SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Ethics policy

Use of Generative AI: AI-assisted technologies may not be listed as authors or co-authors on papers submitted to AAMAS. It is permissible to use AI-assisted technologies for the polishing and formatting of text and in the creation of code and scripts used in proofs-of-concept, demonstrations and experiments. Where used in the creation of hypotheses or methodologies, including experimental design, detailed information should be provided in a methods section including the prompt used, as well as the AI tool and its version. Authors are accountable for the accuracy of the work and for ensuring that there is no plagiarism. They must also ensure that all sources are appropriately cited and should carefully review the work to guard against bias that may be introduced by AI. Area Chairs may choose to desk reject papers if AI is used inappropriately. Reviewers will not be allowed to use AI technology in generating or writing their reviews because this could breach confidentiality.
AI-generated images and other multimedia are only permitted if generative AI is the topic of the paper, and such images or multimedia are provided as qualitative evidence of the research output.

Plagiarism: Authors assume full responsibility for content, including checking for plagiarism and veracity of all text.
Societal Impact: As AI and autonomous systems technology continues to advance, it is becoming increasingly important to consider the broader implications of our work beyond just technical innovation. AAMAS 2026 encourages you to carefully consider the potential impact of your research on society, and to discuss any significant ethical, societal, or legal concerns that may arise.

Submission of Previously Published Work

IFAAMAS publishes original research. Therefore, you may not submit papers to the main track that have substantial overlap in contribution or text with work previously accepted for publication as a full paper in another archival forum. This includes full papers at workshops with archival proceedings, but not, for instance, two-page extended abstracts published at previous editions of AAMAS, or papers from workshops without archival proceedings.

Submission of Work Presented at Workshops or Available at Public Repositories

Submitting a paper that has previously been presented at an informal workshop or that is available from a public preprint server (such as arXiv) is allowed. In that case, please do not cite that earlier version of your work in the paper. Finally, we ask you to not actively promote your paper to a global audience during the reviewing period.

Submission of Previously Rejected Papers

Papers that were previously rejected from other venues (and are eligible for submission otherwise) can be freely submitted to AAMAS and will be treated in the same way as all the other submissions.

Resubmission During AAMAS Reviewing Process (Dual Submission)

We recognise the significant strain on the scientific community caused by the needs of peer review. Therefore, the work you submit to AAMAS must not be under review elsewhere at any time between submission and notification.

Anonymity and Double-Blind Reviewing

AAMAS reviewing is double-blind. This means that reviewers should not be aware of the identity of the authors of the papers they review. As an author you must make a reasonable effort to ensure that this is possible. Specifically, please replace your name and affiliation on the first page with the paper tracking number and do not include any acknowledgements in your submission. You can cite your own prior work where appropriate, but do so in the third rather than the first person (that is, write, for instance, “X et al. [42] showed …” rather than “We showed … [42]”).

Authorship

All individuals—and only those—who have made significant contributions to a paper submitted to AAMAS should be listed as authors in the submission system. We do not permit adding or removing authors to a paper after the abstract submission deadline. Only mistakes regarding the ordering of authors can still be corrected after the abstract submission date.

Altering Abstracts and “Placeholder Abstracts”

The abstracts submitted ahead of the main paper submission deadline are central for the assignment of reviewers to papers. For this reason, abstracts should not be altered in any significant way after the abstract submission deadline. Please note that this entails that submitting “placeholder abstracts” is not allowed.

Pointers to Supplementary Material

Papers must not include pointers to any supplementary material that is not provided as part of the submission. The reason for this policy is that we would be unable to ensure that this material will remain unaltered throughout the reviewing period. All supplementary material must be provided through the AAMAS submission system. Supplementary material should respect the same anonymity policies as the submitted paper.

General Policies

Submissions that are in violation of any of the above policies are subject to rejection without peer review at the discretion of the program chairs.
Submissions to AAMAS are confidential. However, submissions, author information, and reviews may be shared with the organizers of other AI conferences to identify duplicate submissions and to limit duplicate reviewing efforts. By submitting to AAMAS 2026, you agree that relevant data regarding your submission may be shared in this manner.
At least one author of each accepted paper will be required to register for the conference by the early registration deadline with the intention of presenting the paper at the conference. This is a prerequisite for your paper being included in the conference proceedings. Remote presentation of accepted papers will be considered only in exceptional circumstances and on an individual basis. Additionally, only papers presented in person by one of the authors will be considered for awards.

For responses to questions frequently asked by authors who wish to submit to AAMAS, please visit this FAQ page.