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SynthIR 2026

The 1st Workshop on Synthetic Content in Information Retrieval Ecosystems

Jul 24 2026Official workshop site Link status unverified

SynthIR 2026 is a workshop affiliated with SIGIR 2026 that explores the system-level impacts of AI-generated content on information retrieval ecosystems. It focuses on evaluation validity, provenance, trust, and human-centered design in environments where synthetic and human-authored content coexist.

Official CFP Back to deadlines Verified September 9, 2026

Key deadlines

Verified September 9, 2026

Full paper

June 6, 2026

AoE

Workshop timeline

Submission and decisions

Full paperKey deadline

June 6, 2026 · AoE

Paper fit

Contribution paths

A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.

Full research papers

Original work not previously published (except on pre-print servers), not accepted elsewhere, and not simultaneously submitted to other conferences or journals. Must be in English, PDF format, and at most 4 pages (excluding references) in ACM two-column format.

Research areas in scope

Focus Areas

Evaluation validityProvenance/attributionGrounding and trust signalsUser interaction in AIGC-aware IR systems

Micro Shared Tasks

Task A: AIGC in ranked retrieval results — ranking placement, perceived quality, provenance signals, and evaluation gapsTask B: AIGC in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) — factual alignment, attribution quality, hallucination patterns, and trust signalsTask C: Model provenance and attribution — provenance availability, attribution granularity, uncertainty representation, and impact on ranking/trust

Policies worth checking twice

Submissions must describe original work not previously published (except on pre-print servers)
Submissions must not be accepted for publication elsewhere
Submissions must not be simultaneously submitted or under review in another journal or conference (including other SIGIR 2026 tracks)
Concurrent submissions violate ACM Policy on Authorship and will be referred to the ACM Ethics & Plagiarism Committee
Papers must be in English and in PDF format
Papers must be at most 4 pages (excluding references) in ACM sigconf format
ACM CCS concepts and keywords are required for review
Participants are encouraged to publicly release code to support reproducibility and community reuse

Official sources

Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.

Official workshop site

Last verified September 9, 2026