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ICLR 2027 reportedly narrows review score range to 1-4

The International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) for 2027 has reportedly altered its review score range, moving from a previous system to a new scale of 1 (clear rejection) to 4 (clear acceptance). This change has been met with surprise and questions regarding its effectiveness in compressing the scoring spectrum. AI

RANK_REASON Discussion of changes to the peer-review process for an academic conference. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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ICLR 2027 reportedly narrows review score range to 1-4

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/random-tomato ·

    ICLR 2027 Reviewing Scores [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I got my three papers to review, and it seems like they have changed the review score range again this year?</p> <p>It is now:</p> <p>––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––<br /> Based on your overall assessment of the submission, what is your reco…