Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about participation, evaluation, system papers, publication, and conference registration for MMCultureQA at SemEval-2027.
Participation
Who can participate in MMCultureQA at SemEval-2027?
Anyone can participate, either independently or as part of a team.
Is there a fee to participate?
Participation in the shared task is completely free.
How can I sign up?
Fill in the team registration form, download the data from the Hugging Face dataset, and join our community Slack for announcements and updates. See the participation page for the submission workflow.
Can I participate in both MMCultureQA tasks?
Yes. Teams may participate in Task 1 (Spoken Visual QA), Task 2 (Textual Visual QA), or both, in any subset of the available language tracks. See the task definitions for details.
Can I participate in multiple teams for the same task?
This depends on the task policy. If this is relevant to your team, contact the organizers before submitting runs.
Which models and methods can I use?
Pretrained models and public external data are permitted; document what you use in your system paper. Follow the participation rules and any additional limits announced by the organizers.
Evaluation and Data
What does the evaluation period mean?
The evaluation period is the official competition window. Organizers release evaluation data at the beginning of this period, and system outputs are due before the deadline.
How many runs can a team submit?
Submission limits are task-specific. Check the task page and platform instructions for the final limits.
Where can I find the datasets?
The data is available from the MMCultureQA dataset on Hugging Face. See the dataset page and official announcements for release details.
Paper Requirements
Are all participating teams eligible to submit a system description paper?
Yes. All participating teams are eligible to submit a system description paper. Acceptance is subject to peer review and compliance with SemEval submission guidelines.
What is the paper format?
System papers should follow the official SemEval-2027 submission guidelines, including the required template and page limits. Check organizer announcements for submission instructions and deadlines.
How should the paper title be formatted?
Use this format:
<Team Name> at SemEval-2027 <Task Name>: <Your Contribution>
Example:
YourTeam at SemEval-2027 MMCultureQA: Culturally Grounded Visual Question Answering
Follow any additional title requirements in the official SemEval-2027 submission guidelines.
Must I cite the task overview and dataset papers?
Yes. Each team is required to cite the shared task overview and dataset papers in its system paper.
What happens if I exceed the page limit?
Submissions that exceed length requirements may be desk rejected.
Review and Publication
Where will accepted system description papers be published, and will they be indexed?
Accepted system description papers will be published in the official SemEval-2027 proceedings through the ACL Anthology. Previous SemEval proceedings have been indexed in Scopus, but we cannot guarantee indexing for 2027 at this stage.
Are there fees for submitting or publishing a system description paper?
There are no fees for submitting or publishing system description papers.
Where will SemEval-2027 take place?
SemEval-2027 will be co-located with ACL 2027 in Kyoto, Japan.
Is conference registration required for publication or presentation?
Registration is not required for publication. However, at least one author must register if the paper is to be presented at the workshop.
Support
What if my research raises ethical concerns?
Discuss ethical considerations, including potential misuse, clearly in the system paper.
Should I release my code?
Code and data release is highly encouraged. Include the URL in the system paper when possible to support reproducibility.
My question is not answered here. Who should I contact?
Ask in the community Slack or contact the MMCultureQA organizers. Check official SemEval-2027 and ACL 2027 announcements for workshop and conference logistics.
Ready to take part?
Registration is free, and the Slack community is where news lands first.