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APPROX 2026: International Conference on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems
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#19 of 142 in Theory & Algorithms
| Academic recognition (35%) |
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88 |
| Submission selectivity (20%) |
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54 |
| Editions held (20%) |
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92 |
| Community attention (10%) |
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17 |
| Public record completeness (15%) |
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85 |
Inputs used: Listed as ICORE A, QUALIS B1 · Acceptance rate: 50.5% (mean of 5 editions on file) · Editions on record: 29 · Researchers following it here: 1 · Researchers who opened this page in the past 24 months: 3
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Call For Papers
APPROX 2026 (International Conference on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems) is a ICORE A / QUALIS B1 conference held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 2026-08-19. The paper submission deadline is 2026-05-06. Acceptance notifications are sent on 2026-06-25.
Acceptance Ratio
Average acceptance rate: 46.6% over 15 years (2008–2022).
| Year | Submitted | Accepted | Accepted(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46 | 24 | 52.2% |
| 2021 | 62 | 27 | 43.5% |
| 2020 | 67 | 34 | 50.7% |
| 2019 | 66 | 33 | 50% |
| 2018 | 50 | 28 | 56% |
| 2017 | 60 | 22 | 36.7% |
| 2016 | 40 | 20 | 50% |
| 2015 | 61 | 26 | 42.6% |
| 2014 | 64 | 31 | 48.4% |
| 2013 | 46 | 23 | 50% |
| 2012 | 70 | 28 | 40% |
| 2011 | 66 | 29 | 43.9% |
| 2010 | 66 | 28 | 42.4% |
| 2009 | 56 | 25 | 44.6% |
| 2008 | 42 | 20 | 47.6% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Related Journals
| CCF | Full Name | Impact Factor | Publisher | ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Combinatorial Optimization | 1.1 | Springer | 1382-6905 | |
| Mathematical Problems in Engineering | Hindawi | 1024-123X | ||
| Problems of Information Transmission | 0.9 | Springer | 0032-9460 | |
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| C | Future Generation Computer Systems | 5.9 | Elsevier | 0167-739X |
| C | Neurocomputing | 6.5 | Elsevier | 0925-2312 |
| C | Pattern Recognition Letters | 3.9 | Elsevier | 0167-8655 |
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