CCF AArtificial Intelligence2022: APublisher: ACL
ACLAnnual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
ACL is a rank A conference in Artificial Intelligence in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The ACL 2027 paper deadline is Jan 4, 2027, 23:59 UTC-12. ACL 2027 takes place on Aug 17–22, 2027 in Kyoto, Japan. Acceptance rate 2026: 18.9% (2,296/12,148).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Current edition
ACL 2027: call for papers timeline
- Jan 5, 2027, 11:59 UTCPaperARR SubmissionCommunity data · unverified
- Aug 17–22, 2027Local timeConferenceKyoto, Japan
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗
Past editions
Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates
| Year | Paper deadline | Acceptance | Papers (dblp) | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2027-01-04UTC-12 | — | — | Aug 17–22, 2027 | Kyoto, Japan |
| 2026 | 2025-10-06UTC-12 | 18.9%2,296/12,148 · source | 2,656 | Jul 5–7, 2026 | San Diego, California, United States (Hybrid) |
| 2025 | 2025-02-15UTC-12 | 20.3%1,699/8,360 · source | 1,972 | Jul 28–30, 2025 | Vienna, Austria (Hybrid) |
| 2024 | 2024-02-15UTC-12 | 21.3%940/4,407 · source | 911 | Aug 12–14, 2024 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2023 | 2022-12-15UTC-12 | 22.1%1,074/4,864 · source | 1,074 | Jul 10–12, 2023 | Toronto, Canada (Hybrid) |
| 2022 | 2021-05-15UTC-12 | 20.8%701/3,378 · source | 702 | May 23–25, 2022 | Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid) |
| 2021 | 2021-02-02UTC-12 | 21.2%710/3,350 · source | 712 | Aug 2–4, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 778 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 763 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 435 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 302 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 328 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
ACL in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF A Artificial Intelligence · no. 3
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF A Artificial Intelligence
- Name in the list
- Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
- Publisher
- ACL
- dblp
- conf/acl ↗
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide. What counts, case by case →
FAQ
About ACL
What CCF rank is ACL?
ACL is a rank A conference in Artificial Intelligence in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the ACL 2027 deadline?
Paper: Jan 4, 2027, 23:59 UTC-12 (Jan 5, 2027, 11:59 UTC). The dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project; check the conference website before you submit.
Where is ACL 2027?
ACL 2027 takes place on Aug 17–22, 2027 in Kyoto, Japan.
What is the ACL acceptance rate?
2026: 12,148 submissions, 2,296 accepted, 18.9%. 2025: 20.3% (1,699/8,360). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do ACL workshop and short papers count as CCF A?
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.
In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines
Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).