[sigcomm] considerations for reviewing extended papers

[Muhammad Mukarram Bin Tariq]

Another related policy is that of double blind-fold reviewing. Would 
this policy in any way be changed depending on whether Sigcomm accepts 
extended papers.  As I understand, the current policy requires the 
authors not to make any material available to public (e.g., on line), or 
make a citation in a way that would result in obvious loss of anonymity.

Similarly, there is the issue of whether the authors are required to 
cite their earlier work, so that the reviewers can decide whether their 
is significant "delta" from the previous publishing. If the authors are 
required to do so, then the issue loops back to anonymity.  How should 
authors cite their previous half-baked work and be able to say that it 
is their work, published as work in progress, while keeping anonymity. 
In many cases the work-in-progress publications do contain the bulk of 
the central idea, and primarily lack in the depth of treatment, so 
authors ought to be able to claim the idea as theirs (e.g. using a 
footnote on the title page, declaring that a preliminary version 
appeared elsewhere), so that the paper does not get shot down because 
reviewers consider the idea to be a not new one.

Thanks,

Mukarram

Fred Douglis wrote:
>> I wonder if there's an angle whereby the key notion is "preliminary" work,
>> as opposed to short, workshop, or conference.
> I would absolutely agree with this.  Even if something goes to a 
> workshop versus a conference, the identical paper wouldn't be 
> appropriate for another venue.  If the earlier one was preliminary and 
> it was expanded, then there should be a good delta. 
> 
> The only real question was whether there are types of publication that 
> shouldn't count in that equation.  Internet-drafts and TRs were posed as 
> that sort of semi-publication.  Unrefereed (or *very* lightly refereed) 
> publications such as Operating Systems Review would seem to be similar 
> in that sense.
> 
> Fred
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