A skill your agent uses when auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines, single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit, the…

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Install Itcs Submission

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill itcs-submission -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills itcs-submission --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ITCS-Skills/skills/itcs-submission .claude/skills/itcs-submission && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
itcs-submission
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
703 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines, single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit, the…

  • Works in 7 steps: Freeze the model and definitions early;… → Register… → Run the proof-completeness pass: every… → …
  • Auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines
  • SKILL.md covers The two-step deadline, Format and page policy, Lightweight double-blind sweep and Prior-publication and…, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls pdftotext

What it does

Itcs Submission is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines, single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit, the first-10-pages merits window, complete proofs of all central claims, the lightweight double-blind sweep, and the archival-prior-publication check.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. | 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines
  • Single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit
  • The first-10-pages merits window
  • Complete proofs of all central claims

Example prompts

  • “/itcs-submission”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Freeze the model and definitions early; proofs can be polished, the framing cannot churn.
  2. Register title/abstract/authors/conflicts before the earlier registration cutoff.
  3. Run the proof-completeness pass: every central claim fully proved in the PDF.
  4. Run the mechanical anonymity checks on the final PDF (metadata + self-reference).
  5. Post the full version to arXiv/ECCC/ePrint if desired (allowed); keep the submission blinded.
  6. Fill every HotCRP field — topics, conflicts for every coauthor's institution and recent
  7. Re-download the uploaded PDF and read the first 10 pages cold to confirm the idea lands.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pdftotext

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Itcs Submission loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 703 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 703 words, ~1,674 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/itcs-submission/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
itcs-submission
description
Use when auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines, single-column >= 11pt format with no hard page limit, the first-10-pages merits window, complete proofs of all central claims, the lightweight double-blind sweep, and the archival-prior-publication check.

ITCS Submission

Run this audit before uploading to the ITCS HotCRP site. ITCS papers publish open access in LIPIcs and are reviewed lightweight double-blind with no rebuttal, so the submitted PDF has to be complete, self-defending, and correctly anonymized on the first and only try. Every rule below was read from the ITCS 2026/2025 calls on 2026-07-09 via search renderings of the itcs2026.hotcrp.com and itcs-conf.org URLs (see ../../resources/official-source-map.md); treat them as a one-cycle snapshot and reopen the live call first.

The two-step deadline

ITCS separates the abstract/registration from the full-paper submission, and the abstract cutoff is earlier:

  • Abstract / registration locks title, abstract, authors, and conflicts (ITCS 2026: 4 September 2025, 7:59:59 PM EDT). The abstract drives PC bidding — register the real title and abstract, not a placeholder.
  • Full-paper submission uploads the anonymized PDF with complete proofs (ITCS 2026: 6 September 2025, 7:59:59 PM EDT). Miss the registration and no submission slot exists.

Format and page policy

  • Single column, font size at least 11 point. Beyond that, the submission call imposes no hard formatting template and no hard page limit (the LIPIcs lipics-v2021 class is a camera-ready requirement, not a submission one — see itcs-camera-ready).
  • First-10-pages merits window. It is strongly recommended that the first ~10 pages give a clear presentation of the paper's merits, significance, innovations, and place in the literature. Reviewers judge the idea from this window; do not bury it (see itcs-writing-style).
  • Complete proofs of all central claims must be included, in an appendix if needed. "Proof omitted" or "see the full version" for a load-bearing claim is a substantive defect, not a formatting one (see itcs-supplementary).

Lightweight double-blind sweep

ITCS anonymity is lightweight: hide the authors in the PDF, but keep the references honest and allow a public full version. The leak surface is narrower than an empirical venue's (no code, no data), but real:

bash
# Mechanical pass on the submission PDF
pdfinfo paper.pdf | grep -Ei 'author|creator|producer'     # scrub metadata identity
pdftotext paper.pdf - | grep -nEi 'thank|acknowledg|grant|supported by|our (previous|prior|earlier) (work|paper)' | head
pdftotext paper.pdf - | grep -nEi '\\bwe (previously|earlier) (showed|proved)\\b' | head
  • Remove author names, affiliations, emails, and acknowledgements/funding lines from the PDF.
  • Neutralize first-person self-reference: rewrite "in our prior work [12]" as a third-person "[Author, YEAR] showed." Do not anonymize or remove the reference itself — the reference list stays intact (see itcs-related-work).
  • A public arXiv/ECCC/ePrint full version is allowed and encouraged; you need not delay it for anonymity. Just keep the submitted PDF blinded.

