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STOCACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing
STOC is a rank A conference in Theoretical Computer Science in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The STOC 2028 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest early November. STOC 2027 takes place on Jun 6–11, 2027 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Acceptance rate 2023: 32.3% (155/480).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
STOC 2027: call for papers timeline
- Nov 3, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperChecked on the website
Website: STOC Paper Submission Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2026 (11:59pm AoE)
- Feb 1, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationCommunity data · unverified
- Jun 6–11, 2027Local timeConferenceAtlanta, Georgia, USA
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 | 2026-11-02UTC-12 | — | — | Jun 6–11, 2027 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 2026 | 2025-11-04UTC-5 | — | 211 | Jun 22–27, 2026 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| 2025 | 2024-11-04UTC-5 | — | 219 | Jun 23–27, 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2024 | 2023-11-13UTC-5 | — | 190 | Jun 24–28, 2024 | Vancouver, Canada |
| 2023 | 2022-11-07UTC-4 | 32.3%155/480 · source | 155 | Jun 20–23, 2023 | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| 2022 | 2021-11-04UTC-4 | — | 134 | Jun 20–24, 2022 | Rome, Italy |
| 2021 | 2020-11-06UTC-5 | — | 151 | Jun 21–25, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 113 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 113 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 113 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 110 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 92 | — | — |
STOC 2028 deadline forecast: early November (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2027: Nov 3, 2026; 2026: Nov 5, 2025; 2025: Nov 5, 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
STOC in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF A Theoretical Computer Science · no. 1
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF A Theoretical Computer Science
- Name in the list
- ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing
- Publisher
- ACM
- dblp
- conf/stoc ↗
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 STOC
What CCF rank is STOC?
STOC is a rank A conference in Theoretical Computer Science in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the STOC 2028 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2027: Nov 3, 2026; 2026: Nov 5, 2025; 2025: Nov 5, 2024, so early November is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is STOC 2027?
STOC 2027 takes place on Jun 6–11, 2027 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
What is the STOC acceptance rate?
2023: 480 submissions, 155 accepted, 32.3%. The history table links each figure to its source.
Do STOC 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).