Transactions on Machine Learning Research
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Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR) is a new venue for dissemination of machine learning research
https://jmlr.org/tmlr/
https://jmlr.org/tmlr/
TMLR has faced a deluge of submissions, necessitating stricter desk rejection policies due to limited reviewer capacity
Co-EiC Nihar Shah reached out to authors of 10 papers slated for desk reject. Could they answer questions about their *own* submission?
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ask...
Co-EiC Nihar Shah reached out to authors of 10 papers slated for desk reject. Could they answer questions about their *own* submission?
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ask...
Asking Authors About Their Own Papers
By Nihar B. Shah
medium.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
TMLR has faced a deluge of submissions, necessitating stricter desk rejection policies due to limited reviewer capacity
Co-EiC Nihar Shah reached out to authors of 10 papers slated for desk reject. Could they answer questions about their *own* submission?
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ask...
Co-EiC Nihar Shah reached out to authors of 10 papers slated for desk reject. Could they answer questions about their *own* submission?
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ask...
TMLR has refocused its acceptance criteria to place more emphasis on clear writing. Read more in this blog post: medium.com/@TmlrOrg/inc...
Increasing Emphasis on Clear Writing in Acceptance Criteria
Three things are true today:
medium.com
August 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
TMLR has refocused its acceptance criteria to place more emphasis on clear writing. Read more in this blog post: medium.com/@TmlrOrg/inc...
Starting September 1, 2026, TMLR will no longer be considering survey papers for review. This is in part due to limited reviewer resources and significant required labour for reviewing surveys, as well as the evolving role of surveys in our field.
August 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Starting September 1, 2026, TMLR will no longer be considering survey papers for review. This is in part due to limited reviewer resources and significant required labour for reviewing surveys, as well as the evolving role of surveys in our field.
Some of the TMLR Editors in Chief are doing a meet-and-greet tomorrow at #ICML2026!
July 7 at 11 AM in The Platz
Come and:
- discuss new policies (submission quotas, AI reviewer)
- pick up stickers if you're an AE, expert reviewer, etc.
- just hang out!
July 7 at 11 AM in The Platz
Come and:
- discuss new policies (submission quotas, AI reviewer)
- pick up stickers if you're an AE, expert reviewer, etc.
- just hang out!
July 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Some of the TMLR Editors in Chief are doing a meet-and-greet tomorrow at #ICML2026!
July 7 at 11 AM in The Platz
Come and:
- discuss new policies (submission quotas, AI reviewer)
- pick up stickers if you're an AE, expert reviewer, etc.
- just hang out!
July 7 at 11 AM in The Platz
Come and:
- discuss new policies (submission quotas, AI reviewer)
- pick up stickers if you're an AE, expert reviewer, etc.
- just hang out!
TMLR will be experimenting with an AI reviewer, solely to judge submissions against the soundness criterion ("are the claims supported by accurate, clear, and convincing evidence?"). More details in the following blog post.
medium.com/p/4405d7813cc8
medium.com/p/4405d7813cc8
July 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
TMLR will be experimenting with an AI reviewer, solely to judge submissions against the soundness criterion ("are the claims supported by accurate, clear, and convincing evidence?"). More details in the following blog post.
medium.com/p/4405d7813cc8
medium.com/p/4405d7813cc8
We're pleased to announce our newest Editor-in-Chief, Yoshitomo Matsubara (@yoshitomo-matsubara.net)! He started his term July 1, 2026. He has long been one of our most committed and thoughtful Action Editors, and we know he'll do a great job as a leader of the journal.
July 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
We're pleased to announce our newest Editor-in-Chief, Yoshitomo Matsubara (@yoshitomo-matsubara.net)! He started his term July 1, 2026. He has long been one of our most committed and thoughtful Action Editors, and we know he'll do a great job as a leader of the journal.
TMLR has been facing an significant uptick in the number of submissions since the start of 2026. This is placing an extreme burden on our amazing team of reviewers & action editors.
To ease this burden, TMLR will be implementing submission quotas, effective July 1. 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
To ease this burden, TMLR will be implementing submission quotas, effective July 1. 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
June 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
TMLR has been facing an significant uptick in the number of submissions since the start of 2026. This is placing an extreme burden on our amazing team of reviewers & action editors.
To ease this burden, TMLR will be implementing submission quotas, effective July 1. 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
To ease this burden, TMLR will be implementing submission quotas, effective July 1. 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
Reposted by Transactions on Machine Learning Research
🎨 Introducing the TMLR Beyond PDF Editor, a web-based editor for creating Beyond PDF submissions!
🚀 Zero setup + live preview + download & import.
🤝 Compatible with local compilation.
🎉 Thanks to Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
🚀 Zero setup + live preview + download & import.
🤝 Compatible with local compilation.
