ICLR 2027 Submission Format and Page Limits Explained (September 25 Deadline)

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An ICLR 2027 submission has a main text of at most 9 pages (references excluded), must use the official single-column LaTeX style files, and is submitted through OpenReview: abstracts due September 18, 2026, full papers due September 25, 2026 (both Anywhere on Earth). Main text spilling onto a tenth page risks desk rejection.

When are the ICLR 2027 deadlines?

From the official Dates and Deadlines page (all times Anywhere on Earth):

• Abstract deadline: September 18, 2026
• Full paper deadline: September 25, 2026
• Reviews released: November 2026
• Final decisions: December 16, 2026
• Conference: April 26–30, 2027

You must submit a title and abstract by the abstract deadline to be allowed to submit the full paper a week later.

How many pages can the main text have?

This is the most strictly enforced formatting rule:

• The submission main text must be at most 9 pages; text appearing on page 10 risks desk rejection.
• References do not count: the bibliography may extend past page 10 without violating the limit.
• Appendices and supplementary material are unlimited in length and uploaded separately.
• The camera-ready version is allowed 10 pages, so accepted papers can add new results and discussion.

Which template should I use? Is Word accepted?

ICLR requires the official conference style files, single-column layout, and in practice LaTeX:

• Download the official style package from the ICLR 2027 site, or start from the official Overleaf template.
• Use the current year's files (iclr2027_conference); do not reuse prior years' or NeurIPS styles.
• Margins, fonts, and spacing are controlled by the style files. Do not hand-tune the layout to squeeze in pages — reviewers and format checks will notice.
• Word is not a regular submission format for ICLR; LaTeX is the safe path.

How do I comply with dual anonymity?

ICLR uses strict double-blind review. The submission version must:

• Remove all author names, affiliations, and funding information.
• Reference your own prior work in the third person, as if citing someone else.
• Omit acknowledgements (they belong in the camera-ready version).
• Anonymize code and supplementary material: use anonymous repository links rather than personal pages or identifiable GitHub accounts.

What about appendices, citations, and figures?

• Appendices are unlimited, but the main text must stand alone: reviewers are not obliged to read supplementary files, so core experiments and conclusions belong inside the 9 pages.
• Citations follow the default style of the official template, and reference pages are excluded from the limit.
• Figures should be vector where possible and remain legible when scaled.
• If large language models assisted the writing, disclose their use as required by the current Author Guidelines.

A 10-minute pre-submission checklist

• Is the main text strictly ≤ 9 pages (references excluded)?
• Are you on the official ICLR 2027 style files?
• Was the abstract submitted before September 18 (AoE)?
• Is the manuscript fully anonymized (no names, affiliations, acknowledgements, identifying links)?
• Are all self-citations in the third person?
• Is the appendix uploaded separately and anonymized?
• Do your OpenReview profile and co-author list match the paper?
• Is LLM usage disclosed per the current policy?

Save time: start from an ICLR template

In the final days before the deadline, formatting and page-count issues are the last thing you want to debug. You can format your paper online with AutoSCI's ICLR conference template (中文版：ICLR 模板) and let the template handle the single-column layout and heading hierarchy — leaving your time for experiments and writing.

References and official sources

• ICLR 2027: Call for Papers
• ICLR 2027: Author Guidelines (page and format requirements)
• ICLR 2027: Dates and Deadlines
• OpenReview: ICLR 2027 submission portal