CHI 2026: Call for Papers

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026) will take place in Barcelona, April 13–17, 2026 at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona.

CHI Papers present excellent original research from all Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) areas. Accepted papers are read and cited worldwide and broadly impact the development of HCI theory, method, and practice. All CHI 2026 papers will be published under ACM Open.

Important Dates

All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone.

• July 31, 2025: Submission site open
• September 4, 2025: Abstract/metadata deadline
• September 11, 2025: Full paper deadline
• September 18, 2025: Video figures and Supplementary Material deadline
• November 4, 2025: Reviews Released
• November 5 – December 4, 2025: Revise Papers
• December 4, 2025: Resubmission deadline
• January 12–14, 2026: PC Meeting (Virtual)
• January 15, 2026: Decision Notification
• January 16, 2026: Reviews Released
• January 22, 2026: E-Rights Completion Deadline
• February 6, 2026: Publication-Ready deadline
• March 12, 2026: (optional) Video Presentation

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions must be original and anonymized.
• Authors must use the correct template; a single-column format must be used for the reviewing phase. Use of different templates or formats may result in desk rejection.
• Concise and succinct writing is strongly encouraged.
• There are two paper-length categories:
  • Short Papers: Submissions of 5,000 words or less.
  • Standard-Length Papers: Submissions between 5,000 and 12,000 words.
• Submissions with excessive length (more than 12,000 words) will be desk-rejected if their length is not justified.
• Submissions must be stand-alone.
• Authors must include an anonymized version of any concurrent submissions to CHI or other venues that are closely related.
• Papers must include enough detail that the research can be reviewed for research quality.
• Accessible submissions are essential. Authors are expected to follow SIGCHI’s Guide to an Accessible Submission.
• Authors should ensure their work and writing are as inclusive as possible.
• Text generated from a large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be marked where such tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text.

ACM Open

All CHI 2026 papers will be published under ACM Open.

Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs).

Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver.

ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026:

• $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
• $350 for non-members

The SIGCHI will work with CHI conference to identify ways of providing support for authors who are not able to cover their APCs.

Submission Portal

Please submit papers through the Precision Conference Submission Portal.

Contact

Papers Chairs:
Vera Liao, Xiaojuan Ma, Alessandro Bozzon, Thomas Kosch

Papers Assistants:
Céline Offerman, Xinyu Shi, Qiurong Song, Ricarda Luther

Email: papers@chi2026.acm.org