{"id":267,"date":"2026-05-12T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:57:17","slug":"authorguide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/cfp\/authorguide\/","title":{"rendered":"AuthorGuide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"267\" class=\"elementor elementor-267\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04f47a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b04f47a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c500bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c500bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author Guidelines<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ac70d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ac70d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf8e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf8e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This document covers the requirements and policies for papers submitted to ACM VRST 2026. For information on the topics of interest and submission deadlines, please see the Call for Papers.\u00a0<\/p><p>The sections below include details useful throughout the entire submission process, from preparing the paper through the final publication. Please read this document in its entirety to help prepare submissions for VRST 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb14644 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb14644\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231b35b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231b35b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2795fba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2795fba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cc21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4cc21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Format<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed96d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed96d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paper submissions must be anonymous for a double-blind review process (see below for more details).<\/p><p>All submissions should be prepared using the Word or LaTeX templates from the official ACM Master article template packages and TAPS (see <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/publications\/taps\/word-template-workflow\">https:\/\/www.acm.org\/publications\/taps\/word-template-workflow<\/a><\/u>).<\/p><p>For LaTeX authors, submissions should be made using the double-column format using sample-sigconf-authordraft.tex with <i>\\documentclass[sigconf,review,anonymous]{acmart}<\/i>.<\/p><p>For Word submissions, please use the linked single-column template.<\/p><p>Authors should prepare their materials using numbered citations and references. See the TAPS webpage for guidance on how content length corresponds to the page limits for the final version.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64494f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b64494f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Submission Lengths<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a74f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a74f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>LaTeX: 4 to 9 pages, double column, excluding references.\u00a0<\/li><li>Word: approx. 8,000 words including space for figures, tables, etc.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>The length of a paper should be commensurate with its contribution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4802834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4802834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Submission Language<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a08ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66a08ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All paper submissions must be in English.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5f182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5f182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Abstract Submission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f8382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f8382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Note that a paper abstract must be uploaded seven days prior to the actual paper submission deadline. This facilitates the process of assigning reviewers, as the review process operates on a very tight schedule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b238ba4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b238ba4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6989407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6989407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Contribution Types<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0023719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0023719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a59acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a59acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We invite many types of research contributions, including interactive systems. However, evaluating systems that are built using existing techniques can be difficult. For example, a system can be built using a known machine-learning technique but it can enable entirely new functionality. In this case, reviewers will need to judge the novelty of the new functionality that the system enables without penalizing the work for leveraging an existing technique.\u00a0<\/p><p>For reference, here&#8217;s a paper about evaluating interactive systems that reviewers and authors should both be familiar with: James Fogarty (2017): Code and Contribution in Interactive Systems Research\u00a0<\/p><p>We further accept studies that replicate known findings systematically to confirm or contradict previously found results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a1684 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0a1684\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6b2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d6b2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Reproduction Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c39433 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c39433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089847c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"089847c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We welcome reproduction research papers that make substantial contributions to the reproducibility and reliability of prior XR research. Submissions should go beyond a mere repetition of an existing study and instead provide clear scientific value, for example through comprehensive or partial replications, replication with extensions to new conditions, updated hardware or participant populations, or critical methodological analyses of reproducibility. Reviewers will evaluate these papers with an explicit awareness of the goals and challenges of reproduction research, placing emphasis on methodological rigor, transparency, and the contribution to strengthening the XR knowledge base, rather than on novelty in the traditional sense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a836a6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a836a6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c212d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c212d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Anonymity Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f05833 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f05833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a03bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a03bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For initial paper submissions, authors are asked to remove all author and institution information and remove any clues that would directly identify any of the authors (such as the name of the data collecting institution, ethical board\/IRB institution names, or acknowledgments). Please anonymize all PDF files. Note that PDF creator programs may automatically include author information in the file metadata. Citations of the authors&#8217; own published work (including online) must be in the third person, in a manner that is not traceable to the identity of the authors. For example, the wording &#8220;in [3], Mountain and River proposed\u2026&#8221; is acceptable, whereas &#8220;in [3], we proposed\u2026&#8221; is not. Here, reference [3] is listed explicitly as &#8220;Mountain, A. and River, A., Detecting Mountains and Rivers, In Proc. XYZ &#8217;16, 721-741.