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# ACM Paper Formatting Specifications
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Complete formatting guide based on ACM conference/journal paper template.
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## Page Setup
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### Page Size and Orientation
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- **Size**: US Letter (8.5" × 11") or A4 (210mm × 297mm)
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- **Orientation**: Portrait
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### Margins
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- **Top**: 1 inch (25.4mm)
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- **Bottom**: 1 inch (25.4mm)
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- **Left**: 0.75 inch (19.05mm)
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- **Right**: 0.75 inch (19.05mm)
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### Column Layout
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- **Abstract**: Single column
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- **Body**: Two columns
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- **Column separation**: 0.33 inches (8.38mm)
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## Typography
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### Font Family
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- **Primary**: Libertine (Linux Libertine)
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- **Monospace**: Inconsolata or Courier
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- **Fallback**: Times New Roman acceptable
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### Font Sizes and Styles
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**Title:**
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- Size: 17pt
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- Weight: Bold
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- Alignment: Left
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- Spacing: 12pt after
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**Subtitle (if any):**
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- Size: 14pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Alignment: Left
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**Author Names:**
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- Size: 12pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Alignment: Left
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- Format: One author per line or comma-separated
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**Author Affiliations:**
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- Size: 10pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Alignment: Left
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- Format: Institution, City, Country
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- Email: 10pt, monospace font
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**Abstract:**
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- Single column
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- Size: 10pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Alignment: Justified
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- Heading: "ABSTRACT" in bold, small caps
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**CCS Concepts:**
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- Section after abstract
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- Format: Bulleted list with concept hierarchy
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- Size: 9pt
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**Keywords:**
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- After CCS Concepts
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- Format: Comma-separated list
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- Size: 9pt
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**Section Headings (Level 1):**
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- Size: 11pt
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- Weight: Bold
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- Case: Title Case
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- Alignment: Left
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- Numbering: 1, 2, 3...
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- Spacing: 12pt before, 6pt after
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**Subsection Headings (Level 2):**
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- Size: 10pt
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- Weight: Bold
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- Case: Title Case
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- Alignment: Left
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- Numbering: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3...
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- Spacing: 9pt before, 3pt after
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**Sub-subsection Headings (Level 3):**
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- Size: 10pt
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- Weight: Italic
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- Case: Title Case
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- Alignment: Left
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- Numbering: 1.1.1, 1.1.2...
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- Spacing: 6pt before, 3pt after
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**Body Text:**
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- Size: 10pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Alignment: Justified
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- Line spacing: Single (1.0)
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- Paragraph spacing: 6pt after
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- First paragraph after heading: No indent
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- Subsequent paragraphs: 0.5 inch indent OR no indent with spacing
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**Figure Captions:**
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- Size: 9pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Format: "Figure X:" in bold, followed by caption
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- Alignment: Left (below figure)
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- Spacing: 6pt above caption
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**Table Captions:**
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- Size: 9pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Format: "Table X:" in bold, followed by caption
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- Alignment: Left (above table)
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- Spacing: 6pt below caption
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**Footnotes:**
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- Size: 8pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Numbering: Superscript numbers
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- Placement: Bottom of column with separator line
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**References:**
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- Size: 9pt
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- Weight: Regular
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- Alignment: Left
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- Numbering: [1], [2], [3]...
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- Indentation: Hanging indent
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- Spacing: 2pt between references
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## Document Structure
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### Title and Metadata (Single Column)
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1. Title
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2. Subtitle (optional)
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3. Authors and affiliations
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4. Abstract
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5. CCS Concepts
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6. Keywords
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7. ACM Reference Format
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### Body (Two Columns)
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8. Main content sections
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9. Acknowledgments
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10. References
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## Special Sections
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### Abstract
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Format:
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```
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ABSTRACT
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Context-aware systems have become increasingly important...
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```
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- Heading in bold, small caps
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- 150-250 words
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- Single paragraph
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- No citations
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### CCS Concepts
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Required section listing ACM Computing Classification concepts.
