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What is the criteria for a ML paper to be published?[D]
This r/MachineLearning discussion thread explores the standards and expectations reviewers and program committees use when evaluating ML papers for acceptance at top venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, and
This r/MachineLearning discussion thread explores the standards and expectations reviewers and program committees use when evaluating ML papers for acceptance at top venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, as well as journals. The conversation likely covers key criteria including novelty of contribution, technical rigor, reproducibility of results, clarity of writing, and strength of experimental baselines. Community members — typically researchers and practitioners — share firsthand experience and debate what distinguishes a publishable paper from one that falls short, making it a practical, crowd-sourced complement to official venue review guidelines.
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Source: r/MachineLearning | 2026-04-15