Definition
Plain language
The final, polished version of a paper prepared for publication after it has been accepted.
As stated in the literature
The publication-ready manuscript submitted after peer review and acceptance; a stage where citation errors can be introduced (e.g., by bibliography-generating tools) after reviewers have stopped looking.
Why it matters: It is the last chance to catch mistakes, yet errors added at this late stage often slip through because reviewers are no longer checking.
For example, after reviewers accept a paper, the authors submit the camera-ready version with the final figures and formatting in place.
Heard on the show
“The authors acknowledge this and say bootstrap intervals are coming in the camera-ready, but for now, some of the smaller gaps could be sampling noise.”Episode 083 — Training the Translator: How a Small Communication Model Lets Agent Teams Outperform Themselves