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ITCS Topic Selection & Venue Routing

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Evaluates theoretical computer science research to determine optimal venue fit between ITCS and depth-first conferences like STOC, FOCS, or SODA.

Guides theoretical computer science researchers through evaluating whether a research result belongs at Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science (ITCS) or sibling venues like STOC, FOCS, SODA, CCC, ICALP, and TCC. It applies the conceptual-novelty test to distinguish new models, questions, and cross-area connections from depth-first theorem-proving breakthroughs, offering diagnostic criteria, sibling-venue comparison routing tables, and submission decision trees before paper drafting begins.

Key Features

01Provides sibling-venue routing tables across STOC, FOCS, SODA, CCC, ICALP, and TCC
02Aligns paper framing with ITCS program committee expectations
03Evaluates research novelty using ITCS-specific conceptual acceptance tests
04Includes pre-drafting decision trees and fast reconnaissance checklists
05Validates foundational models with the not-empty-not-everything test
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Use Cases

01Routing specialist theory papers to domain-appropriate venues like SODA, CCC, or TCC
02Testing whether a proposed theoretical model has sufficient proof-of-life results before submission
03Deciding whether a new TCS result fits ITCS conceptual novelty vs STOC/FOCS technical depth