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MSR is a rank C conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The MSR 2028 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest late October. MSR 2027 takes place on Apr 26–27, 2027 in Dublin, Ireland. Acceptance rate 2025: 29.2% (47/161).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
MSR 2027: call for papers timeline
- Oct 21, 2026, 11:59 UTCAbstractCommunity data · unverified
- Oct 24, 2026, 11:59 UTC
- Dec 9, 2026, 11:59 UTCRebuttalCommunity data · unverified
- Jan 8, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationCommunity data · unverified
- Apr 26–27, 2027Local timeConferenceDublin, Ireland
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 | 2026-10-23AoE | — | — | Apr 26–27, 2027 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2026 | 2025-10-23AoE | — | 145 | Apr 13–14, 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2025 | 2024-11-09AoE | 29.2%47/161 · source | 110 | Apr 28–29, 2025 | Ottawa, Canada |
| 2024 | 2023-11-17AoE | — | 97 | Apr 15–16, 2024 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2023 | 2023-01-19AoE | 36.4%43/118 · source | 76 | May 15–16, 2023 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 2022 | 2022-01-20AoE | 34.1%47/138 · source | 106 | May 18-20 (virtual) and May 23-24 (in-person), 2022 | Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Online |
| 2021 | 2021-01-12AoE | 34.3%48/140 · source | 76 | May 17–19, 2021 | Online |
| 2020 | — | — | 74 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 79 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 78 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 66 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 59 | — | — |
MSR 2028 deadline forecast: late October (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2027: Oct 24, 2026; 2026: Oct 24, 2025; 2025: Nov 10, 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
MSR in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 22
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages
- Name in the list
- Mining Software Repositories
- Publisher
- IEEE/ ACM
- dblp
- conf/msr ↗
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 MSR
What CCF rank is MSR?
MSR is a rank C conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the MSR 2028 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2027: Oct 24, 2026; 2026: Oct 24, 2025; 2025: Nov 10, 2024, so late October is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is MSR 2027?
MSR 2027 takes place on Apr 26–27, 2027 in Dublin, Ireland.
What is the MSR acceptance rate?
2025: 161 submissions, 47 accepted, 29.2%. 2023: 36.4% (43/118). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do MSR 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).