OOPSLA Topic Selection & Routing
Evaluates research scope and routes programming language papers across SIGPLAN venues like OOPSLA, POPL, PLDI, and ICFP.
The OOPSLA Topic Selection skill provides academic researchers in programming languages and software engineering with a structured framework for evaluating paper fit and selecting the ideal publication target. By applying a systematic center-of-mass test and assessing multi-layer contributions across design, implementation, formalisms, and empirical analysis, this skill guides authors on whether to target OOPSLA's broad scope or route to specialized sister conferences like POPL, PLDI, ICFP, Onward!, ECOOP, or top software engineering venues. It helps identify fit risks, matches projects to historical exemplars, and optimizes submission strategies across review rounds.