Main Conference Papers
Full-length research papers submitted to the main ACL conference, covering original contributions in computational linguistics and NLP.
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ACL 2026
The 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics -- Industry Track
ACL 2026, the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, will be held in San Diego, California, from July 2–7, 2026. The conference features a comprehensive program including main conference papers, industry track submissions, system demonstrations, tutorials, workshops, and student research presentations, covering a broad spectrum of computational linguistics and NLP research with a strong emphasis on responsible AI, multilinguality, and interdisciplinary applications.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
February 15, 2026
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Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
February 15, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Findings of ACL
Shorter papers presenting significant but more focused contributions, accepted alongside main conference papers.
Industry Track Papers
Papers describing practical applications, systems, and case studies from industry, emphasizing real-world deployment and impact.
System Demonstrations
Submissions describing working NLP systems, tools, or applications, with emphasis on functionality and usability.
CL Papers
Papers submitted specifically to the Computational Linguistics journal track, subject to journal review standards.
TACL Papers
Papers submitted to Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics, undergoing journal-style peer review.
Student Research Workshop Papers
Submissions from student researchers presenting original work, often early-stage or exploratory research.
Workshop Papers
Papers submitted to individual workshops co-located with ACL 2026, covering specialized topics and emerging research areas.
Tutorial Proposals
Proposals for half-day or full-day tutorials aimed at educating attendees on specific NLP topics or techniques.
Research areas in scope
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Main Conference and Findings
Computational LinguisticsNatural Language ProcessingLanguage ModelsMachine Learning for NLPMultilingual NLPLinguistic Theory and NLPInformation ExtractionText GenerationDialogue and Conversation SystemsSentiment AnalysisQuestion AnsweringSummarizationMachine TranslationParsing and SyntaxSemantics and PragmaticsEvaluation MethodsEthics and Fairness in NLPHuman-AI InteractionNLP for Social Good
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Industry Track
Industrial Applications of NLPScalable Language SystemsDeployment of Language ModelsNLP in ProductionReal-world NLP Challenges
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System Demonstrations
NLP System DemosInteractive Language ToolsDeployed NLP Applications
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CL Papers
Computational Linguistics TheoryLinguistic AnalysisFormal Models of Language
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TACL Papers
Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics Research
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Student Research Workshop
Student Research in NLPEarly-Career NLP Contributions
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Workshops
Multimodal NLPMetaphor ProcessingPrivacy in NLPArgument MiningDiscourse and CoreferenceDravidian LanguagesEvent ExtractionLinguistic AnnotationSustainable AI ModelsStructured Retrieval and GenerationStereotypes in Language TechnologiesKnowledge in Foundation ModelsComputational HumorHealth NLPLexical and Computational SemanticsComputational Social ScienceIndigenous Languages of the AmericasComputational LinguisticsSpoken Language TranslationSemantic EvaluationBiomedical NLPNLP for EducationComputational Natural Language LearningTrustworthy NLPResearch Narrative DevelopmentMultilingual Report GenerationLanguage Technology for Equity and InclusionMultimodal Retrieval-Augmented GenerationLanguage Model EvaluationNLP for Digital HumanitiesEndangered LanguagesClinical Psychology and NLPHuman-AI FuturesComputational Developmental LinguisticsCross-Cultural NLPEvaluation MethodologiesMultilinguality in the LLM Era
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Tutorials
Multi-Agent LLM SystemsFuture of Work with LLMsData-Centric LLM DevelopmentMetaphor Processing in NLPKnowledge Control for Generative AILLM Reasoning Techniques
Policies worth checking twice
- All papers are submitted to the ACL Rolling Review (ARR) system.
- ARR reviews and meta-reviews are made available to authors before the commitment deadline.
- Authors must commit to submitting to ACL 2026 by March 14, 2026, based on ARR reviews.
- The conference has a strict policy against desk-rejecting papers with hallucinated references.
- All deadlines are 11:59 pm UTC-12 (Anywhere on Earth).
- Camera-ready and withdrawal deadlines are both on April 19, 2026.
- Authors may switch presentation mode from in-person to virtual by completing a survey and notifying the organizers.
- Submissions must adhere to ARR guidelines, including anonymization for blind review.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Official conference siteProgramACL tutorialsACL workshopsSystem Demonstration call for papersStudent Research Workshop call for papers
Last verified September 9, 2026