Long papers
Original and unpublished research submissions not exceeding eight (8) pages of content; references and optional limitation/ethical sections do not count against the limit.
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LAW 2026
The 20th Linguistic Annotation Workshop (LAW XX) - ARR Commitment
The 20th Linguistic Annotation Workshop (LAW XX) is an annual forum co-located with ACL 2026, focused on innovative research in linguistic annotation for natural language processing. It emphasizes annotation schemes, methods, software, evaluation, and interoperability, with a special theme on errors in annotation—including detection, correction, and their impact on data quality for both human-annotated and LLM-generated datasets.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
March 24, 2026
AoE
Workshop timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
March 24, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short papers
Submissions not exceeding four (4) pages of content; references and optional limitation/ethical sections do not count against the limit.
Demonstrations
Submissions not exceeding four (4) pages of content; must demonstrate annotation software, tools, or systems.
Posters
Presentations of research or work-in-progress related to linguistic annotation, including special theme topics.
Position papers
Substantiated position papers, particularly on the special theme of errors in annotation.
Research areas in scope
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General Linguistic Annotation Topics
Creation and evaluation of annotation schemesMethods for automatic and manual annotationUse and evaluation of annotation software and frameworksRepresentation of linguistic data and annotationsSemi-supervised 'human in the loop' methods of annotationCrowd-sourcing approachesAnnotation evaluation and inter-annotator agreementQualitative evaluation of linguistic representationsInnovative means to evaluate annotation qualityAnnotation access and useRepresentation formats/structures for annotations at multiple levelsLinguistic considerations for merging annotations of distinct phenomenaAnnotation schemes, guidelines and standardsMethodologies and resources for annotation scheme developmentBest practices for annotation procedures and documentationInteroperability of annotation formats and frameworks across systems, tasks, modalities, and languagesResults from application and evaluation of annotation standardsDevelopment, evaluation, and innovative use of annotation software frameworks
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Special Theme: Errors in Annotation
Annotation error detectionAnnotation error correctionError type classificationError detection and correction in crowd-sourced annotationsErrors in LLM-generated annotationsRole of error analysis in improving data qualityTechniques or tools to quantify data quality
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be original and unpublished.
- Papers must not have been or be submitted to other meetings with publicly available proceedings.
- Reviewing is double-blind: authors' names, affiliations, and self-references revealing identity must be omitted.
- Long papers must not exceed 8 pages; short papers and demonstrations must not exceed 4 pages (references and optional sections excluded).
- Appendices do not count against page limits but must not contain essential details for understanding the paper.
- All submissions must be in PDF format.
- Accepted papers must be presented at the workshop (in-person or virtually).
- Authors must notify program chairs within 10 days of acceptance if a paper is withdrawn.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026