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Format:
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```
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CCS CONCEPTS
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• Human-centered computing → Ubiquitous and mobile computing;
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• Software and its engineering → Context specific languages.
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```
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- Use official ACM CCS taxonomy
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- Organized hierarchically with bullet points
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- 3-6 concepts typical
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### Keywords
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Format:
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```
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KEYWORDS
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context-awareness, ubiquitous computing, adaptation, personalization
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```
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- 4-8 keywords
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- Comma-separated
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- Lowercase (except proper nouns)
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### ACM Reference Format
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Appears at end of first page or after keywords:
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Format:
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```
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ACM Reference Format:
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John Smith and Jane Doe. 2025. Title of Paper. In Proceedings of
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Conference Name (CONF '25), Month Day-Day, Year, City, Country.
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ACM, New York, NY, USA, XX pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/XXXXXX.XXXXXX
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```
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## Numbering Conventions
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### Sections
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```
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1 INTRODUCTION
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2 RELATED WORK
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2.1 Context Modeling
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2.2 Adaptation Techniques
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3 PROPOSED APPROACH
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3.1 Architecture Overview
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3.1.1 Context Acquisition Module
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```
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### Figures and Tables
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- **Figures**: Numbered sequentially (Figure 1, Figure 2...)
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- **Tables**: Numbered sequentially (Table 1, Table 2...)
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- **Equations**: Numbered on right margin (1), (2), (3)...
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## Special Elements
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### Equations
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- **Display equations**: Centered on separate line
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- **Numbering**: Right-aligned equation number
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- **Spacing**: 6pt before and after
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Example:
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```
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E = mc² (1)
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```
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### Code Listings
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- **Font**: Inconsolata or Courier (monospace)
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- **Size**: 9pt
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- **Background**: Light gray background optional
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- **Line numbers**: Optional, on left margin
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- **Caption**: Same format as figures
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Example:
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```python
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def context_aware_function(context):
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if context.location == "office":
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return set_work_mode()
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return set_personal_mode()
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```
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### Algorithms
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- Use algorithm environment
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- Line numbering on left
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- Keywords in bold
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- Comments in italic
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### Lists
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**Bulleted lists:**
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- Use standard bullet (•)
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- Indent 0.25 inches
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- Spacing: 3pt between items
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**Numbered lists:**
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- Use (1), (2), (3) or 1., 2., 3.
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- Indent 0.25 inches
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- Spacing: 3pt between items
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**Description lists:**
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- Term in bold, followed by description
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- Hanging indent for description
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## Figures and Tables
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### Figure Guidelines
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- **Position**: Top or bottom of column
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- **Width**: Single-column or double-column (spanning both)
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- **Quality**: Vector graphics preferred (PDF, EPS)
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- **Resolution**: Minimum 300 DPI for raster images
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- **Color**: Full color acceptable for online; consider grayscale printing
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- **Format**: PDF, PNG, JPG, EPS
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### Figure Captions
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Format:
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```
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Figure 1: System architecture showing the main components
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including context acquisition, reasoning, and adaptation modules.
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```
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- "Figure X:" in bold
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- Caption text follows
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- Place below figure
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- Can span multiple lines
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- Left-aligned
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### Table Guidelines
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- **Border**: Minimal lines (top, bottom, below header)
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- **Header**: Bold text
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- **Alignment**: Numbers right-aligned, text left-aligned
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- **Font**: Same as body or one size smaller
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- **Shading**: Light gray for header row optional
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### Table Captions
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Format:
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```
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Table 1: Performance comparison across three datasets
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```
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- "Table X:" in bold
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- Caption text follows
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- Place above table
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- Left-aligned
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Example table:
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```
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Table 1: Accuracy Results
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Dataset Baseline Proposed
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────────────────────────────────
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Dataset A 87.3% 94.2%
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Dataset B 89.1% 95.7%
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Dataset C 85.7% 93.4%
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────────────────────────────────
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```
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## Citations and References
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### In-Text Citations
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ACM uses numbered citations in square brackets:
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Examples:
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- "Recent work has shown [1]..."
