SIGKDD 2026 deadline

Key dates

1. first round: Abstract / registration

   Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 23:59 AoE

2. first round: Full paper

   Thu, Jul 31, 2025 · 23:59 AoE

3. second round: Abstract / registration

   Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 23:59 AoE

4. second round: Full paper

   Sun, Feb 8, 2026 · 23:59 AoE

5. Conference

   August 10-13, 2026 · Jeju, Korea

What SIGKDD reviewers will look for

KDD 2026 runs two cycles (Feb and Aug) on OpenReview with at least three reviews per paper, overseen by ACs and SACs. Reviewers write a summary, numbered strengths and weaknesses, check whether a resubmission addressed earlier reviews, pose rebuttal questions, and rate Relevance, Novelty, Technical Quality, Presentation and Reproducibility on 1–4 (High / Moderate / Low) plus confidence. ACs weigh technical merit, originality, potential impact, execution, presentation, related work, reproducibility and ethics. February submissions can receive a Resubmit decision for the next cycle.

Overall score

Technical Quality, 1–4 (top: “High - The paper exhibits a high level of technical quality with a rigorous and well-executed methodology and analysis. The results are highly reliable, well-supported, and thorough. The work demonstrates technical excellence and sets a high standard for quality in the field.”)

Sub-scores

Relevance, Novelty, Presentation, Reproducibility (1–4)

Written fields

Paper Summary · Paper Strengths · Paper Weaknesses · Resubmission · Questions And Suggestions For Rebuttal · Ethics Review Flag · Ethics Review Description

Author checklist

KDD submission requirements, 4 items

Where the bar sits. KDD 2026 Cycle 1 accepted 256 of 1,215 research-track papers (21%; KDD 2025: 18.7%). KDD has no overall score visible to authors; Novelty and Technical Quality act as the headline ratings. Shared averages of accepted papers cluster around 3 (Moderate) on each 1–4 axis, so a Technical Quality mean ≥ 3 with Novelty ≥ 3 is competitive and ~2.6–3 borderline.