Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
Latest edition: REFSQ 2027
Official Portals
Prestige Metrics & Badges
CORE Ranking2026
B
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
REFSQ 2027 • Basel Switzerland(12 – 15 Apr, 2027)
Main Track
(conference)Deadline: Nov 13, 2026
OPEN FOR SUBMISSION
Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)
07
Days
06
Hours
41
Mins
37
Secs
Complete Track Deadlines
| Track / Round | Format | Abstract Due | Paper Submission | Rebuttal Period | Notification Date | Camera-Ready Due | Time Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main Track | conference | Nov 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | — | Jan 14, 2027 | TBA | 7d06:41:37AoE |
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 | B | Year 2026 | Software engineering | Good conference (Top 35%–40% globally) |
| CCF Ranking | China Computer Federation (CCF) | Tier C | CCF 2022 Catalog | Computer Science | Important international conference |
| TH-CPL | Tsinghua University | N/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 | B | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
| THCPL | Academic Association | N | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
Conference Editions Timeline
Locations, dates, proceedings, and historical tracks of past & future editions
2027
REFSQ 2027
UpcomingBasel, Switzerland
12 – 15 Apr, 2027
2025
REFSQ 2025
PastBarcelona, Spain
7 – 10 Apr, 2025
2023
REFSQ 2023
PastBarcelona, Spain
17 – 20 Apr, 2023
2022
REFSQ 2022
PastAston, United Kingdom
21 – 24 Mar, 2022
2021
REFSQ 2021
PastVirtual
12 – 15 Apr, 2021
2020
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastPisa (Italy), Pisa (Italy)
24 – 27 Mar, 2020
2019
25th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastEssen, Germany.
18 – 21 Mar, 2019
2018
REFSQ’18 -- 24th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastUtrecht, The Netherlands
19 – 22 Mar, 2018
2017
23rd International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastEssen, Germany
27 Feb – 2 Mar, 2017
2015
21st Intl. Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastEssen, Germany
23 – 26 Mar, 2015
2014
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastEssen, Germany
7 – 10 Apr, 2014
2013
International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality
PastEssen, Germany
8 – 11 Apr, 2013
2008
International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering : Foundation for Software Quality
PastMontpellier, France
16 – 17 Jun, 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 ↗