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WCNCIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
WCNC is a rank C conference in Computer Networks in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. WCNC 2027 takes place on Apr 5–8, 2027 in Panama City, Panama. Acceptance rate 2022: 48.7% (361/742).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
WCNC 2027: call for papers timeline
- Sep 16, 2026, 11:59 UTCPaperTechnical papers; official IEEE ComSoc calendar date. Clock 23:59:59 and timezone AoE are repository defaults, not published cutoff precision.Community data · unverified
- Apr 5–8, 2027Local timeConferencePanama City, Panama
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 | 2026-09-15AoE | — | — | Apr 5–8, 2027 | Panama City, Panama |
| 2026 | 2025-10-26AoE | — | 507 | Apr 14–16, 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2025 | 2024-10-14AoE | — | 721 | Mar 25–27, 2025 | Milan, Italy |
| 2024 | 2023-10-25AoE | — | 838 | Apr 22–24, 2024 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 2023 | 2022-09-30AoE | — | 437 | Mar 27–29, 2023 | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| 2022 | 2021-10-15AoE | 48.7%361/742 · source | 460 | Apr 11–13, 2022 | Austin, TX, USA / Hybrid |
| 2021 | 2020-10-30AoE | 48.8%359/735 · source | 356 | Mar 30 – Apr 1, 2021 | Nanjing, China / Hybrid |
| 2020 | — | — | 400 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 510 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 511 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 487 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 538 | — | — |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
WCNC in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Computer Networks · no. 13
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Computer Networks
- Name in the list
- IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
- Publisher
- IEEE
- dblp
- conf/wcnc ↗
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 WCNC
What CCF rank is WCNC?
WCNC is a rank C conference in Computer Networks in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
Where is WCNC 2027?
WCNC 2027 takes place on Apr 5–8, 2027 in Panama City, Panama.
What is the WCNC acceptance rate?
2022: 742 submissions, 361 accepted, 48.7%. 2021: 48.8% (359/735). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do WCNC 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).