This is a list of journals and conferences in human computer interaction. The list is neither complete nor does it endorse the venues — we use it to discuss where to publish work, to research the audience we want. Last updated by Sven Mayer and Albrecht Schmidt at LMU April 2026.
Conference rankings from ICORE/CORE portal: A* flagship A excellent B good Regional | Journal rankings from Scimago (SJR): Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Selected Journals and Magazines in HCI
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies SJR Q1
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-human-computer-studiesInternational Journal of Human-Computer Interaction SJR Q1
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hihc20Human-Computer Interaction (Taylor & Francis) SJR Q1
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hhci20Computers in Human Behavior SJR Q1
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-in-human-behaviorBehaviour & Information Technology (Taylor & Francis) SJR Q2
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbit20Interacting with Computers SJR Q2
https://academic.oup.com/iwcJournal on Multimodal User Interfaces SJR Q3
https://link.springer.com/journal/12193ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems SJR Q2
https://dl.acm.org/journal/tiisACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction SJR Q1
https://dl.acm.org/journal/thriACM Transactions on Privacy and Security SJR Q1
https://dl.acm.org/journal/topsACM Transactions on Applied Perception SJR Q2
https://dl.acm.org/journal/tapIEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine SJR Q3
https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/pcIEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems SJR Q1
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6221021IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) SJR Q1
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=2945Note: IEEE VR and ISMAR papers are published as TVCG journal papers.
ACM Interactions Magazine
https://interactions.acm.org/Note: Magazine, not a research journal — not indexed in Scimago.
The Journal of Visualization and Interaction (JoVI)
https://www.journalovi.org/Note: Diamond open-access; too new to be indexed in Scimago yet.
Journal of Human-Technology Relations
https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/jhtrAIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction
https://aisel.aisnet.org/thci/i-com Journal of Interactive Media
https://i-com-journal.org/Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (Springer) — DISCONTINUED
Note: Key ubicomp journal for many years, discontinued by Springer ~2022. Included here for historical reference.
Selected Conference-Related Journals in HCI
These journals are associated with specific conferences but operate as proper peer-reviewed journals (rolling submissions). All are part of the ACM PACM or IMWUT family.
IMWUT — Proc. ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies (UbiComp+ISWC) SJR Q1 CORE: journal
https://dl.acm.org/journal/imwut https://dl.acm.org/journal/imwut/how-to-submit https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2026/Rolling deadlines: February 1, May 1, November 1 (AoE). August 1 for resubmissions only. ISWC (Wearable Computers) is co-located and also publishes in IMWUT.
PACMHCI — Proc. ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (all tracks) SJR Q1
https://dl.acm.org/journal/pacmhciUmbrella journal covering CSCW, EICS, MobileHCI, ISS, CHIPlay and others. Each track has its own submission cycle.
PACMHCI / EICS — Engineering Interactive Computing Systems
https://eics.acm.org/PACMHCI / CSCW — Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing CORE A
https://cscw.acm.org/2026/PACMHCI / MobileHCI CORE B
https://mobilehci.acm.org/2026/MobileHCI 2026: Swansea, Wales, UK, Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2026. Paper deadline: January 29, 2026.
PACMHCI / ISS — Interactive Surfaces and Spaces
https://iss.acm.org/PACMHCI / CHIPlay
https://chiplay.acm.org/2026/Selected Conferences and Workshops in HCI
ACM CHI — Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems CORE A*
https://chi2026.acm.org/CHI 2026: Barcelona, Spain. Full paper deadline: September 2025 (passed). Late-breaking work and workshops: check website for 2026 deadlines.
Note: CHI papers now publish as a dedicated PACMHCI issue.
UIST — ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology CORE A*
https://uist.acm.org/2026/UIST 2026: Detroit, Michigan, USA, November 2–5, 2026. Abstract deadline: March 24, 2026 (passed). Paper deadline: March 31, 2026 (passed).
ISMAR — IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality CORE A*
https://ieeeismar.org/Papers published in IEEE TVCG. Deadline typically mid-March/April for fall conference.
IEEE PerCom — Pervasive Computing and Communications CORE A*
https://percom.org/Key venue for pervasive and ubiquitous computing systems research. Paper deadline: typically September for spring conference.
HRI — ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction CORE A*
https://humanrobotinteraction.org/2026/Deadline: typically September/October for spring conference. Check website for 2026 edition.
ASSETS — ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility CORE A
https://assets26.sigaccess.org/ASSETS 2026: Porto, Portugal, October 25–28, 2026. Technical paper deadline: check website.
DIS — ACM Designing Interactive Systems CORE A
https://dis.acm.org/2026/DIS 2026: Singapore, June 13–17, 2026. Check website for remaining track deadlines.
IUI — ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces CORE A
https://iui.acm.org/2026/Deadline: typically October for spring conference. Check website for 2026 edition.
VRST — ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology CORE A
https://vrst.acm.org/Deadline: typically around June for fall conference. Check website for 2026 edition.
IEEE VR — IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces CORE A
https://ieeevr.org/2026/Papers published in IEEE TVCG. Paper deadline: typically September for spring conference.
ETRA — ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications CORE B
https://etra.acm.org/2026/ETRA 2026: Marrakech, Morocco, June 1–4, 2026. Paper deadline: check website.
ICMI — ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction CORE B
https://icmi.acm.org/2026/ICMI 2026: Naples, Italy, October 5–9, 2026. Deadline: check website.
TEI — Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction CORE B
https://tei.acm.org/2026/Deadline: typically July for February conference. Check website for 2026 edition.
INTERACT — IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction CORE B
https://interact2025.org/Biennial conference. INTERACT 2025 took place with paper deadline Feb 17, 2025. Next edition: 2027.
VL/HCC — IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing CORE B
https://conf.researchr.org/series/vl-hccDeadline: check website for 2026 edition.
MobileHCI 2026 — Mobile Human-Computer Interaction CORE B
https://mobilehci.acm.org/2026/MobileHCI 2026: Swansea, Wales, UK, Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2026. Paper deadline: January 29, 2026 (papers published in PACMHCI).
IDC — Interaction Design and Children CORE B
https://idc.acm.org/2026/IDC 2026: Brighton, UK. Check website for 2026 deadlines.
ECSCW — European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work CORE B
https://ecscw.eusset.eu/European counterpart to CSCW. Check website for 2026 edition deadlines.
AVI — International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces CORE B
https://avi2026.di.uniroma1.it/Deadline: check website for 2026 edition.
AutoUI — ACM Automotive User Interfaces CORE B
https://www.auto-ui.org/26/AutoUI 2026: Gothenburg, Sweden, September 20–23, 2026. Submission deadline: check website.
NordiCHI — Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction CORE Regional
https://sites.uwasa.fi/nordichi2026/ https://www.nordichi.eu/NordiCHI 2026: Vaasa, Finland. Deadline: check website.
HHAI — Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence
https://hhai-conference.org/2026/HHAI 2026: Brussels, Belgium, July 6–10, 2026. Demos & Posters: April 17, 2026.
CUI — Conversational User Interfaces
https://cui.acm.org/2026/CUI 2026: Bremen, Germany, July 21–24, 2026. Paper deadline: check website.
Augmented Humans (AHs) International Conference
https://augmented-humans.org/Deadline: check website for 2026 edition.
MuC — Mensch und Computer
https://mensch-und-computer.de/Deadline: typically April/May for September conference. Check website for 2026 edition.
MUM — Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
https://mum-conf.org/Deadline: typically July/August for December conference. Check website for 2026 edition.