CCF CDatabases and Data Mining2022: CPublisher: Springer

ECIREuropean Conference on Information Retrieval

ECIR is a rank C conference in Databases, Data Mining and Information Retrieval in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The ECIR 2028 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest early October. ECIR 2027 takes place on Mar 22–24, 2027 in Southampton, UK. Acceptance rate 2024: 20.4% (57/280).

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

2028 deadline (forecast)early OctoberNot announced
ECIR 2027 datesMar 22–24, 2027
VenueSouthampton, UK
Latest acceptance rate20.4%2024 · 57/280
CCF rankRank C7th edition · Databases and Data Mining
Papers in dblp (2026)209Main proceedings

Latest edition

ECIR 2027: call for papers timeline

  1. Sep 22, 2026, 11:59 UTC
  2. Oct 6, 2026, 11:59 UTC
  3. Dec 8, 2026As announced by the conference
  4. Mar 22–24, 2027Local time
    ConferenceSouthampton, UK

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
20272026-10-06UTC+0——Mar 22–24, 2027Southampton, UK
20262025-10-02AoE—209Mar 30 – Apr 1, 2026Delft, The Netherlands
20252024-10-16UTC-12—206Apr 7–9, 2025Lucca, Italy
20242023-10-04AoE20.4%57/280 · source210Mar 25–27, 2024Glasgow, Scotland
20232022-10-07AoE28.5%65/228 · source175March 31, 2023 (virtual); April 3-5, 2023 (in person)Dublin, Ireland / Online
20222021-10-07AoE19.4%35/180 · source121Apr 11–13, 2022Stavanger, Norway (with remote attendance)
20212020-10-15AoE—137Mar 29–31, 2021Online
2020——144——
2019——119——
2018——83——
2017——80——
2016——89——

ECIR 2028 deadline forecast: early October (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2027: Oct 6, 2026; 2026: Oct 3, 2025; 2025: Oct 17, 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

ECIR in the CCF list

7th edition (2026)
CCF C Databases, Data Mining and Information Retrieval · no. 3
6th edition (2022)
CCF C Databases, Data Mining and Information Retrieval
Name in the list
European Conference on Information Retrieval
Publisher
Springer

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FAQ

About ECIR

What CCF rank is ECIR?

ECIR is a rank C conference in Databases, Data Mining and Information Retrieval in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.

When is the ECIR 2028 deadline?

Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2027: Oct 6, 2026; 2026: Oct 3, 2025; 2025: Oct 17, 2024, so early October is likely; the conference's announcement decides.

Where is ECIR 2027?

ECIR 2027 takes place on Mar 22–24, 2027 in Southampton, UK.

What is the ECIR acceptance rate?

2024: 280 submissions, 57 accepted, 20.4%. 2023: 28.5% (65/228). The history table links each figure to its source.

Do ECIR 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).