SynthIR 2026

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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 focuses on the system-level implications of AI-generated content in information retrieval ecosystems. It addresses challenges such as evaluation validity, provenance, trust signals, and human-centered design in mixed synthetic and human-authored information environments.

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), using the ACM two-column sigconf template. ACM CCS concepts and keywords are required.

Research areas in scope

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Themes and Discussion Tasks

Evaluation validityProvenance/attributionGrounding and trust signalsUser interaction in AIGC-aware IR systemsAIGC in ranked retrieval results (Task A)AIGC in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) (Task B)Model provenance and attribution (Task C)Sequential AIGC edits and provenance challenges in IR

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, PDF format, and no more than 4 pages (excluding references)
  • ACM CCS concepts and keywords are required for review
  • Authors are encouraged to publicly release code to support reproducibility and community reuse
  • Submissions must use the ACM sigconf LaTeX template or Interim Word template

Official sources

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

Official workshop site

Last verified September 9, 2026