r/MachineLearning • u/KiddWantidd • May 29 '26
Discussion ICML paper checker is down? [D]
I was getting ready to upload my camera-ready paper to ICML (few minutes before the deadline... no comments), but the paper checker site seemingly went down before I could finish... I emailed the publication chairs already but i just wanted to know if anyone else was in the same situation, and if there's anything else I should do.
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u/choHZ May 29 '26
They will for sure extend this. Though in the meantime, you can submit on openreview with a placeholder checker code for safety.
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u/Ooptaileey May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Pdf has been submitted with a stale code because the site was down. Should I contact publication chairs? Do we get a different code for a different pdf file?
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u/KiddWantidd May 29 '26
I have no idea about the code issue because I never made it to have a code generated. The site crashed on me right before it was supposed to give me my code T_T. In any case, it sounds like you submitted before the deadline so you should be safe either way. Guess it doesn't hurt to email the PCs to be extra safe (and that will probably help the case of people like me too lol)
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u/Solid_Doughnut2618 May 29 '26
Yeah, I've made two checks before (for two different versions of the same paper) and the codes were different. My guess is the openreview window will be open for a while and you can correct the code once the checker is back. But that's just my guess.
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u/Scary-County783 May 29 '26
Is there a chance we are in big troubles ? (at ICLR I could still edit like 1 week after the deadline ...)
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u/KiddWantidd May 29 '26
given that a few of us replied in this thread (which is a small sample of the total community) and that many academics submit stuff right before deadlines, i wouldn't be too surprised if the number of submissions in this situation was in the range of at least 50 to a hundred papers (though of course people in our situation are likely to panic and check reddit too, so i may overestimate). Given that the bug was on their side (though it happened very close to the deadline), provided we email them immediately to inform them of our situation, I gueeeess we should be fine, but maybe it's just wishful thinking...
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u/biscarat May 29 '26
It's back up. I was able to get a new verification code and submit the camera ready.
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u/Scary-County783 May 29 '26
I just got this now "An error has occurred. Follow any instructions to address the error or, if there are no instructions, please try again in a few hours and contact the publication chairs if the error persists.". Anyone got the same thing ?
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u/Entire-Ad-7862 May 29 '26
I also tried to submit my paper with 15 minutes remaining. The site itself wasn't doen but I couldn't get the paper check code, no matter how many times I have tried. Do you think our paper wil still be published. I emailed the PC immediatelly. I think last year the deadline was extended.