🎉 Thanks to Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
March 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
🎨 Introducing the TMLR Beyond PDF Editor, a web-based editor for creating Beyond PDF submissions!
🚀 Zero setup + live preview + download & import.
🤝 Compatible with local compilation.
🎉 Thanks to Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
🚀 Zero setup + live preview + download & import.
🤝 Compatible with local compilation.
🎉 Thanks to Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
Wanna earn yourself one of these bad boys? Sign up to be an Action Editor for TMLR! We are also looking for reviewers as well.
Please fill out one of the following forms:
- Volunteer to action editor: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Volunteer to review: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please fill out one of the following forms:
- Volunteer to action editor: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Volunteer to review: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Wanna earn yourself one of these bad boys? Sign up to be an Action Editor for TMLR! We are also looking for reviewers as well.
Please fill out one of the following forms:
- Volunteer to action editor: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Volunteer to review: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please fill out one of the following forms:
- Volunteer to action editor: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Volunteer to review: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
TMLR's 2025 annual report! The word of the year is growth: whether it's our number of submissions, published papers, or reviewers, pretty much everything has increased ~50%.
EXCEPT: our review period, which is still shorter than NeurICMLR (91 vs 126 days)
Read on for more! 1/n
EXCEPT: our review period, which is still shorter than NeurICMLR (91 vs 126 days)
Read on for more! 1/n
February 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
TMLR's 2025 annual report! The word of the year is growth: whether it's our number of submissions, published papers, or reviewers, pretty much everything has increased ~50%.
EXCEPT: our review period, which is still shorter than NeurICMLR (91 vs 126 days)
Read on for more! 1/n
EXCEPT: our review period, which is still shorter than NeurICMLR (91 vs 126 days)
Read on for more! 1/n
With a new year comes a new Editor-in-Chief! Please give a warm welcome to Laurent Charlin (HEC Montréal and Mila)!
He rounds out the team with Gautam Kamath, Naila Murray, and Nihar Shah to help lead TMLR through 2026.
He rounds out the team with Gautam Kamath, Naila Murray, and Nihar Shah to help lead TMLR through 2026.
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
With a new year comes a new Editor-in-Chief! Please give a warm welcome to Laurent Charlin (HEC Montréal and Mila)!
He rounds out the team with Gautam Kamath, Naila Murray, and Nihar Shah to help lead TMLR through 2026.
He rounds out the team with Gautam Kamath, Naila Murray, and Nihar Shah to help lead TMLR through 2026.
The end of 2025 marks the end of Hugo Larochelle's term as (Founding co-) Editor-in-chief of TMLR. It is an understatement to say that he was indispensable to making TMLR what it is today. Huge thanks to
Hugo for everything he's done!
Hugo for everything he's done!
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The end of 2025 marks the end of Hugo Larochelle's term as (Founding co-) Editor-in-chief of TMLR. It is an understatement to say that he was indispensable to making TMLR what it is today. Huge thanks to
Hugo for everything he's done!
Hugo for everything he's done!
The location for the meet and greet has been decided! Meet @gautamkamath.com and Nihar from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Thursday Dec 4 and Friday Dec 5 in Sails Pavilion, most likely at the edge near Ballroom 20.
Will you be at #NeurIPS2025? Come talk TMLR and collect swag!
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The location for the meet and greet has been decided! Meet @gautamkamath.com and Nihar from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Thursday Dec 4 and Friday Dec 5 in Sails Pavilion, most likely at the edge near Ballroom 20.
🥁 Announcing the 2025 TMLR Outstanding Certification! The committee decided upon 1 recipient and 3 finalists. Read on to learn more!
Committee: Pablo Samuel Castro, Pin-Yu Chen, Vincent Dumoulin, Amir massoud Farahmand, Andreas Kirsch, Jasper Lee, Jeffrey Pennington, Colin Raffel, Chang Xu 1/n
Committee: Pablo Samuel Castro, Pin-Yu Chen, Vincent Dumoulin, Amir massoud Farahmand, Andreas Kirsch, Jasper Lee, Jeffrey Pennington, Colin Raffel, Chang Xu 1/n
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🥁 Announcing the 2025 TMLR Outstanding Certification! The committee decided upon 1 recipient and 3 finalists. Read on to learn more!
Committee: Pablo Samuel Castro, Pin-Yu Chen, Vincent Dumoulin, Amir massoud Farahmand, Andreas Kirsch, Jasper Lee, Jeffrey Pennington, Colin Raffel, Chang Xu 1/n
Committee: Pablo Samuel Castro, Pin-Yu Chen, Vincent Dumoulin, Amir massoud Farahmand, Andreas Kirsch, Jasper Lee, Jeffrey Pennington, Colin Raffel, Chang Xu 1/n
Will you be at #NeurIPS2025? Come talk TMLR and collect swag!