Prior-publication and dual-submission check

  • The result must not be published, presented, or under submission at another archival conference. Papers accepted to ITCS should not then go to another archival conference.
  • Simultaneous submission to a journal is allowed — a distinctive ITCS latitude; a journal version in parallel is fine.
  • Confirm the exact current wording each cycle; the archival/non-archival boundary and any workshop carve-outs are cycle-volatile.
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Desk-risk triage

Finding at audit timeSeverityReal fix
Central claim lacks a complete proofSubstantive reject-gradeAdd the full proof (appendix); do not defer to the preprint
Merits not legible within ~10 pagesHighRestructure so model+motivation+results come first
Author identity in PDF metadata/acknowledgementsAnonymity violationScrub metadata; remove acknowledgements/funding
First-person self-citation ("our prior [12]")Anonymity leakRewrite in third person; keep the reference
References anonymized/removedBreaks the lightweight rule; reads evasiveRestore normal citations
Abstract/authors not registered by the earlier cutoffNo submission slotNothing fixes this post-deadline — calendar it now
Result already at another archival venueDual-submission violationWithdraw or reroute; journal parallel is OK
Font < 11pt or multi-columnFormatting non-complianceRecompile single-column, >= 11pt

Final-week order of operations

  1. Freeze the model and definitions early; proofs can be polished, the framing cannot churn.
  2. Register title/abstract/authors/conflicts before the earlier registration cutoff.
  3. Run the proof-completeness pass: every central claim fully proved in the PDF.
  4. Run the mechanical anonymity checks on the final PDF (metadata + self-reference).
  5. Post the full version to arXiv/ECCC/ePrint if desired (allowed); keep the submission blinded.
  6. Fill every HotCRP field — topics, conflicts for every coauthor's institution and recent collaborators — a day early; late conflicts are the classic midnight failure.
  7. Re-download the uploaded PDF and read the first 10 pages cold to confirm the idea lands.

Reverify each cycle

  • The two cutoff dates and their timezone (EDT/AoE).
  • Whether the current call still runs no rebuttal and lightweight double-blind.
  • The exact prior-publication/dual-submission wording and any generative-AI-disclosure rule.
  • That there is still no hard page limit and the 11pt/single-column format holds.

Output format

text
[ITCS submission status] ready / blocked / needs work
[Registration] title/abstract/authors/conflicts locked by the earlier deadline? yes/no
[Format] single-column, >= 11pt? merits legible within ~10 pages? yes/no
[Proofs] every central claim fully proved IN the PDF (not only the preprint)? yes/no
[Anonymity] metadata clean, self-cites neutralized, references intact? yes/no
[Prior publication] not at another archival venue (journal parallel OK)? yes/no
[Fix queue] <ordered, with owners and dates before the early-September cutoff>

© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in ITCS-Skills/skills/itcs-submission of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Itcs Submission

What does Itcs Submission do?

A skill your agent uses when auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines, single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit, the…. Itcs Submission is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines, single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit, the first-10-pages merits window, complete proofs of all central claims, the lightweight double-blind sweep, and the archival-prior-publication check.

When should I use Itcs Submission?

Itcs Submission fits situations like: auditing an ITCS submission for HotCRP readiness — the early-September abstract-then-paper deadlines; single-column = 11pt format with no hard page limit; the first-10-pages merits window; complete proofs of all central claims.

How do I install Itcs Submission in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill itcs-submission -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ITCS-Skills/skills/itcs-submission in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/itcs-submission in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Itcs Submission in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill itcs-submission -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ITCS-Skills/skills/itcs-submission in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/itcs-submission in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Itcs Submission in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill itcs-submission -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/itcs-submission, .gemini/skills/itcs-submission, .github/skills/itcs-submission and .opencode/skills/itcs-submission in your project.

What does Itcs Submission need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Itcs Submission needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pdftotext).

Does Itcs Submission access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Itcs Submission safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Itcs Submission use?

Itcs Submission is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Itcs Submission use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Itcs Submission?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.