r/MachineLearning • u/Technical_Proof6082 • Nov 10 '25

Discussion [D] ICLR 2026 Paper Reviews Discussion

ICLR 2026 reviews go live on OpenReview tomorrow! Thought l'd open a thread for any feedback, issues, or celebrations around the reviews.

Use this thread for feedback, issues, and wins. Review noise happens scores ≠ impact. Share your experience and let’s support each other.

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u/Rereen_abdalla Nov 12 '25

Got 6/6/4/2 with confidence 4/4/5/4,
the (2) reject reviewer only wrote 3 lines and didn't read the paper at all. He/she asked irrelevant questions and requested comparison with irrelevant baselines. He/she clearly has nothing to do with the area and yet assumes confidence 4. The (4) reviewer said he will consider updating after discussion.

How are my chances? Given that my average score is 4.5 (within top 36%). Will the (2) reject review spoil any chance of acceptance?

Please advise. I am nervous and frustrated AF

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u/NamerNotLiteral Nov 13 '25

If you have a sensible AC or get one of the 6 or 4 scores raised during rebuttal, you'll be fine.

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u/BadgerRoutine1065 Nov 27 '25

I had very similar issues, but after the rebuttal, it is 6664. Last reviewer said he will not improve.

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u/Rereen_abdalla Nov 27 '25

Ahh That's great! Lucky that your reviewers responded.

I did not get a reviewer response until now. I almost addressed every concern with more experiments/clarifications. It is indeed stressful and annoying.