CCF CSoftware Engineering and PL2022: CPublisher: Springer

APLASAsian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems

APLAS is a rank C conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The APLAS 2027 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest early June. APLAS 2026 takes place on Dec 1–4, 2026 in Hong Kong SAR, China. Acceptance rate 2026: 44.1% (15/34).

Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition

2027 deadline (forecast)early JuneNot announced
APLAS 2026 datesDec 1–4, 2026
VenueHong Kong SAR, China
Latest acceptance rate44.1%2026 · 15/34
CCF rankRank C7th edition · Software Engineering and PL
Papers in dblp (2025)13Main proceedings

Latest edition

APLAS 2026: call for papers timeline

  1. Jun 23, 2026, 11:59 UTC
  2. Dec 1–4, 2026Local time
    ConferenceHong Kong SAR, China

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

YearPaper deadlineAcceptancePapers (dblp)DatesVenue
20262026-06-22AoE44.1%15/34 · source—Dec 1–4, 2026Hong Kong SAR, China
20252025-06-07AoE46.4%13/28 · source13Oct 28–29, 2025Bengaluru, India
20242024-05-31AoE48.6%18/37 · source18Oct 22–24, 2024Kyoto, Japan
20232023-06-18AoE46.9%15/32 · source15Nov 27–29, 2023Taipei, China
20222022-06-16AoE45.5%10/22 · source10Dec 5, 2022Auckland, New Zealand
20212021-06-19AoE39.5%17/43 · source17Oct 17–18, 2021Chicago, Illinois, United States (Hybrid)
2020——19——
2019——24——
2018——22——
2017——26——
2016——23——

APLAS 2027 deadline forecast: early June (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2026: Jun 23, 2026; 2025: Jun 8, 2025; 2024: Jun 1, 2024. The conference's own announcement decides.

Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗

CCF list

APLAS in the CCF list

7th edition (2026)
CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 3
6th edition (2022)
CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages
Name in the list
Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems
Publisher
Springer

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FAQ

About APLAS

What CCF rank is APLAS?

APLAS is a rank C conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.

When is the APLAS 2027 deadline?

Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2026: Jun 23, 2026; 2025: Jun 8, 2025; 2024: Jun 1, 2024, so early June is likely; the conference's announcement decides.

Where is APLAS 2026?

APLAS 2026 takes place on Dec 1–4, 2026 in Hong Kong SAR, China.

What is the APLAS acceptance rate?

2026: 34 submissions, 15 accepted, 44.1%. 2025: 46.4% (13/28). The history table links each figure to its source.

Do APLAS workshop and short papers count as CCF C?

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).