---
id: 1824
title: "Confessions of a smart contract paper reviewer"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2021/02/05/confessions-of-a-smart-contract-paper-reviewer/"
published_at: "2021-02-05T11:59:10Z"
tags: ["web3", "smart-contracts", "research", "static-analysis", "blockchain", "academic-papers", "peer-review"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1824"
lang: en
---

# Confessions of a smart contract paper reviewer

## Summary

A seasoned smart contract paper reviewer distills six requirements for strong analysis papers, plus the extras that elevate them, ahead of ISSTA, ASE, and FSE deadlines — useful for readers too.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2021-02-05T11:59:10Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2021/02/05/confessions-of-a-smart-contract-paper-reviewer/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1824