A*
FOCS
IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer ScienceQuick take: Flagship international venue (top 7.5% tier). Highly competitive with premier global impact.Recent acceptance rate: 25.09% (2025).
25.09%
acceptance (2025)
137
papers accepted (2025)
546
submissions (2025)
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2026 Submission Deadline
UTC timezone
Deadline Passed
Paper SubmissionApr 1, 2026, 9:00 PM2026-04-01 21:00 (UTC)
Conference Dates & LocationNovember 8-11, 2026New York City, NY, USA
Acceptance-rate trend
Data: lixin4ever/Conference-Acceptance-RatePapers per year
Rank history (CORE → ICORE)
A* Flagship · A Premier · B Established · C RecognizedWhat this venue publishes
Topic mix over all indexed years — OpenAlexYear-by-year detail
| Year | Submitted | Accepted | Rate | Tiers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 546 | 137 | 25.09% | 137 of 546 (~25%); front matter + official list | — |
| 2024 | 463 | 133 | 28.73% | — | |
| 2023 | 421 | 141 | 33.49% | — | |
| 2022 | 296 | 110 | 37.16% | — | |
| 2021 | 340 | 117 | 34.41% | — | |
| 2020 | 399 | 127 | 31.83% | — | |
| 2019 | 318 | 92 | 28.93% | — | |
| 2018 | 320 | 86 | 26.88% | — | |
| 2017 | 323 | 90 | 27.86% | — | |
| 2016 | 307 | 85 | 27.69% | — | |
| 2015 | 314 | 86 | 27.39% | — | |
| 2014 | 267 | 68 | 25.47% | — | |
| 2013 | 281 | 79 | 28.11% | — | |
| 2012 | 248 | 79 | 31.85% | — | |
| 2011 | 292 | 85 | 29.11% | — | |
| 2010 | 270 | 81 | 30% | — |