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usenixsec-review-process
Use when reasoning about how a USENIX Security Symposium cycle actually decides — early-reject notifications, multi-round reviewing, the retirement of Major Revision in favor of shepherd-approval acceptances, resubmission restrictions between cycles, and what each notification email means for planning.
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# USENIX Security Review Process
USENIX Security reviews in two annual cycles, each a self-contained pipeline from
registration to notification. The '26 cycle mechanics below were read from
usenix.org pages on 2026-07-08 (via search renderings; direct fetch 403'd), with
the '25 reviewing-model page as documented history. The '27 mechanics under chairs
Adam Doupé (Arizona State) and Andrei Sabelfeld (Chalmers) are only partially
posted — treat everything here as one venue-generation's snapshot.
## The cycle pipeline, with '26 dates as the worked example
| Stage | Cycle 1 ('26) | Cycle 2 ('26) | What is happening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | Aug 19, 2025 | Jan 29, 2026 | HotCRP record frozen; bidding data set |