CCF ASoftware Engineering and PL2022: APublisher: FME
FMInternational Symposium on Formal Methods
FM is a rank A conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. FM 2027 takes place on Oct 18–22, 2027 in Athens, Greece. Acceptance rate 2024: 24.7% (44/178).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
FM 2027: call for papers timeline
- Oct 18–22, 2027Local timeConferenceAthens, Greece
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 | — | — | — | Oct 18–22, 2027 | Athens, Greece |
| 2026 | 2025-12-02AoE | — | 68 | May 20–22, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2024 | 2024-04-19AoE | 24.7%44/178 · source | 67 | Sep 11–13, 2024 | Milan, Italy |
| 2023 | 2022-09-11AoE | 29.5%28/95 · source | 38 | Mar 7–9, 2023 | Lübeck, Germany |
| 2021 | 2021-05-06AoE | 26.7%35/131 · source | 46 | Nov 22–26, 2021 | Online |
| 2019 | — | — | 46 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 46 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 50 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
FM in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF A Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 10
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF A Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages
- Name in the list
- International Symposium on Formal Methods
- Publisher
- FME
- dblp
- conf/fm ↗
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FAQ
About FM
What CCF rank is FM?
FM is a rank A conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
Where is FM 2027?
FM 2027 takes place on Oct 18–22, 2027 in Athens, Greece.
What is the FM acceptance rate?
2024: 178 submissions, 44 accepted, 24.7%. 2023: 29.5% (28/95). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do FM 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).