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Will you be at #NeurIPS2025? Come talk TMLR and collect swag!
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
EiCs Gautam Kamath (@gautamkamath.com) and Nihar Shah will be there -- if you are an AE or an Expert Reviewer, or have a Featured or Outstanding Certification, you can get a free TMLR laptop sticker! Locations ⬇️
Reposted by Transactions on Machine Learning Research
🚀 Introducing TMLR Beyond PDF!
🎬 This is a new, HTML-based submission format for TMLR, that supports interactive figures and videos, along with the usual LaTeX and images.
🎉 Thanks to TMLR Editors in Chief: Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
🎬 This is a new, HTML-based submission format for TMLR, that supports interactive figures and videos, along with the usual LaTeX and images.
🎉 Thanks to TMLR Editors in Chief: Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚀 Introducing TMLR Beyond PDF!
🎬 This is a new, HTML-based submission format for TMLR, that supports interactive figures and videos, along with the usual LaTeX and images.
🎉 Thanks to TMLR Editors in Chief: Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
🎬 This is a new, HTML-based submission format for TMLR, that supports interactive figures and videos, along with the usual LaTeX and images.
🎉 Thanks to TMLR Editors in Chief: Hugo Larochelle, @gautamkamath.com, Naila Murray, Nihar B. Shah, and Laurent Charlin!
As Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR) grows in number of submissions, we are looking for more reviewers and action editors. Please sign up!
Only one paper to review at a time and <= 6 per year, reviewers report greater satisfaction than reviewing for conferences!
Only one paper to review at a time and <= 6 per year, reviewers report greater satisfaction than reviewing for conferences!
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
As Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR) grows in number of submissions, we are looking for more reviewers and action editors. Please sign up!
Only one paper to review at a time and <= 6 per year, reviewers report greater satisfaction than reviewing for conferences!
Only one paper to review at a time and <= 6 per year, reviewers report greater satisfaction than reviewing for conferences!
Following the success of last year's initiative, RL Conference 2025 (@rl-conference.bsky.social) is again having a Journal to Conference track!
Accepted TMLR within scope are invited to submit for consideration by May 1!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Accepted TMLR within scope are invited to submit for consideration by May 1!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Following the success of last year's initiative, RL Conference 2025 (@rl-conference.bsky.social) is again having a Journal to Conference track!
Accepted TMLR within scope are invited to submit for consideration by May 1!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Accepted TMLR within scope are invited to submit for consideration by May 1!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Check out TMLR's 2024 Annual Report! Featuring stats, updates, and details about plans for the future!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
2024 TMLR Annual Report
2024 TMLR Annual Report Kyunghyun Cho Gautam Kamath Hugo Larochelle Naila Murray Paul Vicol Summary Editorial Team Submissions and Decisions Problematic Case(s) and Policies Certifications OpenReview...
docs.google.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Check out TMLR's 2024 Annual Report! Featuring stats, updates, and details about plans for the future!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
New year, new editor-in-chief: we are excited to welcome Nihar B. Shah to the editors-in-chief of TMLR!
We bade farewell to founding EiC Kyunghyun Cho (@kyunghyuncho.bsky.social), who has done immense sevice by co-founding and helping TMLR thrive the last several years.
We bade farewell to founding EiC Kyunghyun Cho (@kyunghyuncho.bsky.social), who has done immense sevice by co-founding and helping TMLR thrive the last several years.
January 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New year, new editor-in-chief: we are excited to welcome Nihar B. Shah to the editors-in-chief of TMLR!
We bade farewell to founding EiC Kyunghyun Cho (@kyunghyuncho.bsky.social), who has done immense sevice by co-founding and helping TMLR thrive the last several years.
We bade farewell to founding EiC Kyunghyun Cho (@kyunghyuncho.bsky.social), who has done immense sevice by co-founding and helping TMLR thrive the last several years.
🎉Announcing... the 2024 TMLR Outstanding Certifications! (aka, our "best paper" awards!)
Are you bursting with anticipation to see what they are? Check out this blog post, and read down-thread!! 🎉🧵👇 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
Are you bursting with anticipation to see what they are? Check out this blog post, and read down-thread!! 🎉🧵👇 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
Announcing the 2024 TMLR Outstanding Certification
By the 2024 TMLR Outstanding Paper Committee: Michael Bowling, Brian Kingsbury, Andreas Kirsch, Yingzhen Li, and Eleni Triantafillou
medium.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎉Announcing... the 2024 TMLR Outstanding Certifications! (aka, our "best paper" awards!)
Are you bursting with anticipation to see what they are? Check out this blog post, and read down-thread!! 🎉🧵👇 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...
Are you bursting with anticipation to see what they are? Check out this blog post, and read down-thread!! 🎉🧵👇 1/n
medium.com/@TmlrOrg/ann...