&#8221; We welcome authors to extend their own existing non- or semi-archivable, as well as not-yet-peer-reviewed publications, such as extended abstracts. To avoid accusations of (self)plagiarism in these cases, we ask the authors to upload their work in a special field in PCS. These works can only be viewed by the submission coordinator.\u00a0<\/p><p>Please note that failure to comply with any of the above requirements and guidelines will result in an automatic desk rejection of the paper!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0ff9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da0ff9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7354b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7354b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Supplementary Materials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f0ffd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87f0ffd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ae5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23ae5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Authors must not include appendices in the main paper submission. Any additional material (e.g., extended methods, proofs, additional figures, videos, or datasets) should be submitted as separate supplementary material.\u00a0<\/p><p>Submissions may be (optionally) accompanied by additional materials such as images, videos, or electronic documents. These materials do not form a part of the official submission. They will be viewed only at the discretion of the reviewers. All content should be in a portable format that is unlikely to require the user to download additional programs. For example, you may prefer PDF or HTML for documents, PNG or JPEG for images, and QuickTime or MPEG for videos. The total file size for supplementary materials should not exceed a total of 50MB. To the extent possible, accepted papers should stand on their own, with the additional material providing supplementary information or confirmation of results. It is, however, appropriate to refer to video footage in the paper.\u00a0<\/p><p>Supplementary materials are intended to provide supporting information only and must not contain essential content required for evaluating the main contribution of the paper. Reviewers are not required to consult supplementary materials when making their decision.\u00a0<\/p><p>While there is no strict page limit for supplementary materials, authors are expected to keep them concise and relevant. All supplementary materials must be anonymized in accordance with the double-blind review policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cf76e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62cf76e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c304017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c304017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Previously Published or Submitted Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfb544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bfb544\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a7c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82a7c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Dual\/Double Submissions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e254f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e254f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paper submissions must not have been previously published. A manuscript is considered to have been previously published if it has appeared in a peer-reviewed or non-reviewed periodical or proceedings that are permanently available in print or electronic form to non-attendees, regardless of the language of that publication. A paper identical or substantially similar in content (in its entirety or in part) to one submitted to VRST should not be simultaneously under consideration for another conference or journal during any part of the VRST review process, from the submission deadline until notifications of decisions are emailed to authors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2ef27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a2ef27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Authors&#8217; published prior work<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bd917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2bd917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some cases, a submission may build on the authors&#8217; prior work. To fully explain the relationship between the submitted paper and prior work, authors must provide the related publications (including papers, posters, workshops, and work-in-progress publications) as well as a letter of explanation that highlights the significant changes or advances. These documents will only be visible to the 1AC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be56d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be56d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The authors&#8217; prior\/related work is currently under review<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506b356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506b356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some situations, a submission may be built upon authors&#8217; prior work that is currently under review (e.g., a submission presenting a new data set is under review that the current submission builds upon) or has a contribution closely related to another submission under review (e.g., two submissions presenting the same concept but applied to different use cases). If such prior\/related work has not yet been published, authors must provide these anonymized works, including an anonymized letter outlining the relation to the VRST submission. This also applies to related submissions being under review at this year&#8217;s VRST conference. These works should be made available to all reviewers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8fe7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f8fe7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5e8cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5e8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ethics and Responsibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a140d76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a140d76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b445d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b445d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All submissions describing research experiments with human participants must follow the appropriate ethical guidelines required by the authors&#8217; institution(s), and authors are required to secure and report their approval by the relevant ethics committee prior to collecting data. An approval by any ethical review board, if required by your institution, needs to be indicated via the submission system. Authors will be required to submit the name of the ethical review board, approved protocol title and number, and the date that ethical approval was obtained prior to running human participants. Authors must be able to provide proof of ethical approval upon request.