Avoidnig the Flwas

The SD Society is running a nice series on publishing. This is a topic I’ve written about several times:

• Writing an SD Conference Paper
• In search of SD conference excellence
• How to critique a model (and build a model that withstands critique)

I have to pause to note the irony of the illustration in the promo email:

Exactly what kind of SD diagram is that? Perhaps AI has invented Causal Slop Diagramming, or CSD for short? I particularly like how the magnifying glass creates discontinuities in spacetime.

AI goofs notwithstanding, the series is worth a look:

• Avoiding the flaws that undermine modeling papers (Hazhir Rahmandad)
• Publishing beyond the SD community (Ed Anderson)
• What makes SD research worth publishing? (John Sterman)
• What does a journal editor want from your paper? (Rogelio Oliva) – not published yet, as of 2026-10-21