I made a summary of data points from KDD 2025 1st round results:
Novelty Scores
Technical Quality Scores
Confidence Scores
Rebuttal Outcome
Final Decision
Notes
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 3 3 2 3 2
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Addressed issues
Accepted
"Rebuttal 一波三折太难了"
2 2 3 2 2
3 3 2 2 3
3 3 3 3 3
Submitted
Rejected
"是不是可以直接跑路了"
4 3 3 1
4 4 2 2
–
Explained issues
Rejected
"Large variance across reviewers; no score changes post-rebuttal"
3 3 3
3 3 2
–
Unsure
🟡 Unknown
"Still considering rebuttal; not sure if it's worth the effort"
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 2
–
Minor clarifications
Accepted
"Final scores unchanged but accepted after positive AC decision"
3 4 3 3 3 3
2 2 3 2 2 3
–
Clarified results
Rejected
"Novelty OK, but TQ too weak; didn't convince reviewers"
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
Submitted
Accepted
"Strong consensus; one of the smoother cases"
3 3 3
3 3 2
–
No rebuttal
Rejected
"No rebuttal submitted; borderline scores"
3 3 2 2
3 3 2 2
–
Rebuttal sent
Rejected
"Reviewers did not change their opinion"
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 2 2
–
Rebuttal helped
Accepted
"Accepted despite one weaker reviewer"
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
Rebuttal sent
🟡 Unknown
"In limbo; waiting for final decision"
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
–
Not convincing
Rejected
"Work deemed not ‘KDD-level’ despite rebuttal"
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
Submitted
Accepted
"Perfectly consistent reviewers; smooth acceptance"
3 3 3 2
3 3 2 2
–
Rebuttal failed
Rejected
"Low technical quality and variance led to rejection"
Note: Data sourced from community discussions on Zhihu, Reddit, and OpenReview threads. Subject to sample bias.
