cscw-workflow
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CSCW Workflow
CSCW is not a deadline sprint. Since 2017 its papers have been journal articles in PACMHCI, and since early 2026 the venue has been rolling out a fully journal-style pipeline: submit whenever the paper is ready, expect a decision in roughly 3-4 months, revise on the editor's clock, and present at whichever conference your acceptance lands in front of. Planning a CSCW project therefore means planning a revision campaign, not a submission night.
The two regimes (as of 2026-07-08)
| Aspect | Fixed cycles (through the May 2025 cycle) | Rolling (CSCW 2027 and beyond) |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline | Hard cutoff (last: May 14, 2025, 12:00 EDT) | None — submit when ready |
| Platform | PCS | Manuscript Central (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pacmhci) |
| Who handles the paper | Program committee (ACs) per cycle | Editorial board: EiC/AE by methodological track |
| First decision | Batched (first-round decisions ~6 months in) | Rolling, ~3-4 months from submission |
| Revision windows | Fixed dates (e.g., R&R due January 13, 2026) | Set per paper by the handling editor |
| Conference tie | Cycle mapped to a specific conference year | Accepted papers invited to the next CSCW, pending space |