iros-camera-ready

IROS Camera Ready

Use this after acceptance. Reopen the current IROS final-submission instructions, the IEEE PDF-eXpress

and copyright pages, the registration page, and the presentation policy before advising authors. For the

2026 cycle the camera-ready (final paper) deadline was July 10, 2026, close behind the June 16

notification — a short turnaround, so plan it as part of submission, not an afterthought.

Camera-ready audit

• Convert the anonymous submission to the public version: restore the author block, affiliations,

acknowledgements, funding, and any code/data links stripped for double-anonymous review.

• Apply the current final-page rules and confirm whether references and any content still fit the budget

once the author block and acknowledgements are added back.

• Integrate the meta-review's requested changes without expanding the contribution beyond what was

reviewed.

• Run the paper through IEEE PDF-eXpress (or the cycle's equivalent) for Xplore compliance, and file

the IEEE electronic copyright form (eCF) — publication in Xplore is gated on it.

• Prepare the public artifact release now that anonymity no longer applies: repository, logs, configs,

datasets, and a citable archive; test every link from a logged-out browser.

• Confirm registration and in-person presentation obligations; at least one author typically must

register and present.

De-anonymization sweep

• Restore the author list exactly as entered in PaperPlaza metadata; a mismatch between the metadata and

the camera-ready authorship creates a real dispute vector on the Xplore record.

• Rewrite third-person self-citations ("the XYZ rover [9]") back into natural first-person form where it

improves clarity.

• Replace anonymized figure and video footage with the real, identified versions if you kept scenery

blurred for review — and re-check that nothing embarrassing was left cropped.

• Swap anonymized code mirrors for the public, licensed repository.

Common camera-ready reflow surprises

| Change at camera-ready | Effect | Fix |

|---|---|---|

| Author block + affiliations added | Content reflows; a tight paper may overrun | Trim or budget for it before the flip |

| Acknowledgements/funding restored | Extra lines near the end of the paper | Compress a nearby paragraph |

| Real (unblurred) figures swapped in | Sizes/DPI differ from anonymized placeholders | Re-check figure placement and legibility |

| Public links added | Dead or identity-wrong links | Test each from a logged-out browser |

Worked example: integrating a meta-review fix

The meta-review asked that failure cases be reported. Camera-ready move: add the failure-taxonomy table

you already logged, one sentence interpreting it, and a pointer from the results discussion — without

strengthening any success claim the reviewers did not evaluate.

Camera-ready gate (do not submit until all true):
  [ ] author block + acknowledgements restored; page budget still met
  [ ] meta-review asks integrated, no scope inflation
  [ ] IEEE eCF filed; PDF-eXpress compliant
  [ ] public artifact + links tested logged-out
  [ ] registration done; presenter assigned
  [ ] final/updated video meets the current spec

Output format

[Camera-ready status] Ready / Needs fixes / Blocked
[Final package] <PDF / eCF / metadata / artifact / video>
[Policy checks] <page budget / authors / registration / presentation>
[Meta-review map] <ask -> final edit>
[Remaining owner] <person -> task, before the July deadline>