Direct Submission Deadline
August 2, 2026 Original deadline
August 10, 2026
12:59 PM UTC (UTC+00:00)
The direct submission deadline has been extended. Submissions may be archival or non-archival.
Submit Direct PaperTimeline
Submission and workshop milestones
All submission deadlines are 11:59 PM UTC-12:00 ("Anywhere on Earth") unless otherwise noted. OpenReview is the submission system of record for exact system timestamps.
ARR Commitment Deadline
August 30, 2026
11:59 PM UTC-12:00
For eligible papers with completed ACL Rolling Review reviews and meta-review.
Commit ARR PaperAcceptance Notifications
September 13, 2026
Notification date
Decisions will be released through OpenReview.
Camera-ready Deadline
September 27, 2026
Final version deadline
Applies to accepted archival papers.
Workshop Schedule
EMNLP 2026, October 24-29, 2026
Exact workshop schedule pending
EMNLP central program details for workshops and tutorials are not final yet.
EMNLP 2026 ProgramChallenge Season
Competition milestones
DocSem closes September 10. Dr.DocBench closes October 10 at 12:59 PM UTC. The official challenge portals are the system of record for exact submission status.
DocSem Competition
August 3–September 10, 2026
Development data is frozen. A held-out test set will be released five days before the September 10 final submission deadline.
View challengesDr.DocBench Competition
August 10–October 10, 2026
12:59 PM UTC deadline
Submit through EvalAI. Final evaluation runs October 11–23, with winners announced at DocInsights 2026.
View challengesShared-task Paper Submission Deadline
September 15, 2026
11:59 PM UTC
Submit an archival or non-archival system paper for DocSem or Dr.DocBench.
Submit on OpenReviewSchedule Note
EMNLP 2026 is scheduled for October 24-29, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. The central EMNLP program still lists workshop and tutorial timing as pending, so DocInsights will publish the exact workshop day, room, and participation details after they are confirmed.