ConfJournal · 329 venues ranked

The best conferences to publish a research paper, ranked by field, tier and deadline.

Name: ConfJournal academic venue ranking database
Creator: ConfJournal

Good papers die in the wrong venue. ConfJournal ranks the best conferences to publish a research paper by academic discipline: CORE A* tiers, Scimago Q1 quartiles, tentative paper submission deadlines 2026, dates, locations and submission links for 329 venues. Aim precisely. Meet VenueFit: find the right conference or journal for your paper.

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329venues ranked

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•Direct answers

Quick answers

The questions researchers actually ask. Answered straight.

How do I choose between a conference and a journal for my paper?

Match the venue to your goal. Conferences bring speed and visibility in fast-moving fields like AI. Journals bring archival depth and often more weight for tenure files. We rank both (CORE tiers for conferences, Scimago quartiles and impact factors for journals), so the trade-off is visible by discipline.

What does a CORE A* ranking actually mean?

It marks the most selective tier in computer science. CORE ranks conferences from A* down to C. A* venues accept a small share of submissions and carry the most weight on a CV. We tag all 329 venues with their CORE 2023 tier, so you can filter by prestige before you check deadlines.

When should I start preparing a conference submission?

Work backwards from the deadline month. Most venues close months before the event, and a missed deadline costs you a full year. We track tentative submission months with confidence ratings for every venue, so you plan writing time around the month you need to submit. Not the week you panic.

•Features

Aim your paper right, the first time

Stop asking around the department. Tiers, deadlines and locations, side by side.

Conference rankings by discipline

329 venues ranked by field: CORE 2023 tiers for conferences, from A* flagships to solid B-tier options. Aim where your paper fits, not where your advisor submitted in 2009.

Paper submission deadline tracker

Tentative submission months with confidence ratings. Plan backwards from the month you need to submit, not forwards from panic.

Top journals by impact

The best journals to publish a research paper, ranked by Scimago quartile and JCR impact factor in your field. For the tenure-file crowd.

Dates, locations & submission links

2026 conference dates, locations and direct submission links, with calls for papers still open. Book early, submit earlier.

•The dataset

Inside the ConfJournal dataset

What we track, field by field. From calls for papers and ranking lists.

Table 1: Conference and journal coverage by venue type (launch dataset).
Segment	Venues	Key fields
AI & ML conferences	60+	CORE tier, deadlines
Systems & software conferences	70+	CORE tier, deadlines
Theory & algorithms conferences	40+	CORE tier, deadlines
Interdisciplinary conferences	50+	CORE tier, deadlines
Journals by field	109+	Quartile, impact factor

Table 2: What each venue record holds (sample values shown).
Field	What it means	Sample value
CORE tier	Conference prestige ranking	A*
Impact factor	Avg. citations per paper	6.1
Submission month	Tentative deadline month	March
Confidence	Deadline reliability rating	High
Location	2026 venue city	Vienna

Key terms, defined

CORE tier: The Australian Computing Research and Education ranking of computer science conferences, from A* (most selective) down to C. Every conference gets tagged.
Impact factor: A journal metric from average citations per paper, published yearly in the Journal Citation Reports. Higher means more cited, on average.
Scimago quartile: A journal’s rank (Q1 to Q4) against others in its subject area. Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a field.
Submission deadline: The date your full paper is due. Miss it and you are usually waiting for next year’s cycle.
Call for papers: A venue’s public invitation: topics, deadlines, formatting rules. We link straight to the open calls.

•Preview

A sneak peek inside ConfJournal

A peek under the hood. This is the data I work from.

Sample ranking: AI conferences
CORE tiers by fieldby field

Sample ranking: systems venues
A* to C tiersA*–C

Sample ranking: theory venues
A* to C tierstieredA*–C

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•Topic hub

The academic publishing hub

We cover the whole topic, not just the keywords. Start anywhere:

AI conferences

Top conferences in computer science and the best AI conferences 2026, ranked by tier. The prestige list, minus the guesswork.

Journal rankings

The best journals to publish a research paper, ranked by quartile and impact factor. Pick by standing, not hearsay.

Submission deadlines

Paper submission deadlines 2026 by month, with confidence ratings. Never miss a cycle again.

CORE tiers explained

What CORE A* really means, and whether tier or fit matters more. (Fit. But read on.)

Impact factors

High impact factor journals list: raw citations vs field-relative standing. Both numbers, honestly.

Calls for papers

2026 dates, locations and submission links, with calls still open. Updated as they land.

Finding the best conferences to publish a research paper takes more than prestige

Tier, fit, timing: the three things that actually matter.

Picking a venue by prestige alone is how good papers get rejected. Or worse, published where nobody reads them. The best conferences to publish a research paper balance tier, fit and timing: a CORE A* conference in your exact subfield beats a famous generalist venue. Our conference rankings by academic discipline show tiers for 329 venues so you can aim precisely.

For the top conferences in computer science and the best AI conferences 2026, deadlines drive everything. Miss the paper submission deadline by a day and you wait a year. We track tentative deadline months with confidence ratings, plus dates and locations, so your calendar does the worrying. Prefer journals? Our journal finder ranks the best journals to publish a research paper by impact factor and quartile in your field.

•FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Conference tiers, deadlines and journals: straight answers.

What is a CORE A* conference?

CORE ranks computer science conferences from A* (top tier, highly selective) down through A, B and C. A* venues accept a small fraction of submissions and carry the most weight on a CV. We tag every conference with its CORE 2023 tier so you can filter by prestige level.

Scimago Q1 vs high impact factor: which matters more?

They measure different things. Scimago quartiles rank a journal against others in its field; the JCR impact factor counts average citations per paper. A Q1 journal in a niche field can have a modest impact factor and still be the best venue for your work. We show both, so you can judge field-relative standing and raw citation impact.

Conferences with paper submission deadlines by month

Our deadline tracker lists tentative submission months for every venue with a confidence rating, so you can filter by the month you need to submit. Deadlines shift year to year, so we flag how reliable each date is. Planning backwards from a target month is the easiest way to pace your writing.

Where to submit a research paper by discipline

Start with fit. The best venue is a well-ranked one whose recent proceedings look like your paper. Our rankings by academic discipline show CORE tiers for conferences and Scimago quartiles for journals in each field. Compare shortlisted venues on tier, deadline and location, then submit where the right people will read your work. That is what the best conferences to publish a research paper have in common: the right readers, not just the biggest name.

European academic conferences 2026 call for papers

Many are still open. European venues run rolling yearly cycles, and our 2026 data includes dates, locations and submission links with tentative deadline months. Filter by discipline and deadline month to see which calls are still open. Format my paper to put this data to work for you.

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