ITCS seeks to promote research that carries a strong conceptual message (e.g., introducing a new concept, model or understanding, opening a new line of inquiry within traditional or interdisciplinary areas, introducing new mathematical techniques and methodologies, or new applications of known techniques). ITCS welcomes both conceptual and technical contributions whose contents will advance and inspire the greater theory community. 

Submission

Authors should upload a PDF of the paper to easychair. The font size should be at least 11 points and the paper should be single column. Beyond these, there are no formatting requirements.

Authors should strive to make their paper accessible not only to experts in their subarea, but also to the theory community at large. It is typically wise for the paper to contain, within its first few pages, a concise and clear presentation of the merits of the paper, including a discussion of its significance, innovations, and place within (or outside) of our field’s scope and literature. Included here should be an overview (similar to a brief oral presentation) of key technical ideas and methods used to achieve the main claims. The committee will put a premium on writing that conveys clearly and in the simplest possible way what the paper is accomplishing. In particular, authors are encouraged to provide as much intuition as possible. While there is no official limit on the length of a submission, PC members may not read beyond the first ten pages of the submission. However, the paper should also allow PC members to easily expand their understanding of any specific detail they deem important for evaluating the submission.