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Use when preparing the ASE (IEEE/ACM Automated Software Engineering) camera-ready after acceptance or a successful revision, covering systematic de-anonymization, the extra content page, the mandatory Data Availability finalization, the correct IEEE/ACM template and metadata, permanentized artifact links, and dual IEEE-Xplore/ACM-DL production checks.

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ASE Camera-Ready

Deliver the final version after an Accept or a met Revision. ASE camera-ready has three jobs that trip authors up: de-anonymize systematically, spend the extra content page well, and pass dual production checks — because the paper is indexed in both IEEE Xplore and the ACM Digital Library, the metadata and template must satisfy the sponsoring publisher's pipeline. Every requirement below is a one-cycle snapshot; reopen the current camera-ready instructions first.

Systematic de-anonymization

Reverse every anonymization introduced for double-anonymous review — and only those:

[Authors]      real names, affiliations, ORCID, and corresponding-author info restored.
[Tool]         real tool name restored consistently throughout (it was anonymized at submission).
[Repository]   Data Availability link points to the real, permanent archive (not the anon service).
[Self-cites]   third-person self-citations relaxed to normal form where appropriate.
[Acks]         funding, grants, and collaborators added (absent from the anonymized submission).
[Metadata]     PDF author/producer fields set correctly; no residual "Anonymous".

Do a final pdfinfo / pdftotext pass to confirm no leftover "Anonymous" and no new leak (a funding line that should not be there, a wrong affiliation).

Spend the extra content page

Accepted ASE papers are typically allowed one additional content page for revisions. Use it to incorporate review feedback — the new baseline, the requested ablation, the clarified construct, the strengthened threats — not to pad. If you received a Revision, the extra page is where the criteria you met become visible in the final paper.

Finalize the Data Availability Statement

  • The statement moves from an anonymized link to the permanent, DOI-archived location.
  • Confirm the archive is public and the DOI resolves; deposit in Zenodo / figshare / Software Heritage before submitting camera-ready if you have not already.
  • Keep it after the Conclusions and within the (now +1) page budget.

Template and metadata (IEEE/ACM dual)

  • Use the mandated camera-ready template — for ASE 2026 the ACM acmart (switch out the review/anonymous options for the final class options the instructions specify). Because ASE is dual IEEE/ACM sponsored, the required template and the rights/metadata step can differ per edition; confirm which publisher's pipeline this edition uses and follow that kit.
  • Complete the rights/copyright step (the e-rights form) and paste the correct rights block into the paper.
  • Fill indexing metadata (title, authors, abstract, CCS concepts / keywords) accurately — this feeds both IEEE Xplore and the ACM DL records; mismatches cause production delays.
  • Embed all fonts; check figures render and that the PDF passes the publisher's automated checker (e.g., an IEEE PDF eXpress-style or ACM validation step, per the edition's instructions).

If your paper earned an artifact badge

  • Ensure the badge is reflected per the instructions so it appears on the front page in both proceedings surfaces (see ase-artifact-evaluation).
  • The badged artifact's DOI should match the Data Availability Statement.

Camera-ready checklist

[De-anon]     authors/affiliations/tool/repo/acks restored; no leftover "Anonymous"; no new leak
[Extra page]  review feedback incorporated (not padding); met revision criteria visible
[Data Avail]  permanent DOI archive, resolves, after Conclusions, within budget
[Template]    correct edition template/class options; rights block pasted
[Metadata]    title/authors/abstract/keywords/CCS accurate for IEEE Xplore + ACM DL
[Production]  fonts embedded; figures render; passes the publisher's PDF checker
[Badge]       artifact badge reflected if earned; DOI matches Data Availability

Output format

[Camera-ready status] ready / blocked
[De-anonymization] complete? residual "Anonymous" or new leak?
[Extra page] feedback incorporated / revision criteria visible?
[Data Availability] permanent DOI resolves, within budget?
[Template + rights] correct template, rights block, accurate metadata for both proceedings?
[Fix queue] <ordered, before the camera-ready deadline>