CCF CSoftware Engineering and PL2022: CPublisher: Springer
REFSQRequirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
REFSQ 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 REFSQ 2027 paper deadline is Nov 12, 2026, 23:59 AoE. REFSQ 2027 takes place on Apr 12–15, 2027 in Basel, Switzerland. Acceptance rate 2025: 39.2% (29/74).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Current edition
REFSQ 2027: call for papers timeline
- Nov 6, 2026, 11:59 UTCAbstractRegular research papers; abstract submission is optionalChecked on the website
Website: 5 Nov 2026: Abstract submissions (optional)
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperRegular research papers; abstract submission is optionalChecked on the website
Website: 12 Nov 2026: Paper submissions
- Jan 14, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationRegular research papers; abstract submission is optionalCommunity data · unverified
- Apr 12–15, 2027Local timeConferenceBasel, Switzerland
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 | 2026-11-12AoE | — | — | Apr 12–15, 2027 | Basel, Switzerland |
| 2026 | 2025-10-17AoE | — | 23 | Mar 23–26, 2026 | Poznań, Poland |
| 2025 | 2024-11-08AoE | 39.2%29/74 · source | 29 | Apr 7–10, 2025 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2024 | 2023-11-10AoE | 37.3%22/59 · source | 22 | Apr 8–11, 2024 | Winterthur, Switzerland |
| 2023 | 2022-11-18AoE | — | 25 | Apr 17–20, 2023 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2022 | 2021-11-01AoE | 42.2%19/45 · source | 19 | Mar 21–24, 2022 | Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 2021 | 2020-11-16AoE | 28.8%15/52 · source | 15 | Apr 12–15, 2021 | Online |
| 2020 | — | — | 21 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 23 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 26 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 21 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
REFSQ in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 23
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages
- Name in the list
- Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
- Publisher
- Springer
- dblp
- conf/refsq ↗
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 REFSQ
What CCF rank is REFSQ?
REFSQ 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 REFSQ 2027 deadline?
Paper: Nov 12, 2026, 23:59 AoE (Nov 13, 2026, 11:59 UTC). These times match the conference website; check it again before you submit.
Where is REFSQ 2027?
REFSQ 2027 takes place on Apr 12–15, 2027 in Basel, Switzerland.
What is the REFSQ acceptance rate?
2025: 74 submissions, 29 accepted, 39.2%. 2024: 37.3% (22/59). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do REFSQ 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).