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How to Submit to the GRaM Blogpost Track

The GRaM Blogpost–Tutorial track follows an open, GitHub-based submission process while preserving a double-blind review standard. Submissions are made as pull requests to a public repository and reviewed exclusively via the deployed website.

Review model and anonymity

Submissions must be anonymized for review.
Authors submit their blog posts via a GitHub pull request to the GRaM blog 2026 Repo.

Reviewers are instructed not to inspect git history or repository metadata, which may reveal author identity. This process is no less double-blind than reviewing papers already available on public preprint servers, a standard practice in machine learning.

Authors who require stricter anonymity may submit from a new GitHub account without identifying information, used exclusively for this track.

Submission template and infrastructure

The GRaM blog uses the al-folio Jekyll template, with automated builds handled by GitHub Actions.

Submissions are validated automatically.
⚠️ Any deviation from the required file structure will cause the submission to be rejected, so please follow the instructions carefully.

1. Fork the repository

Fork the GRaM blog 2026 Repo repository to your GitHub account. Do not rename the repository and do not modify site configuration files.

2. Prepare your submission (strictly limited scope)

You must create exactly one anonymized blog post, introducing only the files listed below.

_posts/
  YYYY-MM-DD-[submission-name].md

assets/
  bibliography/
    YYYY-MM-DD-[submission-name].bib
  img/
    YYYY-MM-DD-[submission-name]/
  html/
    YYYY-MM-DD-[submission-name]/   (optional)

The YYYY-MM-DD-[submission-name] identifier must be identical across all files and folders. No other files may be added or modified.

3. Post format

Each post must:

  • Use the distill template
  • Include a clear title
  • Include a short abstract in the description field
    (2–3 sentences, no LaTeX, no links)
  • Include a table of contents
  • List authors as Anonymous during review

Author information must be added only after acceptance, for the camera-ready version.

Local preview (optional)

Authors may preview the site locally before submitting.

If you have Ruby and Bundler installed:

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/2026.git
cd 2026

bundle install

bundle exec jekyll serve

The site will be available at: http://127.0.0.1:4000/

Submitting your pull request

  1. Double-check that the post is fully anonymized.
  2. Commit only the allowed files listed above.
  3. Push your changes to your fork.
  4. Open a pull request to the main branch of the GRaM Blog 2026 repository.
  5. The pull request title must exactly match the submission name.

All updates must be made by editing the same pull request.
Do not open new pull requests for revisions.

Camera-ready submission

Upon acceptance, authors must:

  • De-anonymize the post
  • Add author names, affiliations, and acknowledgements
  • Apply any requested editorial or formatting changes

Detailed camera-ready instructions will be provided with acceptance notifications.

Further questions

The GRaM Blogpost track is inspired by the ICLR Blogpost track.
If you encounter technical issues with building or modifying the site, consulting their documentation may be helpful.

For questions, contact the organizers:

  • organizers [at] gram-workshop [dot] org
  • manuel.lecha [at] iit.it