[Lingtyp] ComputEL-9: Final Call-for-Papers (Extended DL: April 1, 2026)

[Antti Arppe]

ComputEL-9: Ninth Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the 
Study of Endangered Languages

Final CALL FOR PAPERS (with EXTENDED DL)

Submission deadline: April 1, 2026 (EXTENDED)
Submission link: https://softconf.com/acl2026/ComputEL2026

ComputEL-9 will be co-located with ACL 2026 in San Diego, California, as 
a one-day workshop on Sat July 4, 2026. This time, we are co-ordinating 
our activities with Americas-NLP, held on the previous day.

We encourage submissions that explore the interface and intersection of 
computational linguistics, documentary linguistics, and community-based 
efforts in language revitalization and reclamation. This includes 
submissions that:

(i) demonstrate new methods or technologies for tasks or applications 
focused on low-resource settings, and in particular, endangered languages,

(ii) examine the use of specific methods in the analysis of data from 
low-resource languages, or demonstrate new methods for analysis of such 
data, oriented toward the goals of language reclamation and revitalization,

(iii) propose new models for the collection, management, and 
mobilization of language data in community settings, with attention to 
e.g. issues of data sovereignty and community protocols,

(iv) explore concrete steps for a more fruitful interaction among 
computer scientists, documentary linguists, and language communities.

IMPORTANT DATES
1 April 2026	Deadline for submission of papers
1 May 2026	Notification of Acceptance
Early May	Camera-ready manuscripts due
4 July 2026	Workshop

PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of accepted papers will be in both oral session and a 
poster session. The decision on whether a presentation for a paper will 
be oral and/or poster will be made by the Organizing Committee on the 
advice of the Program Committee, taking into account the subject matter 
and how the content might be best conveyed. Oral and poster 
presentations will not be distinguished in the Proceedings.

SUBMISSIONS
We offer two submissions lengths: short (up to 4 pages) or long (up to 8 
pages) paper. The length of submission does not influence the likelihood 
of acceptance. Both paper types must include a section on ethical 
consideration and a section on limitations; these sections are not 
considered part of the page limit.

All submissions must be anonymous and will be peer-reviewed by the 
scientific Program Committee. Papers must follow the style and 
formatting guidelines provided in by ACL Style Files (download template 
files for LaTeX: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files). 
Submissions that exceed the length requirements, or are missing a 
limitations section, will be desk rejected.

Do note that ACL has discontinued making available a submission template 
for Microsoft Word. Therefore, we strongly recommend using the above 
LaTeX template with Overleaf, which enables WYSIWYG editing. 
Nevertheless, we do make available the following Microsoft Word 
template: https://2023.aclweb.org/calls/style_and_formatting/. If you 
need to use that Word template, while we intend to provide help for 
authors to convert their submission into a format acceptable for ACL 
Anthology, we may not be able to resolve all potential discrepancies. 
Therefore, you may run the risk of not being accepted for publication in 
ACL Anthology, if using the MS Word template.

Papers can be submitted to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language 
community perspective and (b) academic perspective.

Submissions must be uploaded to SoftConf: 
https://softconf.com/acl2026/ComputEL2026 by April 1, 2026 11:59PM 
(UTC-12, “anywhere on earth”).

A. Short Papers:
Short paper submissions must describe original and unpublished work. 
They are max. 4 pages excluding references. They must include a section 
on ethical consideration and limitations; these sections are not 
considered part of the page limit. Please note that a short paper is not 
a shortened long paper. Instead, short papers should have a small, 
focused contribution or describe work in progress (“working paper”). 
Short papers might not necessarily be intended for publication. Some 
common kinds of short papers are negative results, opinion pieces, 
interesting application nuggets, or descriptions of ongoing 
collaborative teamwork.

B. Long Paper:
Long papers must describe substantial, original, completed and 
unpublished work. Wherever appropriate, concrete evaluation and analysis 
should be included. Long papers are max. 8 pages excluding references 
and appendices. They must include a section on ethical consideration and 
limitations; these sections are not considered part of the page limit.

PROCEEDINGS
The Organizing Committee will select papers that have been accepted for 
presentation for online publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. 
Not all accepted papers for presentation are guaranteed inclusion in the 
Anthology. Final versions of long and short papers that are accepted for 
publication will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 9 
pages) excluding references. Papers accepted for inclusion in the 
Anthology should be revised and improved versions of the work that was 
submitted for, and which underwent, review. Any revisions should concern 
responses to reviewer comments or the addition of relevant details and 
clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed content.

FUNDING SUPPORT
Limited funding will be available for some accepted authors. A link to 
apply for funding will be sent to submitters after the submission 
deadline. Decisions on funding will be sent with notification of 
acceptance. Priority will be given to individuals without institutional 
support, for instance members of endangered language communities, other 
unsponsored or under-sponsored presenters (e.g. student/faculty of 
Linguistics Departments), and student presenters.

ADDITIONAL AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Please see the ComputEL-9 website for further information:
https://computel-workshop.org/computel-9/
Organizing Committee Email: computel.workshop at gmail.com
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Antti Arppe - Ph.D (General Linguistics), M.Sc. (Engineering)
Professor of Quantitative Linguistics
Director, Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab)
Project Director, 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages (21C)
Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta
Algonquian Studies Association - Secretary-Treasurer
E-mail: arppe at ualberta.ca - antti.arppe at iki.fi
WWW: www.ualberta.ca/~arppe - altlab.ualberta.ca - 21c.tools
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