cikm

name	cikm
description	Writing and formatting guidance for CIKM (Conference on Information and Knowledge Management) papers. Use when drafting, formatting, or submitting to CIKM 2026. Covers ACM acmart sigconf format, double-blind anonymity with review mode, page limits, reference formatting with natbib and ACM-Reference-Format, and camera-ready metadata (DOI/ISBN).

CIKM 2026 Conference Writing Skill

CCF-B | DB/Mining | Publisher: ACM Conference: https://www.cikm2026.org Template: CIKM/acmart.cls (ACM acmart, sigconf format)

Document Setup

Preamble Structure

% === SUBMISSION MODE (anonymous, double-blind) ===
\documentclass[sigconf, review, anonymous]{acmart}
\settopmatter{printfolios=true}

% === CAMERA-READY MODE ===
\documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
\setcopyright{acmcopyright}
\acmConference[CIKM 2026]{CIKM '26: 2026 ACM SIGIR Conference...}
               {October 2026}{Atlanta, GA, USA}
\acmISBN{978-X-XXXX-XXXX-X/XX/XX}
\acmDOI{10.5555/XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX}

Required Packages

\usepackage[round]{natbib}     % Author-year citations
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks=true}

Page Limits

|| Section | Limit | |---------|-------| | Main paper (submission) | 10 pages | | References | No limit | | Appendix | Permitted (not counted) |

CIKM typically enforces a 10-page limit for the main body. References and appendix do not count toward this limit. Check the official CFP for the current year's exact limits.

Anonymity Requirements

Double-blind review with anonymous class option:

1. No author names or affiliations in submission
2. Third-person self-citations: "Smith et al. showed..." not "we showed..."
3. Anonymize all URLs, GitHub links, personal pages
4. Clear PDF metadata
5. Remove acknowledgments

Camera-Ready Differences

After acceptance:

1. Remove review and anonymous options
2. Add appropriate \setcopyright mode
3. Fill in \acmConference, \acmISBN, \acmDOI
4. Restore all author names and affiliations
5. Enable page numbers with \settopmatter{printfolios=true}

Section Organization

Standard CIKM paper structure:

1. Introduction — Problem, motivation, contributions (enumerate contributions)
2. Related Work — Positioning against prior work
3. Background / Preliminaries — Background and definitions
4. Method / Approach — Core technical contribution
5. Theoretical Analysis (optional) — Theoretical guarantees
6. Experiments — Datasets, metrics, comparison with baselines
7. Conclusion — Summary and future work
8. References
9. Appendix (optional)

Figures and Tables

\begin{figure}[t]
  \centering
  \includegraphics[width=0.9\linewidth]{figs/overview}
  \caption{System architecture overview.}
  \label{fig:overview}
\end{figure}

• Vector formats (.pdf) preferred
• Ensure grayscale legibility
• Self-contained captions
• Number figures and tables sequentially
• Use booktabs for tables (no vertical rules)

References (natbib)

\bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}
\bibliography{references}

\citet{smith2023}      % Smith et al. (2023)
\citep{smith2023}      % (Smith et al. 2023)

All references must list every author by full name.

Formatting Rules

• Format: ACM sigconf (two-column, single-spaced)
• Paper size: US Letter
• Body font: 9pt minimum
• References: 8pt, unlimited pages
• Margins: Top/bottom 1in, sides 0.75in, column gap 0.25in

Submission Checklist

• 10 pages or fewer (main body)
• \documentclass[sigconf, review, anonymous]
• All author identification removed
• Third-person self-citations only
• Anonymized all URLs
• References list all authors
• Grayscale-legible figures
• Compiles with pdflatex

Camera-Ready Checklist

• Remove review and anonymous options
• Add \setcopyright{acmcopyright} (or appropriate)
• Fill \acmConference, \acmISBN, \acmDOI
• Restore author names and affiliations
• Enable page numbers