Long papers (archival)
Up to 8 pages of content, unlimited references; accepted papers appear in ACL Anthology proceedings.
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EMNLP 2026
Grounding Language Models 2026 ARR Commitment
Oct 29 2026Official conference site Site reachable
GroundLM 2026 is a workshop co-located with EMNLP 2026 focused on grounding in language models, emphasizing faithfulness, efficiency, and real-world reliability. It invites research on retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge grounding, factuality, hallucination, and evaluation frameworks, offering both archival and non-archival submission tracks to accommodate new work and previously reviewed papers.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
August 6, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
August 6, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short papers (archival)
Up to 4 pages of content, unlimited references; accepted papers appear in ACL Anthology proceedings.
Non-archival papers
No page limit (4-8 pages standard); presented at the workshop but not included in proceedings.
Research areas in scope
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Scope and Topics of Interest
Faithfulness in language modelsEfficiency in training, adaptation, and inference for grounded LLMsReal-world reliability of grounded modelsRetrieval-augmented generationKnowledge groundingFactuality and hallucinationEvaluation frameworks and benchmarks for grounding and faithfulness
Policies worth checking twice
- All submissions must follow ACL 2026 style guidelines and be anonymized for double-blind review.
- Track 1 archival submissions must not be under review at other venues during the GroundLM review period.
- Authors must attest to ethical considerations in accordance with the ACL Code of Ethics.
- Dual submission is permitted for non-archival papers.
- Preprints may be posted publicly at any time without violating anonymity.
- Reviewing is double-blind; author names and affiliations must be omitted.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026