UIST 2026 draws 1,259 submissions (+33%), acceptance rate falls below 20%
plopesresearch · x · 2026-11-03
UIST 2026 numbers show intensifying academic competition: 1,259 submissions this year (+33% YoY), 251 accepted, an acceptance rate of just 19.9% (down from 22%). Historical submissions: 483 in 2023 (+30%), 608 in 2024 (+26%), 947 in 2025 (+56%).
Review burden is equally striking: 159 ACs, 1,316 external reviewers (1,474 total), producing 3,271 full reviews and 1,120 meta-reviews. Submissions have grown 2.6x in three years, reflecting the surge of AI-related HCI work and strained reviewing capacity.
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