Plagiarism

A submission to the EuroXR Scientific Track program should describe the original work of the authors. Authors must not use ideas or content originating from others without properly crediting their original sources. Note that such sources are not limited to peer-reviewed publications but also include patents, textbooks, technical reports, theses, unpublished work posted on arXiv, and other posts on the World Wide Web. Failure to comply with this requirement will be considered plagiarism and result in rejection.

Prior Art

Authors are expected to cite, discuss differences and novelty, and compare results, if applicable, with respect to relevant existing publications, provided they have been published in a peer-reviewed venue.

What about non-peer-reviewed publications, such as technical reports or papers posted on arXiv?

With the rapid progress of search engines and the increased perusal of arXiv papers by the scientific community, asking authors to thoroughly compare their work to these non-peer-reviewed pre-publications imposes an unreasonable burden. Although peer-reviewed publications are certainly not immune to shortcomings, they have, at least, been judged sufficiently by a group of peers. Consequently, authors are not required to discuss and compare their work with recent non-peer-reviewed prepublications (arXiv, technical reports, theses, etc.). Nevertheless, we encourage authors to mention all related works they are aware of as good academic practice dictates. Note that with new works posted on arXiv on a daily basis, it is increasingly likely that reviewers might point out similarities between the submitted work and online reports that have been missed by the authors. In this case, authors of conditionally accepted papers should be prepared to cite these pre-publications in their final revision as concurrent work, without the burden of having to detail how their work compares to or differs from these non-peer-reviewed pre-publications.

What about citing own prior art?

When authors cite previous work that they have authored (including any work where there is overlap between its author list and the author list of the present submission), the citation should be in the third person to preserve anonymity. There are, however, situations where such prior work should not be cited. This is the case if these prior works correspond to:
(a) non-peer-reviewed prepublications of the submission (e.g., arXiv) with largely similar content (see also section on “arXiv Policy” below), or
(b) prepublications with largely similar content (e.g., a poster that is not considered a publication).

For (a), see section on “arXiv Policy” below. For (b), they should NOT be cited in the submission, as this would identify the authors.

arXiv Policy

As authors, putting a submission on a repository like arXiv is allowed, either before submission or during the review cycle. There is no penalty for publishing a submission as a prepublication. However, if there are largely overlapping prepublications of the same authors that are available online at the time of submission (arXiv), earlier or largely similar versions of the submission should not be cited in the submission because this would identify the authors. This is consistent with the submission guidelines at SIGGRAPH and CVPR/ECCV/ICCV. After submission, the authors should try to preserve the anonymity of the submission. Specifically, the following list clarifies what is allowed and what not.

Allowed:

• arXiv postings before and after the submission deadline. Do not state that the submission is under review for EuroXR.

• YouTube video on personal account. Do not show submission id or anything that could relate to a EuroXR submission. Authors can link the videos from the arXiv page or personal web page.

• Code release on personal code repositories (e.g., github). Authors can link the code repository from the arXiv or personal web page.

• It is ok to list submissions in job applications and in interviews as long as they are not referred to as EuroXR submissions.

• It is ok to present the work in non-public venues in particular job talks as long as they are not referred to as EuroXR submissions.

• It is ok to list submissions on author’s webpages as long as they are not referred to as EuroXR submissions.

• It is ok to publicize the work via authors’ social media as long as they are not referred to as EuroXR submissions.

Not allowed:

• It is not allowed to list submissions on institutional websites irrespective of the presentation form.

• No publicity via university or company PR teams regardless of whether authors or institutions are kept anonymous – this includes any postings or dissemination via institutional or promoted social media accounts.

• No media interviews regardless of mainstream media or tech-focused outlets (small-scale, non-public seminars are allowed).

• Do not post papers or supplementary material on university, company, or other private servers that may identify preprints as EuroXR submissions.

Double Submission Policy

By submitting a manuscript to the EuroXR Full Papers program, authors acknowledge that the technical contributions they claim have not been previously published or accepted for publication in another peer-reviewed venue and that no manuscript substantially similar in content is currently under review. Violations constitute grounds for rejection.

Re-Submitted Material

For papers that have previously been reviewed by other venues and have been rejected or withdrawn, the authors are encouraged to provide a cover letter to describe the history of the paper (however, this does not imply reviewer continuity). This cover letter can also answer the comments made in the previous reviews, by either listing the changes that were made to comply with them or discussing/rebutting/clarifying some elements if need be. Though not mandatory, this procedure is encouraged. The cover letter has to be submitted as “Additional Material” through SRM; please make sure you keep it anonymized.