review Guide
Guides authors through the ACM CoNEXT peer review process, major revisions, and response strategies for PACMNET publication.
The ACM CoNEXT Review Guide skill helps academic researchers understand and navigate the nuances of the ACM CoNEXT review pipeline and its PACMNET journal-style model. It breaks down the two-round double-anonymous TPC evaluation, assists in decoding reviewer decisions, and provides tactical advice for handling one-shot major revisions and shepherding. By outlining structural differences between CoNEXT and sibling venues like SIGCOMM, NSDI, and IMC, this skill ensures authors budget revision windows effectively, answer reviewer feedback rigorously, and avoid common rebuttal pitfalls.
Key Features
01Analyzes differences between ACM CoNEXT, SIGCOMM, NSDI, and IMC pipelines
02Provides structured response letter templates and rebuttal strategies
03Maps reviewer comments to concrete soundness, measurement, and baseline action items
04Guides shepherding workflows and camera-ready compliance for PACMNET
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06Decodes HotCRP decision categories including one-shot major revisions
Use Cases
01Structuring a comprehensive point-by-point response for a one-shot major revision
02Evaluating initial TPC review packets to identify actionable advocate feedback
03Pre-submission planning to ensure networking evaluation gaps are repairable within cycle deadlines