Author Information

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acmart Format

ACM commissioned the construction of a Master Article Template that consolidates all previous ACM journal and proceedings formats (including SIGPLAN’s legacy sigplanconf format) and is designed to enable a uniform production workflow for authors and publishers. The acmart format includes a number of sub-formats, two of which are relevant to SIGPLAN authors:

• acmsmall sub-format: a one-column format used by papers published as an issue of PACM on Programming Languages (PACMPL)

• sigplan sub-format: a two-column format used by papers published as traditional SIGPLAN proceedings

ACM provides technical support for authors working with the acmart format. General comments and problems about the acmart format may be communicated through the SIGPLAN Information Director.

LaTeX class, bibliography style, and template files

For LaTeX users, the PACMPL package (acmart-pacmpl.zip) and SIGPLAN proceedings package (acmart-sigplanproc.zip) are light-weight packages that include only the essential files for an author:

• PACMPL template (acmart-pacmpl-template.tex)
  or SIGPLAN proceedings template (acmart-sigplanproc-template.tex)
• class file (acmart.cls)
• class file documentation (acmart.pdf)
• bibliography style file (ACM-Reference-Format.bst)

The acmart format is also available from ACM’s Master Article Template page and as a CTAN package (and is distributed with most popular TeX distributions). However, these are heavy-weight packages, including the documented LaTeX (.dtx) file, samples of all of the different sub-formats, and bibliography and image files used by the samples, that most authors won’t want or need. The PACMPL template (acmart-pacmpl-template.tex) and SIGPLAN proceedings template (acmart-sigplanproc-template.tex) are not distributed in the heavy-weight packages; authors are encouraged to use the templates if they obtain the acmart format via the heavy-weight packages (or through their TeX distribution).

The review option is strongly encouraged, but not required, for submissions. (The review option will add line numbers, which make it easier for reviewers to reference specific parts of the paper in their comments, but should have absolutely no other effect on the typesetting.)

Word templates

For Word users, the acmart format is available from ACM’s Master Article Template page.

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Republication Policy

Please review SIGPLAN’s republication policy.

ACM Author Rights

• ACM Information for Authors: Author Rights & FAQs
• ACM Author Rights & Publishing Policy
• New Options for ACM Authors to Manage Rights and Permissions
• Using/Including 3rd Party Material & Permissions

Writing

If you would like some advice on how to write submissions, here are some suggestions by

• Derek Dreyer: How to Write Papers So People Can Read Them
• Simon Peyton Jones: How to write a good research paper, give a good research talk, and write a good grant proposal
• Donald E. Knuth, Tracy Larrabee and Paul M. Roberts: Mathematical Writing
• Mary-Claire van Leunen and Richard Lipton: How to Have Your Abstract Rejected
• William Pugh: Advice to Authors of Extended Abstracts
• Mark Wegman: What it’s like to be a POPL referee; or how to write an extended abstract so that it is more likely to be accepted
• P. R. Halmos: How to Write Mathematics
• Joel E. Cohen: To A Young Scientist

Additional Support

Are you a student needing additional support to present your paper at the conference? The SIGPLAN Professional Activities Committee (PAC) can help you.