IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
Latest edition: ICST 2027
Official Portals
Prestige Metrics & Badges
CORE Ranking2026
A
Software engineering
CCF RankingChina CF
CCF C
China Computer Federation
Google Scholar H5-IndexScholar
N/A
Top 5-year cited metric
Submission Deadlines & Live Countdown
ICST 2027 • San Sebastian Spain(17 – 21 May, 2027)
Main Track
(conference)Deadline: Nov 3, 2026
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Complete Track Deadlines
| Track / Round | Format | Abstract Due | Paper Submission | Rebuttal Period | Notification Date | Camera-Ready Due | Time Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main Track | conference | TBA | Nov 3, 2026 | — | Feb 20, 2027 | TBA | Passed |
Multi-Source Prestige Rankings
Comparative classification across international academic evaluation bodies
| Ranking System | Evaluation Body | Classification | Edition / Year | Field / Scope | Prestige Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE Ranking | Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia | A | Year 2026 | Software engineering | Excellent conference (Top 15%–20% globally) |
| CCF Ranking | China Computer Federation (CCF) | Tier C | CCF 2022 Catalog | Computer Science | Important international conference |
| TH-CPL | Tsinghua University | Class A | TH-CPL List | CS & Engineering | Tsinghua Recommended Conference Publishing List |
| Qualis CAPES | CAPES (Brazilian Ministry of Education) | N/A | Sucupira / Qualis | Ciência da Computação | South American academic evaluation standard |
| CCF | Academic Association | C | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
| CORE | Academic Association | A | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
| THCPL | Academic Association | B | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
Conference Editions Timeline
Locations, dates, proceedings, and historical tracks of past & future editions
2027
ICST 2027
UpcomingSan Sebastian, Spain
17 – 21 May, 2027
2023
ICST 2023
UpcomingDublin, Ireland
17 – 19 Apr, 2023
2022
ICST 2022
UpcomingVirtual
5 – 7 Apr, 2022
2021
ICST 2021
UpcomingVirtual
13 – 15 Apr, 2021
2020
13th IEEE Conference on Software Testing, Validation and Verification
PastPorto, Portugal
23 – 27 Mar, 2020
2019
International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation
PastXi'an, China
24 – 26 Apr, 2019
2018
4th International Conference on Science and Technology
PastYogyakarta, Indonesia
7 – 8 Aug, 2018
2017
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST) 2017
PastTokyo, Japan
13 – 18 Mar, 2017
2016
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST) 2016
PastChicago, Chicago
10 – 15 Apr, 2016
2015
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
PastGraz, Austria
13 – 17 Apr, 2015
2014
International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation
PastCleveland, USA
31 Mar – 4 Apr, 2014
2013
6th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation
PastLuxembourg, Luxembourg
18 – 22 Mar, 2013
2012
IEEE Fifth International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
PastMontreal, Canada
18 – 22 Apr, 2012
2011
International Conference on Software Testing, Validation and Verification
PastBerlin, Berlin
21 – 25 Mar, 2011
2009
2nd IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
PastDenver, USA
1 – 4 Apr, 2009
2008
1st IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation
PastLillehammer, Norway
9 – 11 Apr, 2008
Academic Resources & External Links
Access DBLP archives, Papers With Code, and official conference portals
DBLP Computer Science
Comprehensive open bibliographic database tracking full papers across editions.
dblp.org ↗
Papers With Code
Explore trending papers, open-source code repositories, and leaderboards.
paperswithcode.com ↗
CORE Ranking Portal
Official evaluation catalog from Computing Research and Education Association.
portal.core.edu.au ↗