PETS/PoPETs

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

PETS/PoPETs provides a premier venue and open-access publication platform for privacy-enhancing technologies research through the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) and its open-access proceedings (PoPETs).

Target Customer

Researchers, scholars, authors, reviewers, and practitioners in privacy-enhancing technologies; conference attendees; readers of PoPETs proceedings.

Key Differentiator

Open-access, no article processing charges (APCs) for PoPETs; self-published since 2022; four submission cycles per year with journal-style reviewing; integrated conference (PETS) and journal (PoPETs) ecosystem under one umbrella.

Implementation Timeline

{"Submission cycles for PoPETs 2026: May 31, 2025 (firm); August 31, 2025 (firm); November 30, 2025 (firm); February 28, 2026 (firm).","All deadlines are 23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).","Important dates include: rebuttal periods, author notifications, revision deadlines, and camera-ready deadlines for accepted papers and revisions (specifics per issue).","PETS 2026 conference: July 20–25, 2026 in Calgary, Canada."}

Pain Points

1Publishing privacy research without paywall barriers (open access) and without APCs.
2Unpredictable or opaque publication timelines for privacy research; PoPETs provides a structured, predictable submission schedule with defined review timelines.
3Need for a high-quality, peer-reviewed venue that links conference-style community engagement with formal journal-style publication.

Key Features

1Open-access journal PoPETs with four submission deadlines per year (May, August, November, February).
2Journal-style, journal-quality reviewing process for PoPETs; decisions approximately two months after submission.
3Self-published PoPETs since April 2022 with no article processing charges (APCs) or submission charges.
4Four fixed submission cycles per year for PoPETs volume 2026, with explicit deadlines and camera-ready timelines.
5Official PETS conference presence (PETS 2026 in Calgary, Canada) and an extensive ecosystem (advisory board, past PETS, guidelines, etc.).
6Multimedia and community channels: YouTube talks, Bluesky, Mastodon, and other announcements channels.

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Open-access, peer-reviewed proceedings and papers published in PoPETs; timely decision notifications and camera-ready publication timelines; broader dissemination of privacy-enhancing technologies research.

Competitive Advantages

1No APCs or article submission charges for PoPETs.
2Four submission opportunities per year, offering flexibility and predictability for authors.
3Journal-style reviewing provides structured, rigorous evaluation of manuscripts.
4Open-access publication increases visibility and accessibility of research.
5Integrated PETS ecosystem with advisory board, past PETS, and diverse channels for outreach and engagement.

Key Benefits

1Open access to high-quality privacy research

2No article processing charges or submission fees

3Predictable, quarterly submission cycles with defined timelines

4Journal-style peer review ensuring publication quality

5Active PETS community engagement and multiple dissemination channels (YouTube, Bluesky, Mastodon)

Additional Product Information

Product Description

An open-access conference/journal ecosystem for privacy-enhancing technologies: the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) and its open-access proceedings PoPETs, self-published since 2022 with four annual submission cycles and no APCs.

Target Market

Researchers, universities, research labs, and technology companies involved in privacy research; authors submitting to PoPETs; attendees and readers of privacy research papers.

Unique Value Proposition

Open-access, no-APC publication platform with multiple annual submission cycles and a rigorous journal-style review process, backed by the PETS community and advisory board.

Technical Requirements

Submission deadlines and timelines are defined with universal time references (UTC-12) and a fixed schedule; availability of PoPETs proceedings and PETS conference materials through official channels.

Pricing Model

PoPETs has no APCs or article submission charges.

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