Computer security
References for ACM CCS
ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security accepts LaTeX only manuscripts. Paste your references below and convert them to BibTeX — everything runs in your browser.
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What ACM CCS expects
- Manuscript format: LaTeX only
- Template: acmart, sigconf proceedings template — \documentclass[manuscript]{acmart}
- Citation style: Numbered citations by default (ACM-Reference-Format bibliography style).
ACM's authoring documentation states plainly: use BibTeX to prepare your references for acmart submissions. Manually typed \bibitem entries aren't accepted.
Setting up the bibliography
In your main .tex file, where the reference list should appear:
\bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}
\bibliography{refs}ACM-Reference-Format.bst ships inside the acmart package itself. Build with pdflatex, then bibtex, then pdflatex twice more, so both the in-text citations and the reference list resolve.
Things that catch people out
- ACM-Reference-Format renders a DOI whenever the .bib entry carries a doi field, so a missing doi silently drops from the output rather than erroring.
- acmart defaults to numbered citations; \citestyle{acmauthoryear} switches the whole document to author-year.
Frequently asked
What LaTeX template does ACM CCS use?
acmart, sigconf proceedings template — \documentclass[manuscript]{acmart}
What citation style does ACM CCS use?
Numbered citations by default (ACM-Reference-Format bibliography style).
What bibliography style should I use for ACM CCS?
ACM-Reference-Format. ACM-Reference-Format.bst ships inside the acmart package itself.
Where this comes from
Sourced from https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~spencer/taps/article-latex.html. BibTeX requirement and default numbered style are ACM-wide policy for the acmart/sigconf template that CCS uses, per ACM's TAPS authoring guide.
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