CHI Review Process

CHI's Papers track runs a two-round, committee-anchored process that resembles a journal's revise-and-resubmit more than an ML conference's rebuttal. Mechanics below follow the CHI 2027 and CHI 2026 Papers Review Process pages and the CHI 2026 outcome reports (read 2026-07-08 via search renderings; the conference sites block direct automated fetching).

Who touches your paper

• 1AC — the Associate Chair who manages your submission: screens it, recruits two external reviewers, writes the meta-review, and represents the paper at the PC meeting. The 1AC is your most important reader at CHI.
• 2AC — a second committee member who writes a full review like the externals.
• Two external reviewers — recruited by the 1AC for topical expertise.
• Subcommittee chairs (SCs) — run the subcommittee you designated, arbitrate desk rejects with the ACs, and chair the discussions.
• Papers Chairs / PC — own the overall process and the final accept list.