CCF CSoftware Engineering and PL2022: CPublisher: IEEE
ICSTIEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
ICST is a rank C conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. ICST 2027 takes place on May 17–21, 2027 in San Sebastian, Spain. Acceptance rate 2026: 29.1% (44/151).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
ICST 2027: call for papers timeline
- Nov 3, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperDate on the website
Website: Mon 2 Nov 2026 | Research Papers | Submission Deadline
- Feb 20, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationCommunity data · unverified
- May 17–21, 2027Local timeConferenceSan Sebastian, Spain
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). The submission deadlines above match the conference website (marked “Checked on the website”, with its words); 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 | 2026-11-02AoE | — | — | May 17–21, 2027 | San Sebastian, Spain |
| 2026 | 2025-12-22AoE | 29.1%44/151 · source | 89 | May 19–21, 2026 | Daejeon, South Korea |
| 2025 | 2024-10-02AoE | 29.9%32/107 · source | 101 | Apr 2–4, 2025 | Naples, Italy |
| 2024 | 2023-10-25AoE | 25.0%28/112 · source | 49 | May 29–31, 2024 | Toronto, Canada |
| 2023 | 2022-11-03AoE | 28.9%26/90 · source | 54 | Apr 17–19, 2023 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2022 | 2021-10-04AoE | 29.4%25/85 · source | 55 | Apr 5–7, 2022 | Virtual |
| 2021 | 2020-10-19AoE | 27.6%24/87 · source | 51 | Apr 13–15, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 54 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 53 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 47 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 67 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 47 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
ICST in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 7
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages
- Name in the list
- IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
- Publisher
- IEEE
- dblp
- conf/icst ↗
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 ICST
What CCF rank is ICST?
ICST is a rank C conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
Where is ICST 2027?
ICST 2027 takes place on May 17–21, 2027 in San Sebastian, Spain.
What is the ICST acceptance rate?
2026: 151 submissions, 44 accepted, 29.1%. 2025: 29.9% (32/107). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do ICST 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).