Submission Information

TheoretiCS is a Diamond Open Access electronic journal covering all areas of Theoretical Computer Science (TCS). TheoretiCS strives for top scholarship in Theoretical Computer Science, broadly construed. We invite submissions of original research papers of the highest quality. Papers are hosted on the Computing Research Repository (CoRR) on arXiv and are available in open-access. There are no publication charges for authors.

Preparing your submission

Policies and Ethics. Authors must ensure their article complies with our policies and ethical guidelines. In particular, papers submitted to TheoretiCS must not be under consideration for publication at any other publication venue at the time of submission or while it is under consideration for publication at TheoretiCS, i.e., until it has been either rejected by TheoretiCS, published by TheoretiCS, or withdrawn. Papers submitted to TheoretiCS must not have been published in any other academic journal, with the exception of conference proceedings and journals that only publish conference proceedings. TheoretiCS welcomes in particular the submission of full versions of papers that previously appeared in proceedings of conferences. TheoretiCS also welcomes the submission of papers with no previous version.

Article types. TheoretiCS publishes only original research articles. Articles submitted to TheoretiCS should contain full proofs, as well as all necessary examples and explanations. The goal is to ensure that readers of TheoretiCS can understand the paper without undue effort. TheoretiCS intends to attract a broad audience which is wider than that of a specialized conference. It must be mentioned in the article in which conference proceedings the conference versions appeared.

Authorship. Authors must be natural persons who have made a scholarly contribution to the work. All authors must have consented to its submission. The use of AI tools as listed authors is not permitted; please see our policies and ethical guidelines for full details.

Language. Papers must be written in English.

LaTeX Style. Papers may be prepared using any standard LaTeX style; there is no required style for submission (we recommend using the article class). No specific reference style is required; however, the style used must be consistent throughout the paper (the use of bibtex is highly recommended, since it will be required for the final sources).

TheoretiCS has its own LaTeX style that is used for accepted articles only. TheoretiCS layout editors will port accepted papers to the TheoretiCS LaTeX style after acceptance. 

Length. There is no page limit. Authors are encouraged to aim for the highest quality of exposition, applying the appropriate balance between brevity and explanation for the topic at hand. Papers which are particularly long should be evidently necessary in being so.

Structure. Papers must begin with an abstract. The abstract should preferably be no longer than half a page, and no more than one page. Beyond the abstract, there are no required sections. Authors should structure their paper as best suits the work.

Figures and tables. Figures and tables must be captioned. They may use colour but must remain legible when printed in black and white, and each must fit within a single page.

Cover letter. A brief cover letter is optional, particularly to indicate any prior publication of conference versions or to provide context for the editors. When provided it may be uploaded as a PDF or provided in plain text in the "Comment" field. Reviewers have access to the cover letter.

Submitting

The article must first be posted to the Computing Research Repository (CoRR), the computer science section of arXiv, via the standard arXiv submission process, including the LaTeX source. Once the preprint has been published on CoRR, it can be submitted to the journal. If you are unable to submit through arXiv, please contact the Editors-in-Chief.

Upon submission, authors must select a handling editor from the Editorial Board whose expertise covers a relevant area and with whom there is no conflict of interest. This selection is advisory; the Editors-in-Chief may assign a different editor. Authors should report any non-confidential COIs at the time of submission in the "Comment" field. Any COIs of a confidential nature should be reported to the editors-in-chief by email at the time of submission.

Submission checklist (all items required):

  1. The paper has not been published at, and is not under consideration by, another academic journal.
  2. All authors agree to the copyright information.
  3. The paper has been posted on arXiv. Ensure you submit the correct arXiv version if multiple versions exist.
  4. A handling editor has been selected from the Editorial Board and conflicts of interest have been checked. 
  5. You have an Episciences account, which can be obtained by registering here.

Once you have checked the above, you can submit your article here.

Contact

In case of any difficulties with your submission, please contact the managing editors managing-editors@theoretics-journal.org.