\u00a0<\/p><p>If the authors&#8217; institution does not have a formal ethics review board, authors must explicitly state this and provide a detailed ethics statement describing how the study adhered to internationally accepted ethical standards (e.g., informed consent procedures, risk mitigation, and data protection practices). Additional documentation may be requested at the discretion of the program chairs.\u00a0<\/p><p>Incorrect reporting of ethical approval will result in desk rejection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1949e66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1949e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d238c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d238c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Presentation at the Conference<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bc655 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02bc655\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421b3b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"421b3b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All accepted submissions must be presented orally at the conference. An in-person presentation is expected, and online presentations will not be guaranteed. Requests for online presentations due to exceptional cases must be made at least one month before the conference.\u00a0<\/p><p>At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference, and present their work in person at the conference. As the conference is in-person only, there will not be any opportunity to present remotely. Besides, it&#8217;s just so much better to meet your fellow XR enthusiasts in person!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2203d04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2203d04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2293b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2293b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Review Duties for Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb16fd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb16fd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312d032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312d032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The increasing number of submissions makes us all dependent on a large number of good reviewers who are willing to provide constructive feedback and engage with authors on their work. Every paper needs three quality reviews including 2AC&#8217;s review. To expand the reviewing pool and to promote quality reviews, for each submitted paper, each senior author will be required to register to review at least one paper through PCS at the time of submission &#8211; although more would obviously be welcome. Additionally, senior authors are encouraged to ask experienced junior authors to register in PCS to review papers, and then to mentor the experienced junior authors during the review process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2447736 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2447736\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44d215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a44d215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf0f99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bf0f99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f65033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f65033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When designing and presenting user evaluations, please consider the following: User evaluations using non-representative or homogeneous participant populations can introduce biases in the results and conclusions. We recommend that researchers strive to use samples that are representative of the population for which the technology is being designed. If representative samples are not possible to collect, we recommend that the limitations of the population studied should be discussed within the paper and care must be taken when making claims about the findings. We recommend that participant demographic information should be reported for user evaluations so that future researchers understand the results based on the population studied.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedcb3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bedcb3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5657e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5657e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Accessibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae35bf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae35bf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf9950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf9950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We ask authors to try to be as inclusive as possible when preparing a submission. For instance, please provide alt-text for figures and tables and make supplemental videos accessible with subtitles to enable us to facilitate accessible reviewing. We recommend that authors read the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigchi.org\/resources\/guides-for-authors\/accessibility\/\">SIGCHI\u00a0Accessibility Guide for Authors<\/a><\/span>, as well as the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigchi.org\/resources\/guides-for-authors\/videos\/\">SIGCHI\u00a0Guide for Videos<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(especially the section &#8220;What accessibility considerations should I pay attention to when recording my video?&#8221;), which describes the process of accessible video creation and captioning. If authors have difficulties with making their submissions accessible, they are encouraged to contact the VRST 2026 Accessibility Chairs by emailing accessibility2026@vrst.acm.org.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45efeb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45efeb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1825080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1825080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Contact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d2c5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0d2c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1b3f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a1b3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><u><a href=\"mailto:program2026@vrst.acm.org\">program2026@vrst.acm.org<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Kazuyuki Fujita, Tohoku University, Japan\u00a0<\/li><li>Tham Piumsomboon, University of Canterbury, New Zealand\u00a0<\/li><li>Kangsoo Kim, University of Calgary, Canada\u00a0<\/li><li>Takefumi Hiraki, University of Tsukuba, Japan \/ Cluster Metaverse Lab, Japan<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de12ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2de12ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb82fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb82fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Document History: <\/em><\/p><p><em>This document was prepared by the VRST 2026 Program Chairs, drawing on author guidelines from previous VRST conferences and from ISMAR 2026.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Guidelines This document covers the requirements and policies for papers submitted to ACM VRST 2026. 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