Search basics All HotCRP paper lists are obtained through search, search syntax is flexible, and it's possible to download all matching papers and/or reviews at once.

Some useful hints for PC members and chairs:

  •  
      finds all papers. (Leave the search field blank.)
  •  
      finds paper #12. When entered from a quicksearch box, this search will jump to paper #12 directly.
  • Search keywords let you search specific fields, review scores, and more.
  • Use quicklinks on paper pages to navigate through search results.
  • On search results pages, shift-click the checkboxes to select paper ranges.
How to search The default search box returns papers that match all of the space-separated terms you enter. To search for words that start with a prefix, try “term*”. To search for papers that match some of the terms, type “term1 OR term2”. To search for papers that don't match a term, try “-term”. Or select Advanced search and use "With any of the words" and "Without the words".

You can search in several paper classes, depending on your role in the conference. Options include:

  • Submitted papers — all submitted papers.
  • All papers — all papers, including withdrawn and other non-submitted papers.
  • Your submissions — papers for which you're a contact author.
  • Your reviews — papers you've been assigned to review.
  • Your incomplete reviews — papers you've been assigned to review, but haven't submitted a review yet.

Search won't show you information you aren't supposed to see. For example, authors can only search their own submissions, and if the conference used anonymous submission, then only the PC chairs can search by author.

By default, search examines paper titles, abstracts, and authors. Advanced search can search other fields, including authors/collaborators and reviewers. Also, keywords search specific characteristics such as titles, authors, reviewer names, and numbers of reviewers. For example, "ti:foo" means "search for 'foo' in paper titles". Keywords are listed in the search keywords reference.

Search results Click on a paper number or title to jump to that paper. Search matches are highlighted on paper screens, which, for example, makes it easier to tell whether a conflict is real. Once on a paper screen use quicklinks to navigate through the rest of the search matches.

Underneath the paper list is the action area:

[Search action area example]

Use the checkboxes to select some papers, then choose an action. You can:

  • Download a .zip file with the selected papers.
  • Download all reviews for the selected papers.
  • Download tab-separated text files with authors, PC conflicts, review scores, and so forth (some options chairs only).
  • Add, remove, and define tags.
  • Assign reviewers and mark conflicts (chairs only).
  • Set decisions (chairs only).
  • Send mail to paper authors or reviewers (chairs only).

Select papers one by one, in groups by shift-clicking on either end of a range of checkboxes, or using the "select all" link. For instance, the easiest way to tag a set of papers is to enter their numbers in the search box, search, "select all", and add the tag.

Quicksearch
and quicklinks		 Most screens have a quicksearch box in the upper right corner:
[Quick search example]
This box supports the full search syntax. Also, entering a paper number, or search terms that match exactly one paper, will take you directly to that paper.

All paper screens have quicklinks in the upper right corner that navigate through the most recent search results:
[Result paging example]
Using these links can speed up many tasks. Click on the search description (here, "This search") to return to the search results.