SUBMISSION LINK: https://softconf.com/acl2026/ComputEL2026
We offer two submissions lengths: short (up to 4 pages) or long (up to 8 pages) paper. The length of submission does not influence the likelihood of acceptance. Both paper types must include a section on Ethical Considerations and a section on Limitations; these two sections are not considered part of the page limit.
All submissions must be anonymous and will be peer-reviewed by the scientific Program Committee. Papers must follow the style and formatting guidelines provided in by ACL Style Files (download template files for LaTeX or Microsoft Word: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files). Submissions that exceed the length requirements, or are missing a Limitations section, will be desk rejected.
Papers can be submitted to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language community perspective or (b) academic perspective.
Submissions must be uploaded to SoftConf: https://softconf.com/acl2026/ComputEL2026 by March 20, 2026 11:59PM (UTC-12, “anywhere on earth”).
A. Short Papers:
Short paper submissions must describe original and unpublished work. They are max. 4 pages excluding references. They must include a section on ethical consideration and limitations; these sections are not considered part of the page limit. Please note that a short paper is not a shortened long paper. Instead, short papers should have a small, focused contribution or describe work in progress (“working paper”). Short papers might not necessarily be intended for publication. Some common kinds of short papers are negative results, opinion pieces, interesting application nuggets, or descriptions of ongoing collaborative teamwork.
B. Long Paper:
Long papers must describe substantial, original, completed and unpublished work. Wherever appropriate, concrete evaluation and analysis should be included. Long papers are max. 8 pages excluding references and appendices. They must include a section on ethical consideration and limitations; these sections are not considered part of the page limit.
PROCEEDINGS
The Organizing Committee will select papers that have been accepted for presentation for online publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. Not all accepted papers for presentation are guaranteed inclusion in the Anthology. Final versions of long and short papers that are accepted for publication will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 9 pages) excluding references. Papers accepted for inclusion in the Anthology should be revised and improved versions of the work that was submitted for, and which underwent, review. Any revisions should concern responses to reviewer comments or the addition of relevant details and clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed content.