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\lhead{\sc IACR Policy on Irregular Submissions}
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\title{\bf IACR Policy on Irregular Submissions}
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 \footnote{The most recent version of this document
    can be obtained from \protect\url{http://www.iacr.org/docs/}.\newline
  Editors of this document: Kevin McCurley (2005), 
  Christian Cachin (2011--2012).}}


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\paragraph{Scope.}
Simultaneous submission of substantially similar papers to multiple
venues, resubmission of previously published work, and plagiarism of
content, are a serious breach of authors' ethical obligations to IACR
and to the community~--- just like other kinds of academic dishonesty
or fraud.  Such papers not only gain unfair advantage, they waste
reviewers' time and divert attention from other, original,
submissions.  Virtually all scientific and technical conferences, workshops, and
journals prohibit these practices. Violations can have serious
consequences for authors of fraudulently submitted papers.

\paragraph{Definition.}
Irregular submissions typically fall in two categories: \emph{parallel
  submissions} and \emph{plagiarism}.
\begin{description}
\item[Parallel submissions:] A \emph{parallel} or \emph{double
    submission} occurs when an author or a group of authors submits
  essentially the same material to one or more other publication
  venues with overlapping reviewing periods.  This may be identified
  at any time during the reviewing process.  Such submissions should
  be rejected.  The persons responsible for the other publication
  venues should be notified as soon as the double submission is
  identified, however.

  The simultaneous submission of the same material to a conference or
  workshop with proceedings and a journal is a special case that may
  not qualify as a double submission under circumstances described in
  this document.

\item[Plagiarism:] Submitting substantial parts of existing
  publications virtually unchanged and without the addition of new
  material, by other ``author(s)'' without proper attribution of the
  source, constitues \emph{plagiarism}.  In such cases harsher action
  against the submitters than rejecting the submission can be
  appropriate.  However, great care should be taken before such steps
  are taken.
\end{description}

\paragraph{Policy.}
IACR does not tolerate plagiarism and parallel submissions among the
submissions to its scientific publications.  Any submission that
violates this policy must be rejected.  The IACR primarily relies on
the honesty of authors.  Sometimes its editors, program chairs, and
program committees may share information about submitted papers with
other conference chairs and editors to help ensure the integrity of
papers under consideration.

Simultaneous submission of the same material to a conference or
workshop with proceedings and a journal is prohibited as well, except
in the case where the program chair(s) of the conference or workshop
and the editor-in-chief of the journal explicitly authorize this.

\paragraph{Taking action.}
The IACR may, on the recommendation of an editor or a program chair,
take action against an irregular paper and its authors, especially
when the paper has been submitted outside the guidelines of the IACR,
is submitted in parallel, or contains plagiarized content.  Sanctions
may include, but are not limited to, revokation of authors membership
of IACR, barring the authors from submitting to, or participating in,
events of the IACR for a period of time, contacting the authors'
institution(s), and publication of the details of such cases.

\paragraph{Further information.}
The following documents of the IACR give further information on
procedures specific to the IACR:
\begin{itemize}
\item the Rules and Guidelines for Program Chairs;
\item the Guidelines for Reviewers;
\item the Policy for the Ethics Committee.
\end{itemize}
These are available from \url{http://www.iacr.org/docs/}.

The policies of the ACM regarding plagiarism and regarding prior
publication and simultaneous submissions contain more information that
mostly applies also to IACR; see the ACM website under
\url{http://www.acm.org/publications/policies/}.


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