Regular submissions
Original research papers not previously submitted to SIGIR 2026, or submitted to SIGIR but not revised under the SIGIR-RR option.
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ACM SIGIR ICTIR 2026
The 2026 ACM Conference on Innovative Concepts and Technologies in Information Retrieval
ACM ICTIR 2026 is a co-located conference with SIGIR 2026, held on July 25, 2026, in Melbourne | Naarm, Australia, focusing on innovative and foundational research in Information Retrieval. It provides a forum for theoretical contributions, novel methods in relevance, ranking, and representation, and welcomes diverse paper types including perspective papers, with an emphasis on work that others can build upon.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
April 17, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
April 17, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
SIGIR Revise-and-Resubmit (SIGIR-RR) submissions
Revised versions of papers rejected by SIGIR 2026's full or short paper tracks, accompanied by a 1-3 page response explaining how reviewer feedback was addressed.
Research areas in scope
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Research Areas
Theoretical aspects of Information RetrievalFoundational aspects of Information RetrievalModels of relevanceRanking methodsRepresentation methodsInformation needs modelingEvaluation methodsExplanation in IRRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Fairness in recommendationHuman-centered IRRisk and uncertainty in IRTrust and veracity in AI-assisted IRTemporal dimensions in queriesMedical and legal IRPatent representation learningNeural axiomatic diagnosticsAdaptive and retriever-friendly systemsLLM-driven IRReproducibility and sandbox environments
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
- Double-blind reviewing is employed: author identities must not be revealed in submissions.
- Submissions must be 2–9 pages in ACM SIGIR format, excluding references and optional appendix.
- Appendices are allowed but not reviewed or published.
- No authorship changes are permitted after the submission deadline.
- All submissions must include ACM CCS concepts and keywords.
- Submissions must be in English and PDF format using the ACM sigconf template.
- Submissions must be made via OpenReview.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026