1. What Types of Papers does CGF publish?
CGF currently considers and publish research papers in three categories:
Technical Papers, which present novel advances in the broad areas of computer graphics, including theories, techniques, and applications of graphical modeling and rendering, geometric processing, visualization and visual analytics, computer animation, virtual reality and mixed reality, computer games, high-performance graphics, perception and cognition in graphics and visualization, and so on.
STAR Papers, which present State of the Art Reports (STAR) or surveys of the developments in specific topic areas. The STAR papers in CGF and the Eurographics and EuroVis STAR tracks represent the most extensive summarization of the knowledge about various areas of computer graphics.
Education Papers are normally coordinated by the co-chairs of the Education Track. These may include a selection of best papers from the Education Track, or so-called Latest Educational Advances and Research in a Nutshell (LEARN) papers (first introduced 2016), which are written based on a collection of papers from the Education track.
2. When I submit my paper to a CGF partnership conference, such as Eurographics, EuroVis, EGSR, SGP, and PG, what is the page limit?
From 2017, all CGF partner conferences adopt the standard CGF guideline on paper length. Although the exact wording may be slightly different for each conference, the essential points are:
- CGF does not impose strict maximum lengths for papers submitted to Computer Graphics Forum and its partner conferences.
- For research papers (or technical full papers in conferences), it is recommended that each paper may have up to 10 pages (in CGF latex style) including all figures and tables, but excluding references. There is no limit as to the number of references or the number of pages for references.
- For survey papers or state-of-the-art (STAR) reports, it is recommended that each paper may have up to 20 pages (in CGF latex style) including all figures and tables, but excluding references. There is no limit as to the number of references or the number of pages for references.
- Papers should only be as long as their content would justify.
- Reviewers might rate a submission lower if it is perceived as being unnecessarily long.
- Authors are encouraged to use supplementary documents to provide extra content.
3. When I submit my paper to CGF and its partnership conferences, what latex template should I use?
For CGF, please always use the CGF latex template that can be found at https://www.eg.org/wp/guidelines/.
Each of CGF’s partner conferences has its own latex template, which makes special mentions of the conference and the papers co-chairs (as guest editors). Please download such a template from the relevant conference web site.
4. I do not know how to use Latex. Can I use a word processor, such as MS-Word?
Yes. CGF and most of its partner conferences do allow authors to submit their papers (in PDF) that were prepared using MS-Word or other word processors. However, the paper must be formatted according to the standard formatting style defined by the CGF latex template. Most CGF authors will advise you that learning to use latex is easier than trying to matching the CGF formatting style using a word processor.
5. I have prepared my paper in a generic (non-CGF) format. Can I submit my paper in this format?
CGF partner conferences do not normally allow such a submission because their review and revision process, which has a quick turnaround, cannot accommodate another review cycle for reviewing the paper in the proper conference-specific latex style.
When a paper is submitted to CGF directly, a paper prepared in a non-CGF style will undergo a pre-review check whether the topic and level of originality is adequate for reviewing at CGF. If the paper enters a full review cycle and is not administratively rejected, the authors will be asked to provide a version that is properly formatted according to the standard CGF format before the review process can continue.
Some authors submit their papers in formats of other publication venues. Associate Editors often interpret that these are papers rejected by these venues. It may be useful for authors to provide reviewers with additional information such as reasons of the rejection and improvements made after the rejection.
6. Do I need to submit Latex source files? Do I need to submit all images separately?
For the review process, only the PDF manuscript file is required, and it should contain all images that are part of the paper to be reviewed, Authors may submit additional images as supplementary materials, e.g., to provide additional imagery evidence to support the submission, or to provide imagery evidence of a very high resolution or a very large size. However, there is no need to include the Latex source files.
Only for the final submission after the paper is accepted, the authors are required to upload editable source files for the final version of the paper, i.e., all latex source files, or in the case of MS-Word, a MS-Word file for the manuscript together with a file for the references and all image source files.
7. Can I submit my paper anonymously? Do I have to submit my paper anonymously?
CGF does not require authors to submit their papers anonymously. However, an author or an author team can choose to submit a paper anonymously, except for a minor revision. When a submission reaches the minor revision stage, the author or author team should make it appear as close as possible to what will be published. An acceptance decision cannot be offered to any submission without correct author name(s) and affiliation(s).
Please also note the followings: (i) the author and author team must complete the submission form to include the names and affiliations for all authors; (ii) for each anonymous submission, the editors-in-chief and the assigned associate editor can see the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the authors; (iii) failures to disclose the name and affiliation of a co-author could potentially lead to the possibility of assigning an associate editor or a reviewer with conflict of interest; and (iv) the author or author team must seek permission to add a co-author when submitting a revision.
Please also note that most CGF-associated conferences require anonymous submissions.