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- "Several studies [2, 3, 4] demonstrate..."
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- "As Smith et al. [5] noted..."
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### Reference List Format
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**Section title**: "REFERENCES" (all caps, bold)
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**Journal article:**
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```
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[1] Author1 Name, Author2 Name, and Author3 Name. Year.
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Title of article. Journal Name Volume, Issue (Month Year),
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pages. DOI:10.1145/XXXXXXX
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```
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**Conference paper:**
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```
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[2] Author1 Name and Author2 Name. Year. Title of paper.
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In Proceedings of Conference Name (CONF 'YY), Month,
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City, Country. ACM, New York, NY, USA, pages.
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DOI:10.1145/XXXXXXX
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```
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**Book:**
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```
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[3] Author Name. Year. Book Title. Publisher, City, Country.
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```
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**Book chapter:**
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```
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[4] Author Name. Year. Chapter Title. In Book Title,
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Editor Name (Ed.). Publisher, City, Country, pages.
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```
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**Website/Online:**
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```
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[5] Author Name. Year. Page Title. Website Name.
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Retrieved Month Day, Year from URL
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```
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**Technical report:**
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```
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[6] Author Name. Year. Report Title. Technical Report Number.
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Institution, City, Country.
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```
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**Rules:**
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- Full first and last names (not initials)
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- Year after authors
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- DOI required when available
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- URLs should be hyperlinked
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- Alphabetical by first author's last name
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- Hanging indent format
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## Additional Front Matter Elements
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### Copyright Notice
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Appears at bottom of first column on page 1:
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Format depends on publication rights:
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```
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Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work...
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© 2025 Association for Computing Machinery.
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ACM ISBN 978-1-4503-XXXX-X/YY/MM...$15.00
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https://doi.org/10.1145/XXXXXX.XXXXXX
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```
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(Usually auto-generated by ACM template)
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### Conference Information
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Top of first page:
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```
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CONF '25, Month Day-Day, Year, City, Country
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© 2025 Copyright held by owner/author(s). Publication rights licensed to ACM.
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```
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## Acknowledgments
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- Separate section before references
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- **Heading**: "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS" (not "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS")
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- No section number
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- Thank funding sources, contributors, reviewers
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- Brief (1-2 paragraphs)
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Example:
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```
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was supported by NSF Grant No. XXXXXXX. We thank
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the anonymous reviewers for their valuable feedback.
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```
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## Author Information
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### Multiple Authors
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Format options:
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**Option 1: List format**
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```
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Author One
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Institution
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email@domain.com
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Author Two
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Institution
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email@domain.com
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```
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**Option 2: Inline format**
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```
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Author One (email@domain.com), Institution;
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Author Two (email@domain.com), Institution
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```
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### Author Footnotes
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- Use superscript symbols (*, †, ‡)
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- Explain equal contribution, corresponding author, etc.
