Submission
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General Guidelines
To ensure consistency and maintain the quality of the conference proceedings, all submissions to ACLing 2026 must strictly adhere to the following formatting requirements. Submissions that do not conform to these guidelines will be rejected without review and will not be included in the proceedings.
- Language: The official language of the conference is English. All papers must be written clearly and fluently in English.
- Anonymization: Initial submissions must be fully anonymized. Authors should remove all identifying information, including names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgments, and self-citations that could reveal identity.
- Format: Submissions must follow the official ACLing conference single-column format. Authors may use either the Microsoft Word template (preferred) or the LaTeX template, both of which are provided below.
- Template Compliance: Authors are strictly advised not to modify the formatting templates. This includes paper dimensions, margin widths, font sizes, and spacing, as doing so may result in automatic rejection.
- Do Not Use Other Conference Templates: Templates designed for other conferences (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, COLING) are not acceptable.
- Further Guidance: For detailed instructions and answers to common formatting questions, please refer to the Document Preparation FAQ Download FAQ by Elsevier.
Submission Templates for ACLing 2026
To ensure proper formatting and seamless integration into the conference proceedings, authors are required to use the updated official ACLing 2026 submission templates. Templates are available in both Microsoft Word and LaTeX formats:
- MS Word Template (Preferred): Download Word Template
Recommended for most authors, this template ensures compatibility with the final publication format and simplifies document preparation.
- Latex Template: Download LaTeX Template
Suitable for authors familiar with LaTeX, this template adheres to the ACLing 2026 formatting requirements.
Please ensure that your submission strictly follows the template guidelines to avoid desk rejection. If you encounter any technical issues, contact the organizing committee for support.
Guidelines for initial Submission of Papers
Authors intending to submit to ACLing 2026 must adhere to the following guidelines to ensure their papers are eligible for review and publication:
- Originality and Exclusivity: Submissions must present original, unpublished research and must not be under consideration at any other conference or journal at the time of submission. AI-generated content without critical human authorship and validation is not permitted.
- Paper Type: Submitted manuscripts should be structured as technical papers, presenting clear research questions, methodology, experiments (if applicable), and conclusions.
- Review Policy Compliance: All submissions must comply with ACLing’s double-blind review policy and the multiple submission guidelines (see details below). Papers that violate these policies will be automatically rejected.
- Length Requirements: Manuscripts must not exceed 8 pages, including all figures, tables, and references..
- Authors may extend their papers by up to 2 additional pages, subject to an extra page charge View Registration Fees.
- Timeliness and Format: Late submissions or manuscripts that do not conform to the required format or structure may be excluded from the review process.
- Full Paper Requirement: The conference does not accept abstract-only submissions. A complete paper is required for review and consideration.
- Presentation Commitment: Submission implies a commitment that at least one author will register for the conference and present the paper if accepted (see the Presentation Requirements section).
- Electronic Submission Platform: Submit via EasyChair
Extended Journal Publication Opportunity
Authors of accepted ACLing 2026 papers may also have the opportunity to prepare a substantially extended version of their conference paper for submission to Computation (MDPI). The journal is indexed in Web of Science and Scopus, and a special APC discount will be available for ACLing authors. View Extended Journal Publication Details in the Call for papers page
Guidelines for the Final Submission (Camera Ready Version)
Authors of accepted papers must prepare and submit a final, camera-ready version that strictly adheres to the following guidelines to ensure inclusion in the ACLing 2026 conference proceedings, published by Elsevier Procedia Computer Science.
- Page Limit: Final manuscripts must not exceed 8 pages, inclusive of all figures, tables, and references.
- Up to 2 additional pages may be included for an additional charge per page (see the View Registration Fees Section).
- Deadline Policy: The camera-ready submission deadline is final and non-negotiable.
- Papers received after the deadline will not be published, and registration fees will not be refunded.
- File Format: Final submissions must be in PDF format and source files format, prepared using the official ACLing 2026 Word or LaTeX template (see Submission Templates section).
- The name of the corresponding author must be clearly indicated in the manuscript.
Steps for Camera-Ready Submission
- Revise Your Paper: Carefully address all reviewer comments and incorporate the suggested revisions into your final version..
- Follow Publisher Guidelines: View Elsevier’s official Guide for Authors
- Ensure that your manuscript strictly adheres to the formatting requirements. Do not alter style files, margins, font sizes, or paper dimensions.
- Prepare Submission Files: Submit a compressed ZIP file containing:
- The final PDF version of the paper.
- The editable source files (MS Word or LaTeX).
- Use the following naming convention:
- compressed ZIP file name: ACLing2026_PaperNumber.zip
- final PDF version name: ACLing2026_PaperNumber.pdf
- editable source files name: ACLing2026_PaperNumber.docx or .tex
- Submit via EasyChair: Upload your ZIP file to the EasyChair platform under your original submission.
- Author Registration: Ensure that at least one author is fully registered for the conference before the camera-ready deadline. Failure to register will result in exclusion from the proceedings.
Copyright Information
Elsevier uses an automated system for copyright and license transfer. Authors will receive the exclusive license form directly via email during the production stage. Timely completion of this form is mandatory for publication.
The ACLing Review Model
ACLing 2026 follows a rigorous peer-review process designed to ensure the highest standards of scientific quality and scholarly integrity. The conference employs a double-blind review model to minimize potential biases related to author identity, institutional affiliation, or prior recognition.
Double-Blind Review Policy
To preserve the integrity of the review process:
- Submissions must not include author names, affiliations, or contact information.
- Authors must avoid self-references that could reveal their identity. For example, instead of writing “We previously showed (Smith, 1991),” use “Smith (1991) previously showed…”.
- Acknowledgments, including funding sources, institutional support, or technical assistance, must be omitted from the initial submission.
- Papers should not include links to external supplemental materials that could identify the authors.
- Submissions that fail to comply with these anonymization requirements may be rejected without review.
Authors will be required to provide full identification details during the EasyChair submission process, but these details will remain hidden from reviewers.
Multiple Submission Policy
ACLing 2026 enforces a strict policy regarding originality and overlap:
- Submissions must be original and must not be under review at any other conference or journal at the time of submission.
- Manuscripts must not significantly overlap (i.e., more than 20%) with other papers submitted by the same authors to ACLing 2026 or any other venue.
- Violations of this policy may result in immediate rejection of all related submissions.
Presentation requirement
All accepted papers must be presented at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings. At least one author per accepted paper must register for ACLing 2026 and attend the conference (in person or virtually) to present the work.
We look forward to your contributions and to a dynamic exchange of ideas at ACLing 2026.
ACLing2026 Contact:
- 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