This venue
Alongside NeurIPS: ICML often favors core learning algorithms, optimization, and statistical learning; OpenReview discussion is a hallmark.
arXiv is allowed, but the OpenReview PDF must stay anonymous. Journal extensions need a clear delta; concurrent dual submission is rejected.
Length
Submission: 8-page main body; references, impact statement, and appendices unlimited in the same PDF. Over-length body is auto-rejected. Camera-ready body is 9 pages. File caps often 50MB submit / 20MB camera-ready.
Review
Double-blind; no acknowledgments at submission. Main-track papers typically need an Impact Statement before the references (outside the page cap). Camera-ready may ask for a lay summary.
Typesetting
Official two-column Letter template, LaTeX only—do not fork style or margins. Abstract: one paragraph, often 4–6 sentences. Title Case headings. Keep appendices in the same PDF.
Before you write
- Body ≤ 8 pages (≤ 9 camera-ready).
- Unmodified official template.
- Impact statement sits before references.
- Appendices live in the same PDF.
- File size ≈ 50MB submit / 20MB camera-ready.
Official pages
Summarized from public calls (as of 2026-09). Always match the CFP you are submitting to.
FAQ
- ICML vs NeurIPS?
- Core ML algorithms and optimization fit ICML well; systems and broad-impact work also land at NeurIPS. Do not dual-submit.
- Can I link code on OpenReview?
- Yes if anonymized; restore identifying links after acceptance.
- What goes in the Impact Statement?
- Brief ethics, fairness, environmental, or misuse notes—before references, outside the body cap.
