| name | coling |
| description | Writing and formatting guidance for COLING (International Conference on Computational Linguistics) papers. Use when drafting, formatting, and submitting to COLING 2026. COLING shares the acl.sty template with ACL and EMNLP. Covers review/final mode switching, double-blind anonymity, COLING-specific page limits, and NLP writing conventions. See the ACL skill for shared formatting rules. |
COLING 2026 Conference Writing Skill
Overview
This skill covers LaTeX formatting, submission rules, and writing conventions for COLING (International Conference on Computational Linguistics) — a CCF-B conference in the AI category, held at https://coling2026.org. The publisher is ICCL.
Prerequisite: COLING shares the same acl.sty template as ACL, EMNLP, and NAACL. Read the ACL skill first for shared formatting rules. This skill covers COLING-specific rules only.
Template path: ccf-latex-templates/COLING/
acl_latex.tex — main template (identical to ACL/EMNLP/NAACL)acl.sty — shared style file
Document Class and Modes
COLING uses the same three-mode system as ACL:
% Submission (anonymized review)
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[review]{acl}
% Camera-ready (final)
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{acl}
% Non-anonymous preprint
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[preprint]{acl}
Page Limit
COLING 2026: 8 pages for the main paper, excluding references and appendix.
Submission Policies
Double-Blind Review
- Submission must be anonymized: no author names, affiliations, or acknowledgments.
- In review mode,
acl.sty automatically shows "Anonymous ACL submission".
- Self-citations: Remove or anonymize citations to prior work by the authors.
- Do not post anonymized drafts to public repositories.
Reproducibility
COLING values reproducible research:
- Include hyperparameters in appendices
- Provide code links (anonymized if submitted)
- Report results with standard deviation
Camera-Ready Preparation
After acceptance:
Checklist Summary
