Call for papers

Call for Submissions

Submissions to QEC26 are done through EasyChair.

The submission link will be made available soon.

Submissions for talks and posters are open until the end of Friday Feb 27th AOE.

Talk Submission Tracks

This year, QEC is trialing two submission tracks for talks: Published Work and Rapid Communication.

The Published Work track is intended for presenting work from completed technical manuscripts, similar to previous years of submissions to QEC.

The Published Work track requires submission of:

  • A completed technical manuscript
  • A link to a public posting of that manuscript to the ArXiv
  • An abstract summarizing the work, with a maximum length of 1-page not including references. The abstract may include figures, but these do count toward the 1-page limit.

The Rapid Communication track is intended primarily to inform the field of more recent progress, including experimental demonstrations and novel theoretical constructions. This track has a limited number of slots and will be assessed on whether the field would benefit from the work being presented on a faster timeline, and on whether it can be easily assessed for correctness by the Program Committee in lieu of more standard peer review.

The Rapid Communication track requires the submission of:

  • An abstract summarizing the work, with a maximum length of 1-page not including references. The abstract may include figures, but these do count toward the 1-page limit.
  • A 1/2-page statement provide a clear rationale for why the work is appropriate for rapid communication to the field, including how the field would benifit from presentation prior to standard publication and peer review.

Rapid Communication track submissions may be optionally accompanied by a draft or completed technical manuscript.

Choosing a track

In selecting which track to submit to, we encourage authors to submit to Published Work unless they have a clear rationale for submitting to Rapid Communication.

Examples:

  • I have a completed technical manuscript that’s on the ArXiv → Submit to Published Work

  • I have presentable high-impact results from an experimental demonstration that have been written into a completed technical manuscript that’s on the ArXiv → Submit to Published Work

  • I have presentable high-impact results from an ongoing experimental demonstration that are of interest to the field, but do not have a finished technical manuscript → Submit to Rapid Communications

  • I have a novel QEC construction that is substantially improves on current constructions and is easy to assess for correctness → Submit to Rapid Communication

  • I have a novel QEC construction that consists of a substantial proof and requires spesific expertise to assess for correctness → Submit to Published Work with a full description in a technical manuscript.

  • I have a completed technical manuscript submitted to a journal and am under embargo and cannot post to the ArXiv → Submit to Rapid Communications with the manuscript attached.

FAQ

Can I submit the same work to both tracks?

  • Please don’t. We will consider a submission to both tracks as a strong sign that Rapid Communication is not necessary.

Does the Rapid Communication track require that the work is unpublished?

  • No, the Rapid Communication track does not preclude the existance of a technical manuscript and can optionally have a technical manuscript attached to it at submission. That being said, if the technical manuscript is complete and can be submitted to ArXiv, the work is more likely to be accepted through the Published Work track and we encourage submission there.

Does the Rapid Communication track require that the work be published by the conference?

  • No, submissions to the Rapid Communication track do not require that the work be published by the conference date.

Does the Published Work track require that the work be posted to the ArXiv by the submission deadline?

  • Yes, submissions to the Published Work track require a publicly available post to the ArXiv at the time of submission. If this is not possible to provide, consider applying to Rapid Communication.

Questions about the call for submissions can be addressed to program@qec-conference.org

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