ACLing 2026
8th International Conference
ACLing 2026
AI in Computational Linguistics
Advance language technologies and explore language models across disciplines. Share your research in computational linguistics, natural language processing, and language-model applications. Connect with researchers and practitioners in Dubai, Jordan, or online through one multi-site hybrid conference.
Publish · Extend · Reach Your Research Community
Publication & Research Visibility
Present your work at ACLing 2026, contribute to the conference proceedings, and explore a journal extension suited to your research.
Procedia Computer Science
Elsevier · ISSN 1877-0509
Accepted ACLing 2026 papers that fulfill the camera-ready, registration, and presentation requirements are submitted for publication in the conference proceedings. Final publication is subject to the publisher’s requirements, review, and approval.
Visibility & Publication Information
- Published articles are open access on ScienceDirect.
- Each published article receives a DOI.
- Review current indexing, citation metrics, and subject rankings through the links below.
Optional Extended Journal Articles
Authors of accepted ACLing 2026 papers may submit a substantially extended version to one of the three special issues below. All three offer an APC discount for eligible extended ACLing 2026 papers and apply the same extension and independent-review conditions described below. Choose the issue that best matches your research and check its submission instructions and deadline.
Optional Journal Extension
Computation
MDPI · Special Issue
Special Issue: Recent Advances on Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing—2nd Edition.
ACLing 2026 author benefit: An APC discount is available for substantially extended versions of accepted conference papers. All journal submissions undergo separate peer review.
Optional Journal Extension
Cryptography
MDPI · Special Issue
Explore the linked Cryptography special issue and assess whether its topics and requirements match the extended contribution of your paper.
ACLing 2026 author benefit: An APC discount is available for substantially extended versions of accepted conference papers. All journal submissions undergo separate peer review.
Optional Journal Extension
Computers
MDPI · Special Issue
Explore the linked Computers special issue and assess whether its topics and requirements match the extended contribution of your paper.
ACLing 2026 author benefit: An APC discount is available for substantially extended versions of accepted conference papers. All journal submissions undergo separate peer review.
From Conference Paper to Journal Article
- Choose the appropriate issue. Check the special issue’s scope, deadline, and author instructions.
- Develop a substantial extension. Add meaningful new contributions, such as theory, experiments, results, or analysis. Cite and disclose the conference version and explain what is new.
- Submit separately to the journal. Journal manuscripts undergo independent editorial assessment and peer review. Conference acceptance does not guarantee journal acceptance.
Shared terms for all three special issues: The opportunity applies to substantially extended versions of accepted ACLing 2026 papers. Each manuscript must fit the chosen issue’s scope, meet the journal’s requirements, and undergo separate peer review; conference acceptance does not guarantee journal acceptance. All three special issues offer an APC discount for these extended papers. Journal APCs are separate from conference registration; confirm the applicable fee, discount amount, and claiming procedure with the organizing team or journal before submission.
Use the linked journal and indexing records for current metrics and rankings. Quartiles depend on the database, subject category, and reporting year.
Research Without Language Boundaries
ACLing brings together academics, researchers, and industry practitioners working in computational linguistics, natural language processing (NLP), and the development, evaluation, and application of language models across disciplines.
Now in its eighth edition, the conference welcomes original contributions spanning theory, methods, applications, language resources, and evaluation. Researchers at all career stages are encouraged to share well-supported work and exchange ideas with the community.
We welcome research that develops language technologies and research that uses language models to address problems in other fields, including healthcare, education, cybersecurity, business, engineering, and environmental sustainability. Contributions may focus on methods, applications, datasets, evaluation, or empirical insights; developing a new language model is not a requirement.
Research on any natural language is welcome—including Arabic. Multilingual, cross-lingual, and low-resource-language studies are within scope. Papers and presentations use English; this requirement concerns how research is communicated, not which language is studied.
Explore the Research Themes
- Large language models and generative AI.
- Language-model applications across disciplines.
- Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and language-model agents.
- Information retrieval, question answering, and knowledge extraction.
- Machine translation and multilingual NLP.
- Speech, dialogue, and conversational AI.
- Text classification, summarization, and language generation.
- Semantics, syntax, and linguistic resources.
- Vision-language and multimodal systems.
- Evaluation, explainability, and responsible language technologies.
Three Ways to Participate
Choose a physical conference hub or join online. All participation modes form part of one ACLing 2026 scientific program.
Dubai Conference Hub
The British University in Dubai (BUiD)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Virtual Participation
Present and participate online through the ACLing conference program.
Authors of accepted papers may present in person or virtually, subject to the final conference program and session allocation. Online presenters must submit a pre-recorded presentation; see the registration guide.
For Authors
Prepare your paper using the official single-column Word or LaTeX template. Initial submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review.
The standard length is 3–8 pages, including references. Up to two extra pages are permitted with an additional charge, for a maximum of 10 pages.
Submit early to benefit from rolling review. All papers follow the same scientific standards.
Join as an Attendee
Interested in the conference without presenting a paper? Non-author online participation is free.
Register in advance to receive the online joining link and conference details. When the form asks for a Paper ID, enter “0”.
For in-person attendee arrangements, consult the registration page.
Important Dates
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Paper Submission Deadline | |
| Acceptance Notification | |
| Camera-Ready Submission | |
| Author Registration | |
| Conference | – |
Papers are reviewed progressively as they arrive. The acceptance-notification date above is the published conference milestone.
Explore Previous Proceedings
Discover contributions from previous ACLing editions and the conference series’ development from Arabic Computational Linguistics to AI in Computational Linguistics across languages.
| Conference Edition | Volume | Publication Year | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACLing 2025 | 275 | 2026 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2024 | 244 | 2024 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2021 | 189 | 2021 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2018 | 142 | 2018 | Proceedings · DBLP |
| ACLing 2017 | 117 | 2017 | Proceedings · DBLP |
Browse the ACLing DBLP Archive · Explore ACLing Google Scholar Citations
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Strategic Partners
Take the Next Step
Share your research in computational linguistics, NLP, or language-model applications across disciplines, or join the conference to learn and exchange ideas.
Conference Contacts
- Khaled Shaalan: khaled.shaalan
@buid.ac.ae - Samhaa R. El-Beltagy: samhaa@computer.org
- Taher M. Ghazal: taher.ghazal@ieee.org
General Inquiries
- General Contact: acling2026@gmail.com