Why the Venue Matters
Where a paper is published or presented gives some signal about its review process and the specific research community it's aimed at — a computer vision paper at CVPR and an NLP paper at ACL are speaking to different, specialized audiences even within the broader AI field.
All Venues
arXiv
Major AI research venue
ICML
Major AI research venue
NeurIPS
Major AI research venue
ICLR
Major AI research venue
CVPR
Major AI research venue
ACL
Major AI research venue
EMNLP
Major AI research venue
AAAI
Major AI research venue
Preprints vs. Peer Review
Much current AI research appears on arXiv as a preprint before, or sometimes instead of, formal peer-reviewed publication at one of these conferences — a preprint hasn't been through independent expert review, which is worth keeping in mind when weighing how much confidence to place in an unreviewed result.
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Frequently Asked
Is arXiv a peer-reviewed venue?
No, it's a preprint server — papers are posted without formal peer review, though many are later published at a peer-reviewed venue as well.
Which conference is best for a specific research area?
It depends on the sub-field — CVPR for vision, ACL/EMNLP for NLP, NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR for general machine learning; see individual venue pages for detail.
Are conference proceedings freely accessible?
Many major AI conferences now publish open-access proceedings, though policies vary — check the specific venue's current access policy.
Where can I read papers from a specific venue?
See individual venue pages for general guidance, and check that venue's official proceedings site for actual papers.