| name | iros-camera-ready |
| description | Use when preparing an accepted IROS paper for IEEE Xplore camera-ready — de-anonymization from the double-anonymous cycle, integrating the meta-review, the IEEE electronic copyright form (eCF), the July final-paper deadline, registration and in-person presentation, and the public artifact release anonymity had blocked. |
IROS Camera Ready
Use this after acceptance. Reopen the current IROS final-submission instructions, the IEEE PDF-eXpress
and copyright pages, the registration page, and the presentation policy before advising authors. For the
2026 cycle the camera-ready (final paper) deadline was July 10, 2026, close behind the June 16
notification — a short turnaround, so plan it as part of submission, not an afterthought.
Camera-ready audit
- Convert the anonymous submission to the public version: restore the author block, affiliations,
acknowledgements, funding, and any code/data links stripped for double-anonymous review.
- Apply the current final-page rules and confirm whether references and any content still fit the budget
once the author block and acknowledgements are added back.
- Integrate the meta-review's requested changes without expanding the contribution beyond what was
reviewed.
- Run the paper through IEEE PDF-eXpress (or the cycle's equivalent) for Xplore compliance, and file
the IEEE electronic copyright form (eCF) — publication in Xplore is gated on it.
- Prepare the public artifact release now that anonymity no longer applies: repository, logs, configs,
datasets, and a citable archive; test every link from a logged-out browser.
- Confirm registration and in-person presentation obligations; at least one author typically must
register and present.
De-anonymization sweep
- Restore the author list exactly as entered in PaperPlaza metadata; a mismatch between the metadata and
the camera-ready authorship creates a real dispute vector on the Xplore record.
- Rewrite third-person self-citations ("the XYZ rover [9]") back into natural first-person form where it
improves clarity.
- Replace anonymized figure and video footage with the real, identified versions if you kept scenery
blurred for review — and re-check that nothing embarrassing was left cropped.
- Swap anonymized code mirrors for the public, licensed repository.
Common camera-ready reflow surprises
| Change at camera-ready | Effect | Fix |
|---|
| Author block + affiliations added | Content reflows; a tight paper may overrun | Trim or budget for it before the flip |
| Acknowledgements/funding restored | Extra lines near the end of the paper | Compress a nearby paragraph |
| Real (unblurred) figures swapped in | Sizes/DPI differ from anonymized placeholders | Re-check figure placement and legibility |
| Public links added | Dead or identity-wrong links | Test each from a logged-out browser |
Worked example: integrating a meta-review fix
The meta-review asked that failure cases be reported. Camera-ready move: add the failure-taxonomy table
you already logged, one sentence interpreting it, and a pointer from the results discussion — without
strengthening any success claim the reviewers did not evaluate.
Camera-ready gate (do not submit until all true):
[ ] author block + acknowledgements restored; page budget still met
[ ] meta-review asks integrated, no scope inflation
[ ] IEEE eCF filed; PDF-eXpress compliant
[ ] public artifact + links tested logged-out
[ ] registration done; presenter assigned
[ ] final/updated video meets the current spec
Output format
[Camera-ready status] Ready / Needs fixes / Blocked
[Final package] <PDF / eCF / metadata / artifact / video>
[Policy checks] <page budget / authors / registration / presentation>
[Meta-review map] <ask -> final edit>
[Remaining owner] <person -> task, before the July deadline>
