Does my submission need to have a long introduction, review of the state of the art, comparison with other methods, or can I simply focus on describing the quirk?
You can focus on describing your quirk. Unlike a regular scientific in a journal or conference, we don't require a complete review of the field or comparisons with other methods, unless it's needed. Your description may just focus on the aspects of the problem that are particular to the quirk, and normally citing the proper references is enough. The articles submitted are expected to be short, just a few pages.
Do I need to submit also the source code?
Yes. We follow the principles of Reproducible Research and Replicability, and therefore any submission needs the source code itself for reproducibility (to allow other to obtain the same results as published), as well as a detailed description that allows for replicability (other being able to re-implement an equivalent method and obtaining the same results).
Does my submission need to describe a new method?
No, it just needs to describe and show an unexpected or emerging behavior in an algorithm or system.
Do I need to pay to submit or to access the publications?
No, everything is free, as in free software and also as in free beer.
Persistent identifiers and preservation
Are identifiers assigned to the quirks?
Yes. We use the SWHID to identify each quirk, from the submitted code. The SWHID is an standard intrinsic identifier, ISO/IEC 18670:2025.
Will my source code be preserved and archived?
Yes. Thanks to Software Heritage now this is possible for everybody. We'll deposit all the sources in Software Heritage.
Licenses
Which are the licenses of the articles?
Creative Commons. For example, CC-BY-SA is a good option.
Which are the licenses of the source code?
Choose a free software license. For example, GNU GPL.
Do I need to give the copyright of my submission to AlgoQuirks?
No, the authors retain all their rights of their text and source code.
Is it mandatory to use a free license such as Creative Commons for the article and a FOSS license for the code?
Yes. Otherwise the reader wouldn't have the freedom to access, modify and share your code.
Governance
Is the board renewed?
Yes, every two years after voting by all members.
Why is there a Director over the board? Doesn't that mean some kind of dictatorship?
There's a director to ensure that AlgoQuirks follows its foundational principles of transparency, reproducibility, and scientific methodology. It's a mechanism to prevent that the board takes over the organization and eventually alters its foundations. However, we don't expect that the Director needs to take any decision on this regard.
Sponsoring
Can my organism sponsor this initiative?
Indeed, supporters are very welcome and your name and logo will appear in the website. However, to maintain AlgoQuirks' independence, members from a sponsor cannot join the Board.