Just did an analysis on ICLR 2025 vs 2026 scores and WOW [D]

A Reddit thread on r/MachineLearning discussing a community analysis of reviewer score distributions between ICLR 2025 and ICLR 2026, highlighting a dramatic year-over-year decline in scores. Submissions surged from 11,672 in 2025 to 19,631 in 2026, yet quality appeared to drop significantly — the average score fell from 5.12 to 4.20, and the highest score dropped from a perfect 10 to 8.5. Overall, average scores dropped by nearly one point, with the top 30% of submissions scoring above ~5.0 in 2026 compared to above 6.0 in 2025 , sparking widespread discussion about reviewer conservatism, submission quality, and the strain that record-breaking volume is placing on the peer review process.

Post Rebuttal ICML Average Scores? [D]
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[[d-how-are-reviewers-able-to-get-away-without-providing-ackno|[D] How are reviewers able to get away without providing acknowledgement in ICML 2026?]]
Is the ICML 2026 final justification period still open? [R]

Source: r/MachineLearning | 2026-04-12

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