ACM CoNEXT 2025: Call for Papers

The Proceedings of the ACM on Networking (PACMNET) journal is seeking papers containing significant and novel research results on emerging computer networks and their applications. All accepted papers will also be presented at the ACM CoNEXT 2025 conference.

We especially encourage submissions that present novel experimentation, creative use of networking technologies, and new insights made possible using analysis. The conference welcomes submissions on a wide range of networking topics.

Topics of Interest

• Content distribution and caching (e.g., CDN, peer-to-peer, overlays)
• Design, analysis, and evaluation of network architectures
• Experience and lessons learned by deploying large-scale networked systems
• Experience with applying machine learning, large language models (LLMs) and generative AI to networking problems
• In-network computing, NFV and network programmability
• Innovative uses of network data beyond communication
• Network measurements and modeling
• Internet economics and policy
• Mobile and wireless network protocols and applications
• Machine learning as applied to all layers of networking
• Networked applications including web, video, and online social networks
• Network and systems for AI
• Network aspects of datacenters, cloud computing, operating systems, virtualization
• Network aspects of IoT
• Network control and management, including SDN
• Network, transport, and application-layer protocols
• Next generation mobile networks
• Reliability and availability of networks, protocols, and applications
• Reproducibility of networking research
• Routing and traffic engineering
• Security and privacy aspects of network applications, protocols and systems
• Sustainable (e.g., energy-efficient, carbon-efficient) computing and networking

We are open to other contributions that stretch networking research outside of these topics, present new emerging computing trends, or potentially involve unfamiliar techniques. We welcome experience submissions that clearly articulate lessons learned, as well as submissions that refute prior published results.

Submission Types

• Long papers: No more than 16 pages, with unlimited pages for references and up to four pages for appendices.
• Short papers: No more than 10 pages, with unlimited pages for references and up to two pages for appendices.

Authors may be given up to two extra pages to address comments and requirements received during the review process.

Important Dates

December Submission Cycle:

• Paper Registration: November 28th, 2024
• Paper Submission: December 5th, 2024
• Early reject notification: February, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: April 4th, 2025
• Camera Ready: April 30th, 2025

For papers with one-shot major revision option:

• Major revision due: May 29th, 2025
• Final decision: June 23rd, 2025
• Camera Ready: July 24th, 2025

June Submission Cycle:

• Paper Registration: May 29th, 2025
• Paper Submission: June 5th, 2025
• Early reject notification: August, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: September 12th, 2025
• Camera Ready: October 8th, 2025

For papers with one-shot major revision option:

• Major revision due: November 14th, 2025
• Final decision: December 12th, 2025
• Camera Ready: January 20th, 2026

(All deadline times are at 24:00 Anywhere on Earth (AoE).)

Submission Instructions

• All submissions should be double-anonymous. Remove all personal information about the authors from the paper, including names, affiliations, and acknowledgements.
• When referring to previous work, do so as if you are not the author.
• Do not add references to external repositories or technical reports that can be used to identify authors or institutions.
• Authors should use a single column, 10pt, ACM small template.
• Submission portal: https://conext25-june.hotcrp.com

Research Reproducibility

We value submissions that are accompanied by clearly defined artefacts, including traces, original data, source code, or tools. If the paper plans to release any associated artefacts, a summary must be included in the appendix. CoNEXT 2025 will also run a reproducibility committee for awarding optional ACM reproducibility badges.

Ethical Concerns

All papers must include a statement or subsection about ethical issues raised by the work. Work involving human subjects or potentially sensitive data must clearly discuss the relevant issues. Papers that do not include an ethics statement may be rejected.

Contact Us

For questions, please email the TPC co-chairs:

• Ying Zhang (zhangying at meta.com)
• Andra Lutu (andra.lutu at telefonica.com)