We are thrilled to announce that the 2027 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) will be held in the vibrant city of Pamplona, Spain, from June 7 to June 10, 2027.
ETRA serves as a vital gathering for researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines, all united by the common goal of advancing the field of eye tracking. We cordially invite you to join our global community in Pamplona. Here, you'll have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge discussions, attend insightful co-located workshops, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of eye tracking.
We strongly encourage the submission of high-quality, original papers that present novel contributions to any area of eye tracking research and applications. Submissions from all domains are welcome, including visuomotor neuroscience, perception, cognition, and human-computer interaction. We're excited to offer authors the choice to publish their accepted full papers as journal articles in special issues of either PACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (PACM CGIT) or PACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM HCI).
| Abstract submission (mandatory) | October 9th, 2026 |
| Paper submission | October 16th, 2026 |
| First round reviews and notifications | January 22nd, 2027 |
| Revisions due | February 19th, 2027 |
| Second round reviews and notifications | March 16th, 2027 |
| Camera-ready deadline | April 19th, 2027 |
| Conference | June 7th - June 10th, 2027 |
| Abstract submission (mandatory) | February 4th, 2027 |
| Paper submission | February 11th, 2027 |
| First round reviews and notifications | March 25th, 2027 |
| Camera-ready deadline | April 19th, 2027 |
| Conference | June 7th - June 10th, 2027 |
Please be aware that effective January 1, 2027, ACM has transitioned to 100% Open Access (OA) through its ACM OPEN initiative. This means the entire ACM Digital Library has become freely accessible to everyone worldwide. As an ACM-sponsored conference, ETRA is part of this transition, operating under a "pay-to-publish" model.
To publish your work without incurring a fee, the corresponding author's institution must be an ACM OPEN participating member. Note: There can only be one corresponding author, who does not necessarily need to be the first author. Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a geographic or discretionary financial hardship waiver.
To find out whether an APC applies to your article, consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the Policy on Geographic APC Waivers and Discounts Policy and the Policy on Discretionary APC Waivers. SIGCHI is happy to issue Financial Hardship Waivers when the criteria are met. Please see their page for more information.
ACM is providing a one-year subsidy for 2027 that reduces APC pricing for authors whose institutions are not yet participating in ACM Open. The subsidized cost will be: $500 APC for ACM/SIG members and $750 for non-members. This represents a 29% discount off current APC list pricing, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period. 2027 will be the final year of this subsidy and in the future APC pricing will be based on the actual cost of publishing and hosting articles in the ACM Digital Library. These APCs apply specifically to full and short ETRA papers. They do not apply to other submission categories such as demonstrations, extended abstracts, keynotes, panels, work-in-progress, invited talks, or posters.
Details on the submission process will be available soon at: https://etra.acm.org/2027.
Please ensure your paper has not been previously accepted or is not currently under review elsewhere. For accepted work, at least one author must register for and present at the conference. Very few exceptions will be made, and in the event that no author is able to attend in person the most likely outcome is forced withdrawal.
Given the rapid advancements and widespread applications of eye-tracking technology, we're now requiring authors to include a Privacy and Ethics Statement in their submissions. This statement, 2-3 sentences in length, should address the potential societal implications of their research, whether from study findings or new methodological advancements.
Specifically, authors should discuss the broader impacts of their work, considering aspects such as privacy, fairness, safety, human rights, data sovereignty, or potential misuse. This includes any resulting benefit-risk trade-offs.
We recognize that some research may pose minimal societal risks beyond those typically reviewed by institutional review boards. In such cases, authors can use this statement to detail how their user study design or dataset licenses address these considerations.
The author list is NOT editable after the abstract deadline. This will be strictly enforced. Please make sure all authors, affiliations, and author order are correct. It is important that the author list is complete and correct to ensure the integrity of submissions and their metadata before the peer review process begins. Correct and accurate submission metadata, including the author list, is fundamental to research integrity, with practical implications for conflict of interest and author representation. It is not allowed to add/remove any authors or change their order after the abstract deadline has passed. Submissions where changes are required will be withdrawn.
Please ensure that authorship follows the ACM Policy on Authorship and use of large language models (LLMs). You may also read the SIGCHI blog post on the topic that states how to acknowledge the use of such tools. The LLM disclosure should be part of your submission. The paper chairs will investigate cases brought to their attention.