ACL 2026

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ACL 2026

The 6th Workshop on Trustworthy NLP Fast Track

Jul 04 2026Official workshop site Site reachable

The TrustNLP workshop at ACL 2026 focuses on advancing trustworthy natural language processing by promoting research in explainable, fair, privacy-preserving, causal, and robust AI systems. It brings together interdisciplinary work to address safety, ethics, and reliability in LLMs and NLP applications, with sponsorship from major industry players and a program featuring keynote talks and peer-reviewed paper presentations.

Official CFP Back to deadlines Verified September 9, 2026

Key deadlines

Verified September 9, 2026

Full paper

April 9, 2026

AoE

Workshop timeline

Submission and decisions

Full paperKey deadline

April 9, 2026 · AoE

Paper fit

Contribution paths

A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.

Full Papers

8 pages long, with unlimited pages for references and appendices.

Short Papers

4 pages long, with unlimited pages for references and appendices.

Fast-Track Submissions

For papers previously reviewed by ACL, EMNLP, EACL, or ARR with an average rating > 2.75; must include reviews and revision statement in appendix.

Non-Archival Submissions

For dual-submitted work; accepted papers will present at the workshop but not appear in official proceedings.

Research areas in scope

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Topics of Interest

Privacy-Preserving Model TrainingUnlearning and Model EditingFairness and Bias: Evaluation and TreatmentsModel Explainability and InterpretabilityCulturally-Aware and Inclusive LLMsAccountability, Safety, and RobustnessRed-teaming, backdoor or adversarial attacks and defenses for LLM safetyEthics, Social responsibility, and Dual-useCausal Inference and Fair MLSecure, Faithful, Safe, and Trustworthy Data/Language GenerationHallucination and Unqualified SuggestionToxic Language Detection and MitigationIndustry applications of Trustworthy NLP

Policies worth checking twice

  • All submissions undergo double-blind peer review with author names and affiliations removed.
  • Submitted manuscripts must be 8 pages (full papers) or 4 pages (short papers) excluding references and appendices, which have unlimited length.
  • At least one author of each accepted paper must register for and present at the workshop.
  • Authors must include a limitation section and broader impact statement, following ACL guidelines.
  • Fast-track submissions require inclusion of prior reviews and a revision statement in the appendix.
  • Non-archival submissions are allowed for dual submission; authors must indicate this on the submission form or notify organizers after reviews.
  • Papers under review elsewhere may be submitted to the workshop but will not be included in the proceedings.
  • No anonymity period is required per ACL policy, but submissions must remain fully anonymized during review.

Official sources

Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.

Last verified September 9, 2026

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