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Only first-author papers are used in students' PhD theses.
Only first-author papers are used in students' PhD theses.


In theoretical CS (i.e. mathematics), authorship is often alphabetical
In theoretical CS (i.e. mathematics), authorship is often alphabetical.
Authors not alphabetical would signify a large difference in contribution for a theoretical paper.
Authors not alphabetical would signify a large difference in contribution for a theoretical paper.


==Maximizing Acceptance Chances==
==Maximizing Acceptance Chances==
* Go through the previous proceedings of the conference you're submitting to and make sure you cite all relevant work. Chances are, those authors will be reviewing your paper and won't appreciate it if your manuscript is missing citations to their work. If there are no relevant work, consider choosing a different conference.
* Go through the previous proceedings of the conference you're submitting to and make sure you cite all relevant work. Chances are, those authors will be reviewing your paper and won't appreciate it if your manuscript is missing citations to their work. If there are no relevant work, consider choosing a different conference.