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## Special Content Types
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### Sidebars and Boxes
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- Light background color
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- Border around content
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- Used for examples, definitions, or supplementary material
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- Same font size as body
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### Theorems and Proofs
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- **Theorem**: Bold heading, italic content
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- **Proof**: Italic heading, regular content
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- End proof with □ symbol
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### Definitions
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- **Format**: Bold term followed by definition
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- Numbered if multiple definitions
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## Color and Graphics
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### Color Usage
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- Full color accepted for digital publications
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- Consider colorblind-friendly palettes
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- Ensure legibility in grayscale for printing
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- Use patterns/textures in addition to color
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### Image Requirements
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- **Resolution**: 300 DPI minimum
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- **Format**: PDF, PNG (for screenshots), JPG
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- **Vector preferred**: For diagrams, charts, graphs
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- **File size**: Keep reasonable (< 5 MB per image)
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## Two-Column Formatting Rules
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### Column Breaks
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- Columns should be approximately equal height
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- Balance columns on final page
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- Keep related content together (avoid splitting paragraphs)
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### Spanning Columns
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- Figures and tables can span both columns
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- Use when content is too wide for single column
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- Place at top or bottom of page
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### Widows and Orphans
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- Avoid single lines at top/bottom of columns
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- Keep at least 2 lines of paragraph together
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## File Preparation
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### LaTeX
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Use ACM Master Article Template:
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```latex
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\documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
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```
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Common document classes:
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- `sigconf`: Conference proceedings
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- `sigplan`: SIGPLAN proceedings
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- `acmsmall`: Small journal format
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- `acmlarge`: Large journal format
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### Microsoft Word
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- Use official ACM Word template
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- Available from ACM website
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- Includes styles for all elements
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### PDF Requirements
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- **PDF/A compliant** preferred
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- **Fonts embedded**: All fonts must be embedded
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- **Hyperlinks**: Active and colored blue
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- **Bookmarks**: Section headings as bookmarks
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- **Metadata**: Include title, authors, keywords
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## Common Mistakes to Avoid
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1. **Missing required sections**: CCS Concepts, Keywords, ACM Reference Format
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2. **Wrong font**: Using Times instead of Libertine
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3. **Incorrect citation format**: Not following ACM style exactly
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4. **Missing DOIs**: References should include DOIs when available
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5. **Copyright notice**: Modifying or removing copyright block
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6. **Column imbalance**: Large white space in columns
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7. **Figure quality**: Low resolution or pixelated images
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8. **Heading capitalization**: Using all caps instead of title case
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9. **Author format**: Not following ACM author format
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10. **Reference format**: Using abbreviated names instead of full names
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## Checklist for Final Submission
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- [ ] Correct document class for publication type
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- [ ] Title and subtitle properly formatted
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- [ ] All authors and affiliations included
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- [ ] Abstract 150-250 words
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- [ ] CCS Concepts section included with appropriate concepts
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- [ ] Keywords section included (4-8 keywords)
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- [ ] ACM Reference Format section included
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- [ ] Two-column layout for body (single column for abstract)
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- [ ] All section headings numbered and formatted correctly
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- [ ] All figures have captions below
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- [ ] All tables have captions above
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- [ ] All figures and tables referenced in text
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- [ ] All references follow ACM format
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- [ ] Full author names in references (not initials)
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- [ ] DOIs included for all references when available
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- [ ] Acknowledgments section (if applicable)
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- [ ] All fonts embedded in PDF
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- [ ] Copyright notice included (if required)
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- [ ] PDF hyperlinks working
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- [ ] File size acceptable (< 25 MB typically)
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- [ ] Spell-check completed
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- [ ] Consistent terminology throughout
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## Template Variations
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### Conference Proceedings
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- `\documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}`
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- Two-column format
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- Copyright block required
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- Page limit enforced
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### Journal Articles
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- `\documentclass[acmsmall]{acmart}` or `acmlarge`
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- More flexible length
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- Different heading styles
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- May include received/revised dates
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### Extended Abstracts
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- Shorter format (2-4 pages)
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- May omit some sections
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- Abbreviated evaluation
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## ACM-Specific Style Conventions
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### Terminology
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- "Section" not "chapter"
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- "Figure" not "Fig." in running text (though "Fig." in captions okay)
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- Use em-dash (—) not double hyphen (--)
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- Use proper quotation marks (" ") not straight quotes (")
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### Capitalization
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- Section titles: Title Case
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- Figure/Table captions: Sentence case after "Figure X:" or "Table X:"
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- CCS concepts: Follow official taxonomy capitalization
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### Spacing
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- One space after periods
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- No space before punctuation
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- Space after commas, colons, semicolons
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## Additional Resources
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- ACM Author Center: https://authors.acm.org/
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- ACM Templates: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template
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- ACM CCS Generator: https://dl.acm.org/ccs
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- ACM Reference Format Guide: https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/reference-formatting
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- LaTeX Template Documentation: https://www.ctan.org/pkg/acmart
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