[RecSys 2026] Call for Women in RecSys Journal Paper of the Year Awards
Noemi Mauro
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 20th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2026) by submitting nominations for the Women in RecSys Journal Paper of the Year Awards.
Details & submission guidelines can be found here:
https://recsys.acm.org/recsys26/women-in-recsys/#content-tab-1-1-tab
The “Women in RecSys” tradition started in 2014 to foster diversity in the RecSys community. This year, we once again offer several ways for the community to unite and celebrate female role models in RecSys through networking events.
To highlight the research contributions of women in the RecSys community, we will award the “Women in RecSys Journal Paper of the Year Awards” to women-authored journal papers that have distinguished themselves due to their innovativeness and scientific rigor. This award will come with a free RecSys registration and the opportunity to present the respective journal paper at the main conference.
The committee will select the top winning journal papers depending on the number of nominated papers. The winning papers will each receive one free registration to RecSys 2026 to present their work during the conference and be acknowledged on the RecSys 2026 website.
Two submission categories are available: Lead Author and Supervising Author. The Lead Author category recognizes papers in which a woman is the lead author (i.e., primary contributor). The Supervising Author category is intended for papers in which a woman serves as the supervising author. Eligibility is determined by the nominated author’s role (lead or supervising), irrespective of their career stage or position in the author list.
An invited committee consisting of prominent researchers representing different areas of expertise will be established to judge the merits of nominated papers and make recommendations to the Women in RecSys committee.
The winners are expected to present their respective papers at the RecSys 2026 conference.
Qualification/nomination details: The nominated journal paper must have a RecSys focus and must have been published between 30 April 2025 and 30 April 2026 (online pre-publication is acceptable). Papers are eligible if a researcher who identifies as a woman served as either lead or supervising author. Each person can nominate only one paper. Self-nominations are allowed. If both the lead and supervising author identify as a woman, only one of them can receive the free registration prize.
Key Deadlines(11:59 pm, AoE):
Nominations Submission Deadline: 30 April 2026
Notifications Deadline: 30 June 2026
Best regards,
Noemi Mauro and Pan Li
On behalf of the ACM RecSys 2026 Organizing Committee