ICLR reviews and release guidance for 2025–2026 are in flux, but here’s the core overview of how release and review timing typically works based on official ICLR materials:
- Review release and discussion window
- Official reviews are released to authors on the OpenReview platform. The release date is usually set within a specific window (for 2025–2026 cycles, reviews were scheduled to be released around mid-November with a discussion period following through early December). This ensures authors can read feedback, ask clarifications, and engage with reviewers during the public discussion phase. [ICLR official reviewer guide and 2025 dates page]
- Author/reviewer discussion
- After initial reviews are released, there is a publicly visible discussion period during which authors can respond, and reviewers and area chairs can interact with authors and with each other to clarify points and improve the final evaluation. This discussion typically occurs in a defined timeframe (often mid-November to late November or early December). [ICLR review process documentation]
- Author response
- Authors have a designated window to reply to reviews with replies that address reviewer concerns and provide additional information or corrections. This response period is tightly scheduled to keep the process on track toward final decisions. [ICLR review guidelines]
- Final decisions and camera-ready
- Following discussion and author responses, final decisions are issued, and accepted papers move toward camera-ready submission by a stated deadline (often in January for decisions, with camera-ready due a few weeks thereafter). [ICLR dates page]
- How reviews are structured
- Reviews assess technical contribution, clarity, reproducibility, novelty, and experimental rigor. There is explicit guidance to disclose the use of language models or external assistance in ideation/writing, and reviewers may be asked to disclose their own use of LLMs in writing reviews. [ICLR 2026 Reviewer Guide]
If you’re looking for the precise, current dates for the exact year you’re interested in, I can pull the latest official pages and summarize the deadlines (reviews released date, discussion window, author response period, and final decision date) for you.
