SIGIR 2026: International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval

About SIGIR

SIGIR 2026 is the International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, a flagship (CORE A*) information retrieval & web conference published by ACM. It takes place on 20 July 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. Full papers were due 22 January 2026, with abstracts by 15 January 2026.

Important dates

1. Full research paper abstract deadline15 Jan 2026
2. Full research paper submission deadline22 Jan 2026
3. Notification deadline2 Apr 2026
4. Camera-ready deadline29 Apr 2026
5. Author registration deadline29 Apr 2026
6. Conference begins20 Jul 2026

Topics of interest

• Information retrieval
• Natural language processing
• Web search
• Data mining

Before you submit

• Read the full call for papers — page limits, template (IEEE, ACM, LNCS …) and whether review is double-blind.
• Deadlines are usually 23:59 AoE — convert to Bangladesh time (UTC+6) and aim to submit a day early.
• At least one author normally has to register and present; budget for the fee and, for in-person events, a visa appointment well before the conference.
• Look for student travel grants and volunteer programmes — most large conferences run both, with deadlines soon after notification.

Other editions

• SIGIR 2021July 11-15, 2021 · Virtual
• SIGIR 2022July 11-15, 2022 · Madrid
• SIGIR 2023July 23-27, 2023 · Taipei, Taiwan
• SIGIR 2024July 14-18, 2024 · Washington D.C., USA