NeurIPS Supplementary
Use this skill to prevent two common NeurIPS failures: hiding the main contribution in the appendix
and overloading the main paper with details that belong in supplemental material.
Placement rules
- Main paper: problem, contribution, method, essential theory, core experiments, limitations, and
enough detail for reviewers to judge correctness.
- References: complete, verified citations; do not rely on AI-generated references without manual
verification.
- Text appendices: proofs, derivations, additional ablations, dataset details, model cards, extended
limitations, and supporting analyses.
- Checklist: mandatory and placed according to current template instructions.
- Separate ZIP: code, data, scripts, configuration files, logs, lightweight demo assets, or other
review artifacts when allowed by current rules.
NeurIPS-specific guardrails
- The supplement does not rescue an unclear main claim. Reviewers are not required to read every
supplemental detail.
- Supplementary material must be anonymized during double-blind review.
- Links must preserve anonymous browsing and comply with current policy.
- Code and data that support central claims should include exact commands and environment details,
not just a repository dump.
Placement decision table
NeurIPS assembles the final PDF from distinct zones plus a separate review ZIP. Misplacing material
is a recurring weakness: a proof that a reviewer cannot find, or a contribution buried where it does
not count. Map each item to exactly one home before submission; reopen the current template for the
authoritative zone list.
| Material |
Home |
Reason it goes there |
| Central claim, headline result |
Main body |
reviewers judge the contribution here |
| Full proofs and derivations |
Text appendix |
body states the theorem; appendix carries the proof |
| Extra ablations, seeds, scaling |
Text appendix |
supports but does not replace core experiments |
| Dataset/model cards, datasheets |
Text appendix + ZIP |
provenance reviewers expect, anonymized |
| Mandatory Paper Checklist |
Template-specified slot |
desk-reject risk if missing or misplaced |
| Runnable code, configs, logs |
Separate ZIP |
review-only artifact, not body pages |
| Broader-impact discussion |
Main body |
a NeurIPS norm reviewers look for, not appendix-only |
Datasets & Benchmarks supplement note
For a Datasets & Benchmarks track submission, the datasheet, license, intended-use statement, and
hosting/maintenance plan are not optional appendix garnish; they are part of what reviewers score.
Keep them anonymized for review and stage a de-anonymized public version for release. Hedge the exact
required documentation to the current year's track call.
Worked vignette: a benchmark paper
Authors put their 40-page datasheet, croissant metadata, and loading code only in the appendix and
leave the main body to leaderboard tables. A NeurIPS reviewer cannot judge dataset quality from
tables alone. The fix: lift provenance, licensing, consent, and intended-use sentences into the main
body so the contribution is visible; keep the full datasheet and loaders in the appendix and ZIP; and
add one navigation sentence telling reviewers exactly where the documentation lives.
Output format
[Main-paper must stay] <items>
[Move to appendix] <items>
[Move to ZIP/artifact] <items>
[Anonymity fixes] <items>
[Reviewer navigation] <one sentence telling reviewers where to find support>
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills → NeurIPS-Skills/skills/neurips-supplementary/SKILL.md
1---2name: neurips-supplementary3description: Use when deciding what NeurIPS material belongs in the main PDF body, the references, text appendices, the mandatory Paper Checklist, the separate code/data ZIP, or an external public artifact, and how to keep every supplemental component anonymous under double-blind review.4---567# NeurIPS Supplementary89Use this skill to prevent two common NeurIPS failures: hiding the main contribution in the appendix10and overloading the main paper with details that belong in supplemental material.1112## Placement rules1314- Main paper: problem, contribution, method, essential theory, core experiments, limitations, and15 enough detail for reviewers to judge correctness.16- References: complete, verified citations; do not rely on AI-generated references without manual17 verification.18- Text appendices: proofs, derivations, additional ablations, dataset details, model cards, extended19 limitations, and supporting analyses.20- Checklist: mandatory and placed according to current template instructions.21- Separate ZIP: code, data, scripts, configuration files, logs, lightweight demo assets, or other22 review artifacts when allowed by current rules.2324## NeurIPS-specific guardrails2526- The supplement does not rescue an unclear main claim. Reviewers are not required to read every27 supplemental detail.28- Supplementary material must be anonymized during double-blind review.29- Links must preserve anonymous browsing and comply with current policy.30- Code and data that support central claims should include exact commands and environment details,31 not just a repository dump.3233## Placement decision table3435NeurIPS assembles the final PDF from distinct zones plus a separate review ZIP. Misplacing material36is a recurring weakness: a proof that a reviewer cannot find, or a contribution buried where it does37not count. Map each item to exactly one home before submission; reopen the current template for the38authoritative zone list.3940| Material | Home | Reason it goes there |41| --- | --- | --- |42| Central claim, headline result | Main body | reviewers judge the contribution here |43| Full proofs and derivations | Text appendix | body states the theorem; appendix carries the proof |44| Extra ablations, seeds, scaling | Text appendix | supports but does not replace core experiments |45| Dataset/model cards, datasheets | Text appendix + ZIP | provenance reviewers expect, anonymized |46| Mandatory Paper Checklist | Template-specified slot | desk-reject risk if missing or misplaced |47| Runnable code, configs, logs | Separate ZIP | review-only artifact, not body pages |48| Broader-impact discussion | Main body | a NeurIPS norm reviewers look for, not appendix-only |4950## Datasets & Benchmarks supplement note5152For a Datasets & Benchmarks track submission, the datasheet, license, intended-use statement, and53hosting/maintenance plan are not optional appendix garnish; they are part of what reviewers score.54Keep them anonymized for review and stage a de-anonymized public version for release. Hedge the exact55required documentation to the current year's track call.5657## Worked vignette: a benchmark paper5859Authors put their 40-page datasheet, croissant metadata, and loading code only in the appendix and60leave the main body to leaderboard tables. A NeurIPS reviewer cannot judge dataset quality from61tables alone. The fix: lift provenance, licensing, consent, and intended-use sentences into the main62body so the contribution is visible; keep the full datasheet and loaders in the appendix and ZIP; and63add one navigation sentence telling reviewers exactly where the documentation lives.6465## Output format6667```text68[Main-paper must stay] <items>69[Move to appendix] <items>70[Move to ZIP/artifact] <items>71[Anonymity fixes] <items>72[Reviewer navigation] <one sentence telling reviewers where to find support>73```7475---7677**Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `NeurIPS-Skills/skills/neurips-supplementary/SKILL.md`
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