Call for Dataset Papers
Guidelines for submitting dataset papers.
ACM Multimedia 2026 Dataset Track Call for Papers
ACM Multimedia is the premier international conference in the area of multimedia within the field of computer science. The 2026 ACM Multimedia conference takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 10 November to 14 November 2026. Multimedia research focuses on technologies that enable the use and exchange of content, integrating the multiple perspectives of different digital modalities, including images, text, video, audio, speech, music, and sensor data.
ACM Multimedia, in this specific track, is calling for papers describing the construction of new open datasets that will be of interest to and be available for the ACM MM community.
Submissions should include information relating to:
- a description of the dataset and the dataset generation/acquisition process
- licensing and access
- potential applications
- reproducibility and supplementary materials
- ethical considerations and privacy (if applicable)
- baseline solution(s) (if applicable)
Note that it is the authors’ responsibility to ensure that all datasets and source code are licensed in such a manner that they can be legally and freely used, at a minimum in academic and research settings (e.g., GPLv2, LGPLv2, BSD, BSD + patents, or equivalent license).
Accepted papers will be presented between 10-14 November 2026 during the main conference in the main conference space. All submissions will be reviewed by the datasets track program committee. The committee will review submissions based on the following criteria (which are different from the evaluation criteria for the ACM Multimedia regular paper track):
- Originality of the dataset
- Complexity and diversity of the dataset
- Usefulness of the dataset to the community
- Quality of the dataset description
Final decisions will be made by the data track chairs, where the expected acceptance rates will be similar to the ACM Multimedia regular paper track.
Note that dataset track submissions are different from ACM Multimedia regular track papers. If the main contribution of your paper is an innovative algorithm or an application, and the dataset is used for validation, you should submit your paper to the appropriate ACM Multimedia regular track, even if you would like to make the dataset available to the community.
Areas of Interest
Submissions are encouraged on datasets related to any of the areas described in the ACM MM 2026 general call: https://2026.acmmm.org/site/topics.html
Submission Guidelines
- The dataset track follows a single-blind review process, with authors visible to the reviewers. ACM Multimedia does not tolerate collusion in which authors secretly cooperate with reviewers or ACs to obtain favorable reviews. For more details, please refer to the author’s instructions at https://2026.acmmm.org/site/author-instructions.html.
- Please submit a six-page dataset paper (excluding references) in standard ACM format.
- The paper must include a link to the dataset/website for review by reviewers and chairs at the time of submission.
- Any supplementary material, appendices, or additional material must be provided via a website about the dataset. Please put a link to this additional material into the paper and do not submit more than six pages of content (+ references).
- The 6-page (+ references) dataset paper will be published in the ACM Multimedia 2026 Conference main proceedings (in the “Datasets” track) and included in the ACM Digital Library.
- No abstract submission is required; the full paper submission deadline is 01 Apr 2026, which is a firm deadline (there will be no extension).
- No additional submission is required for supplemental materials; the website must be ready for review at the April 8 deadline.
- Please submit your dataset paper to the Dataset Track via OpenReview at https://openreview.net/group?id=acmmm.org/ACMMM/2026/Dataset_Track. Note that this is different from the Main track. Papers will not be transferred between the Main and the Dataset tracks.
Desk rejection Criteria specific to this track
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Exceeding # submissions / author | Authors submitting more than 10 papers will see their 11th, 12th, etc. submissions (in submission ID order) desk-rejected. Independently of whether or not one of the first 10 submissions is desk rejected for another reason. The limit of 10 submissions applies jointly to the Technical Track, the Brave New Ideas Track, and the Datasets Track. |
Important: Please note that by submitting papers, authors automatically volunteer to review other ACM MM’26 papers. Authors who do not accept reviewing papers or do not follow the review guidelines may have their paper Desk Rejected. We refer the authors to the Desk rejection policy.
Submission Deadlines
- Full Paper Submission Deadline: 01 Apr, 2026 AoE
- Supplemental Materials Deadline: 08 Apr, 2026 AoE
- Rebuttal: 04 June, 2026 AoE
- Author Notification: 09 July, 2026 AoE
- Camera Ready: 06 Aug, 2026 AoE
During ACMMM 2026
Once accepted, participants are expected to prepare a short presentation or poster to describe their dataset. Details will be provided at a later date.
Contacts
For any questions, please contact the Dataset Track Chairs: <datasets-mm26@acmmm.org>:
- Björn Þór Jónsson (Reykjavik University)
- Marcel Worring (University of Amsterdam)
- Zheng Lian (Tongji University)
- Yao Liu (Rutgers University)