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ONR Submitter's Guide

This guide outlines how to submit your work for review and inclusion in the ONM Community Peer Review Program.

Welcome to the Open Neuromorphic Research (ONR) Initiative! This guide outlines how to submit your work for review and inclusion in our Community Peer Review Program. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

What Can You Submit?

We welcome open-source neuromorphic projects of all kinds, including but not limited to:

  • Research Codebases: SNN models, simulators, benchmarks.
  • Datasets: Including dataset preparation pipelines.
  • Educational Tools: Tutorials and comprehensive documentation.
  • Hardware Support: Libraries, FPGA/ASIC interfaces.
  • Analysis & Visualization: Tools and measurement utilities.

Submissions may take the form of Git repositories, Jupyter notebooks, IEEE-formatted papers (PDF), or technical whitepapers. Your project must satisfy the Open Neuromorphic Definition of Open.

We especially encourage well-documented Jupyter notebooks that walk through core functionality and demonstrate reproducibility. Please try to submit source files for figures where possible.

How to Submit

  1. Prepare Your Project: Ensure your repository or paper includes:

    • A README.md with a project overview and instructions.
    • A license file (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0, CC-BY-SA 4.0).
    • Reproducible setup instructions (requirements.txt, environment.yml, Dockerfile).
    • For notebooks: Clear annotations and runnable cells.
    • For PDFs: Title, authors, abstract, and references.

  2. Complete the Submission Form: Submit your project using the official ONR submission form:

    • [Submission Form Link Will Be Here]

  3. Await Assignment: Your submission will be reviewed by a panel of 3–5 ONM volunteer reviewers. You’ll receive confirmation and an estimated timeline.

Review Criteria

Projects are evaluated based on our official Review Criteria, which prioritizes openness, impact, clarity, and reproducibility.

Outcomes

We expect to provide decisions within one month of submission.

  • If approved, your project will receive an “ONM Community Approved” badge and will be featured in the ONR program registry.
  • If not yet approved, you’ll receive actionable feedback and may revise and resubmit.

Questions?

Join the discussion in the #onr-program channel on our Discord Server or email us at contact@open-neuromorphic.org.