[Dgkl] Evolang 2026 - Call for papers

[Stefan Hartmann]

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 2026 edition of 
the Evolution of Language (EVOLANG) conference, to be held in Plovdiv, 
Bulgaria, 7–10 April 2026.

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1.About the Conference
https://evolang2026.org

The Evolution of Language (EVOLANG)conference series is the leading 
international forum for researchers investigating the origins and 
evolution of language. Contributions are invited from all relevant 
disciplines, including—but not limited to—anthropology, archaeology, 
biology, cognitive science, genetics, linguistics, computational 
modelling (mathematical, agent-based, and neural-network approaches), 
palaeontology, physiology, primatology, philosophy, semiotics, and 
psychology.

The 2026 edition of EVOLANG will feature invited talks by Gary Lupyan 
(University of Wisconsin, USA), Katie Slocombe (University of York, UK) 
and Alessandro Treves (SISSA, Italy).
Full details: 
https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/invited-speakers

EVOLANG 2026 will also host six thematic workshops:
Primary Iconic Coinage in Spoken Languages •AI in Language 
Evolution •Great-Ape Pragmatics •Swarm Robotics for the Study of 
Language Emergence •Triangulating Human Diversity through Linguistic, 
Biological and Socio-Cultural Differences •The Geography of Linguistic 
Evolution
Details: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/workshops .

The conference will take place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria—often described as 
Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited city, renowned for its rich 
historical layers and lively cultural scene. Plovdiv offers affordable 
accommodationand excellent transport linksby land and air, including 
daily low-cost flights to nearby Sofiaand direct flights from London, 
Milan, and Bratislava.

Bulgaria is an EU member state, part of the Schengen Area, and is 
expected to have joined the Eurozone by the time of the conference.


2. Submission Link and Deadline

The deadline for submissions to EvoLang XVI (Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 7–10 
April 2026) is 26 October 2025 (Anywhere on Earth). Submit via OpenReview:
https://openreview.net/group?id=EVOLANG.org/2026/Conference



3. Submission Guidance

Submissions must meet normal standards of academic excellence. Papers 
should clearly state how they advance the study of language evolution 
and relate their findings to up-to-date scientific literature. Each 
submission should articulate:

- the substantive claim being made,
- the method by which that claim is supported, and
- the nature of the relevant data and/or theoretical argument.

Empirical studies should be based on completed analyses, not preliminary 
results. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three experts, 
and acceptance decisions are based on a scoring scheme that aggregates 
reviewers’ reports.

In recent conferences, the acceptance rate has been around 50%. 
EVOLANG features both podium and poster presentations.

Please read the submission guidelines and consult the templates provided 
before uploading your paper. Alongside your submission, you will be 
asked to supply a 150-word summary of your contribution.Submissions that 
lack clear relevance to the field or that fail to adhere to the 
formatting requirements may be rejected without review.

If you experience any difficulties with the submission system, please 
contact:
scientific-committee at evolang.org

The conference language will be English, with additional accessibility 
support in the form of captions.

All submission information and templates are available here:

https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/evolang2026/submission


The Evolang 2026 team
evolang2026 at gmail.com

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