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LICSACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science
LICS is a rank A conference in Theoretical Computer Science in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The LICS 2027 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest late January. LICS 2027 takes place on Jun 21–24, 2027 in Montréal, Canada. Acceptance rate 2026: 28.0% (82/293).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
LICS 2027: call for papers timeline
- Jun 21–24, 2027Local timeConferenceMontréal, 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 | — | — | — | Jun 21–24, 2027 | Montréal, Canada |
| 2026 | 2026-01-22AoE | 28.0%82/293 · source | 85 | Jul 20–23, 2026 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2025 | 2025-01-23AoE | 30.7%66/215 · source | 66 | Jun 23–26, 2025 | Singapore |
| 2024 | 2024-01-26AoE | — | 72 | Jul 8–11, 2024 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 2023 | 2023-01-23AoE | 32.8%63/192 · source | 67 | Jun 26–29, 2023 | Boston University, USA |
| 2022 | 2022-01-21AoE | 34.8%63/181 · source | 64 | Aug 2–5, 2022 | Haifa, Israel |
| 2021 | 2021-01-25AoE | 40.1%91/227 · source | 95 | Jun 29 – Jul 2, 2021 | Online |
| 2020 | — | — | 73 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 62 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 95 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 94 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 89 | — | — |
LICS 2027 deadline forecast: late January (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2026: Jan 23, 2026; 2025: Jan 24, 2025; 2024: Jan 27, 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
LICS in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF A Theoretical Computer Science · no. 5
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF A Theoretical Computer Science
- Name in the list
- ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science
- Publisher
- IEEE
- dblp
- conf/lics ↗
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 LICS
What CCF rank is LICS?
LICS is a rank A conference in Theoretical Computer Science in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the LICS 2027 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2026: Jan 23, 2026; 2025: Jan 24, 2025; 2024: Jan 27, 2024, so late January is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is LICS 2027?
LICS 2027 takes place on Jun 21–24, 2027 in Montréal, Canada.
What is the LICS acceptance rate?
2026: 293 submissions, 82 accepted, 28.0%. 2025: 30.7% (66/215). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do LICS 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).