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AAAI-27 desk rejects paper for minor abstract edits

A researcher on Reddit reported receiving a desk rejection from the AAAI-27 conference for making minor modifications to their paper's title and abstract after the abstract registration deadline. The researcher questioned the application of the modification rules, noting that the changes were not substantive and did not alter the described research. The conference's guidelines permit minor edits to the title and abstract but warn against changes that qualitatively alter the submission, and the rejection decision is stated to be final. AI

IMPACT Minor procedural issue for researchers submitting to AAAI-27.

RANK_REASON User reports a desk rejection from a research conference for minor edits to a paper. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AAAI-27 desk rejects paper for minor abstract edits

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Dansilly ·

    AAAI-27 desk rejection over incredibly minor abstract modifications [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Has anyone else received an AAAI-27 desk rejection related to modifications to the title or abstract between the abstract-registration deadline and the full-paper deadline?</p> <p>What I’m trying to understand is how the modification rule is bein…