# Iros Camera Ready > Use when preparing an accepted IROS paper for IEEE Xplore camera-ready — de-anonymization from the double-anonymous cycle, integrating the meta-review, the IEEE electronic copyright form (eCF), the July final-paper deadline, registration and in-person presentation, and the public artifact release anonymity had blocked. - Skill: `thedixitjain/iros-camera-ready` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/iros-camera-ready` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/iros-camera-ready/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Research & Search - Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain) - Updated: 2026-09-08 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/iros-camera-ready --- # IROS Camera Ready Use this after acceptance. Reopen the current IROS final-submission instructions, the IEEE PDF-eXpress and copyright pages, the registration page, and the presentation policy before advising authors. For the 2026 cycle the camera-ready (final paper) deadline was **July 10, 2026**, close behind the **June 16** notification — a short turnaround, so plan it as part of submission, not an afterthought. ## Camera-ready audit - Convert the anonymous submission to the public version: restore the author block, affiliations, acknowledgements, funding, and any code/data links stripped for double-anonymous review. - Apply the current final-page rules and confirm whether references and any content still fit the budget once the author block and acknowledgements are added back. - Integrate the **meta-review's requested changes** without expanding the contribution beyond what was reviewed. - Run the paper through **IEEE PDF-eXpress** (or the cycle's equivalent) for Xplore compliance, and file the **IEEE electronic copyright form (eCF)** — publication in Xplore is gated on it. - Prepare the **public artifact release** now that anonymity no longer applies: repository, logs, configs, datasets, and a citable archive; test every link from a logged-out browser. - Confirm **registration and in-person presentation** obligations; at least one author typically must register and present. ## De-anonymization sweep - Restore the author list exactly as entered in PaperPlaza metadata; a mismatch between the metadata and the camera-ready authorship creates a real dispute vector on the Xplore record. - Rewrite third-person self-citations ("the XYZ rover [9]") back into natural first-person form where it improves clarity. - Replace anonymized figure and video footage with the real, identified versions if you kept scenery blurred for review — and re-check that nothing embarrassing was left cropped. - Swap anonymized code mirrors for the public, licensed repository. ## Common camera-ready reflow surprises | Change at camera-ready | Effect | Fix | |---|---|---| | Author block + affiliations added | Content reflows; a tight paper may overrun | Trim or budget for it before the flip | | Acknowledgements/funding restored | Extra lines near the end of the paper | Compress a nearby paragraph | | Real (unblurred) figures swapped in | Sizes/DPI differ from anonymized placeholders | Re-check figure placement and legibility | | Public links added | Dead or identity-wrong links | Test each from a logged-out browser | ## Worked example: integrating a meta-review fix The meta-review asked that failure cases be reported. Camera-ready move: add the failure-taxonomy table you already logged, one sentence interpreting it, and a pointer from the results discussion — without strengthening any success claim the reviewers did not evaluate. ```text Camera-ready gate (do not submit until all true): [ ] author block + acknowledgements restored; page budget still met [ ] meta-review asks integrated, no scope inflation [ ] IEEE eCF filed; PDF-eXpress compliant [ ] public artifact + links tested logged-out [ ] registration done; presenter assigned [ ] final/updated video meets the current spec ``` ## Output format ```text [Camera-ready status] Ready / Needs fixes / Blocked [Final package] [Policy checks] [Meta-review map] final edit> [Remaining owner] task, before the July deadline> ``` --- **Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `IROS-Skills/skills/iros-camera-ready/SKILL.md`