Submissions

Paper submission

• Full papers (max 10 pages) must describe significant, original, and unpublished results related to, but not limited to, any SAM-related topics.
• Short papers (max 6 pages) are insightful contributions on SAM-relevant topics, such as preliminary and initial research results for which a complete evaluation has not yet been performed.

We also encourage submitting (full or short) papers that describe negative results and replication studies. These papers advance knowledge by allowing us to (re)evaluate our understanding of the current approaches continuously.

The page limit includes figures and appendices. Up to two (2) more pages containing only references are allowed.

Submission Policy

The SAM 2026 proceedings will be published by ACM.

We ask all authors to obtain an ORCID to complete the publishing process for their accepted paper. IEEE has been involved in ORCID from the start and has committed to collecting ORCID from our published authors. IEEE is committed to improving author discoverability, ensuring proper attribution, and contributing to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID will help in these efforts.

Submitted papers follow a single-blind peer-review process. At least three reviewers will evaluate each submitted paper based on significance, originality, substance, correctness, and clarity.

Accepted papers must be presented in person or virtually at SAM 2026 by an author registered for the conference.

The program committee chairs and members will select one of the presented papers for a Best Paper Award. The best SAM 2026 papers will be invited to submit an extension of their work to Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering ISSE NASA Journal published by Springer.

Submission Instructions

• All submissions must conform to SAM 2026 formatting instructions and must not exceed 10 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers (excluding references). The page limit is strict, and it is not possible to purchase additional pages.

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: TBD

Paper submission deadline: TBD

Notification of acceptance: TBD

Camera-ready version deadline: TBD

SAM Conference: Mon 6 – Tue 5-6 October 2026