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itcs-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a theoretical-computer-science result belongs at ITCS or should be routed to STOC, FOCS, SODA, CCC, ICALP, TCC, or a journal, and when distinguishing ITCS from its depth-first siblings by the conceptual-novelty test — is this a new question, model, or connection worth asking, rather than the deepest theorem of the year.

When to use

• deciding if a TCS result belongs at ITCS
• routing theory papers to STOC, FOCS, SODA, CCC, ICALP, TCC, or journals
• distinguishing ITCS from depth-first siblings
• applying the conceptual-novelty test
• evaluating new models, questions, or connections
• checking if a paper is ITCS-shaped
• applying ITCS acceptance tests
• assessing evidence maturity for ITCS

When not to use

• drafting the paper
• writing related work
• proving theorems
• submitting to conferences

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