AAMAS Review Process
Use this to reason about review-stage strategy. Reopen the current CFP, OpenReview group,
author and reviewer instructions, and the code of conduct before making process claims; AAMAS
review specifics move between editions.
Process model
- AAMAS runs submission and review on OpenReview under the IFAAMAS namespace in recent cycles.
- Reviewers evaluate technical correctness, the significance of the interaction contribution,
the reality and rigor of the multiagent evaluation, clarity, reproducibility, and fit with
agents-and-multiagent-systems scope.
- A rebuttal lets authors respond to preliminary reviews before the final decision; area chairs
then synthesize.
- Accepted papers and their reviews are published, so the review record is durable and public.
- The most useful rebuttal gives the area chair a clean rationale for acceptance, not a
point-by-point defense of every comment.
Who reviews here
- The pool mixes game theorists, multiagent-RL researchers, mechanism-design and social-choice
specialists, and systems-minded reviewers; expect at least one to read the game definition and
solution concept line by line.
- Because AAMAS is specialized, a paper is likely to meet a reviewer who works on exactly its
subarea, so a vague equilibrium claim or an under-specified opponent set gets caught rather
than skimmed.
- Borderline interaction papers usually fail on one of three edges: the result turns out to be
single-agent in disguise, the solution concept is never pinned down, or the multiagent
evaluation is thin (self-play only, no seeds, no held-out opponents).
Scoring leverage table
| Review dimension |
What raises it |
What sinks it |
| Correctness |
A stated game, a named solution concept, and a body-level proof sketch |
Hidden information structure; an equilibrium asserted but never defined |
| Significance |
A finding that only exists because agents interact |
An incremental single-agent gain wearing a multiagent label |
| Empirical support |
Experiments that probe strategy: held-out opponents, deviation tests |
Self-play-only curves disconnected from the claim |
| Clarity |
One notation source and a legible game description |
Notation and payoff conventions that shift between sections |
Stage-by-stage realism
- Initial reviews: triage by what the area chair would weigh, not by reviewer tone.
- Rebuttal: windows are short; an early, precise reply anchored in submitted evidence beats a
late exhaustive one.
- Decision: the area chair synthesizes, and one unanswered correctness or interaction-reality
objection outweighs several resolved clarity complaints.
- Public record: assume the reviews and your rebuttal will be visible with the paper, and keep
the exchange professional and concrete.
Output format
[Current stage] submitted / reviews / rebuttal / decision / camera-ready
[Decision actors] <reviewers / area chair / program chairs>
[Likely leverage] <correctness / interaction-reality / significance / experiments / clarity>
[Forbidden moves] <identity leak / new results / revised-paper upload if disallowed>
[Next response move] <one action>
1---2name: aamas-review-process3description: Use when explaining or planning around AAMAS peer review, covering OpenReview review release, the double-blind rebuttal on preliminary reviews, area-chair discussion, the mixed game-theory, MARL, and systems reviewer pool, the public posting of reviews and decisions, and how acceptance criteria weigh the interaction contribution.4---56# AAMAS Review Process78Use this to reason about review-stage strategy. Reopen the current CFP, OpenReview group,9author and reviewer instructions, and the code of conduct before making process claims; AAMAS10review specifics move between editions.1112## Process model1314- AAMAS runs submission and review on OpenReview under the IFAAMAS namespace in recent cycles.15- Reviewers evaluate technical correctness, the significance of the interaction contribution,16 the reality and rigor of the multiagent evaluation, clarity, reproducibility, and fit with17 agents-and-multiagent-systems scope.18- A rebuttal lets authors respond to preliminary reviews before the final decision; area chairs19 then synthesize.20- Accepted papers and their reviews are published, so the review record is durable and public.21- The most useful rebuttal gives the area chair a clean rationale for acceptance, not a22 point-by-point defense of every comment.2324## Who reviews here2526- The pool mixes game theorists, multiagent-RL researchers, mechanism-design and social-choice27 specialists, and systems-minded reviewers; expect at least one to read the game definition and28 solution concept line by line.29- Because AAMAS is specialized, a paper is likely to meet a reviewer who works on exactly its30 subarea, so a vague equilibrium claim or an under-specified opponent set gets caught rather31 than skimmed.32- Borderline interaction papers usually fail on one of three edges: the result turns out to be33 single-agent in disguise, the solution concept is never pinned down, or the multiagent34 evaluation is thin (self-play only, no seeds, no held-out opponents).3536## Scoring leverage table3738| Review dimension | What raises it | What sinks it |39|---|---|---|40| Correctness | A stated game, a named solution concept, and a body-level proof sketch | Hidden information structure; an equilibrium asserted but never defined |41| Significance | A finding that only exists because agents interact | An incremental single-agent gain wearing a multiagent label |42| Empirical support | Experiments that probe strategy: held-out opponents, deviation tests | Self-play-only curves disconnected from the claim |43| Clarity | One notation source and a legible game description | Notation and payoff conventions that shift between sections |4445## Stage-by-stage realism4647- Initial reviews: triage by what the area chair would weigh, not by reviewer tone.48- Rebuttal: windows are short; an early, precise reply anchored in submitted evidence beats a49 late exhaustive one.50- Decision: the area chair synthesizes, and one unanswered correctness or interaction-reality51 objection outweighs several resolved clarity complaints.52- Public record: assume the reviews and your rebuttal will be visible with the paper, and keep53 the exchange professional and concrete.5455## Output format5657```text58[Current stage] submitted / reviews / rebuttal / decision / camera-ready59[Decision actors] <reviewers / area chair / program chairs>60[Likely leverage] <correctness / interaction-reality / significance / experiments / clarity>61[Forbidden moves] <identity leak / new results / revised-paper upload if disallowed>62[Next response move] <one action>63```
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