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ICSMEInternational Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution
ICSME is a rank B conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The ICSME 2027 paper deadline is Mar 5, 2027, 23:59 AoE. ICSME 2027 takes place on Sep 7–11, 2027 in Toronto, Canada. Acceptance rate 2025: 23.9% (45/188).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Current edition
ICSME 2027: call for papers timeline
- Mar 6, 2027, 11:59 UTCPaperResearch Papers TrackCommunity data · unverified
- May 8, 2027, 11:59 UTCRebuttalResearch Papers TrackCommunity data · unverified
- May 28, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationResearch Papers TrackCommunity data · unverified
- Sep 7–11, 2027Local timeConferenceToronto, Canada
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 | 2027-03-05AoE | — | — | Sep 7–11, 2027 | Toronto, Canada |
| 2026 | 2026-03-06AoE | — | — | Sep 16–18, 2026 | Benevento, Italy |
| 2025 | 2025-03-13AoE | 23.9%45/188 · source | 102 | Sep 10–12, 2025 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2024 | — | 25.5%49/192 · source | 89 | Oct 9–11, 2024 | Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| 2023 | 2023-04-27AoE | 22.7%27/119 · source | 70 | Oct 4–6, 2023 | Bogota, Colombia |
| 2022 | 2022-04-01AoE | 22.8%31/136 · source | 77 | Oct 5–7, 2022 | Limassol, Cyprus |
| 2021 | 2021-04-29AoE | 21.4%43/201 · source | 78 | Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 106 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 95 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 86 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 78 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 88 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
ICSME in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF B Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 12
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF B Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages
- Name in the list
- International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution
- Publisher
- IEEE
- dblp
- conf/icsm ↗
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 ICSME
What CCF rank is ICSME?
ICSME is a rank B conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the ICSME 2027 deadline?
Paper: Mar 5, 2027, 23:59 AoE (Mar 6, 2027, 11:59 UTC). The dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project; check the conference website before you submit.
Where is ICSME 2027?
ICSME 2027 takes place on Sep 7–11, 2027 in Toronto, Canada.
What is the ICSME acceptance rate?
2025: 188 submissions, 45 accepted, 23.9%. 2024: 25.5% (49/192). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do ICSME workshop and short papers count as CCF B?
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).