EMNLP 2025 Call for Papers Announced – Deadlines, Topics & Guidelines
The Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) is back with its 2025 edition, and the Call for Papers has officially been announced. One of the most prestigious conferences in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), EMNLP invites researchers, academics, and industry experts to submit groundbreaking work for review and presentation.
| Commitment deadline | August 1, 2025 |
| Notification of acceptance (long & short papers) | August 20, 2025 |
| Camera-ready papers due (long & short) | September 19, 2025 |
| Main Conference (dates for Workshops/Tutorials TBD) | November 5-9, 2025 |
Submission Topics
EMNLP 2025 aims to have a broad technical program. Relevant topics for the conference include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Safety and Alignment in LLMs
- AI/LLM Agents
- Human-AI Interaction/Cooperation
- Retrieval-Augmented Language Models
- Mathematical, Symbolic, and Logical Reasoning in NLP
- Computational Social Science, Cultural Analytics, and NLP for Social Good
- Code Models
- Interpretability, Model Editing, Transparency, and Explainability
- LLM Efficiency
- Generalizability and Transfer
- Dialogue and Interactive Systems
- Discourse, Pragmatics, and Reasoning
- Low-resource Methods for NLP
- Ethics, Bias, and Fairness
- Natural Language Generation
- Information Extraction and Retrieval
- Linguistic theories, Cognitive Modeling and Psycholinguistics
- Machine Translation
- Multilinguality and Language Diversity
- Multimodality and Language Grounding to Vision, Robotics and Beyond
- Neurosymbolic approaches to NLP
- Phonology, Morphology and Word Segmentation
- Question Answering
- Resources and Evaluation
- Semantics: Lexical, Sentence-level Semantics, Textual Inference and Other areas
- Sentiment Analysis, Stylistic Analysis, and Argument Mining
- Speech Processing and Spoken Language Understanding
- Summarization
- Hierarchical Structure Prediction, Syntax, and Parsing
- NLP Applications
- Special Theme: Interdisciplinary Recontextualization of NLP
Registration
Registration Dates
- Early Registration: September 9–October 21
- Late Registration: October 22– November 11
- Onsite Registration: November 12–16
The ACL & EMNLP Exec have put together the following 3 registration types, each with an option for Authors to register their paper to present at the conference and cover their hard costs of presenting at the conference while allowing non-presenting authors and attendees a discounted rate for future advancement of the NLP Communities the ability to attend.
- Industrial/Non-Academic
- Academic
- Student
Why Submit to EMNLP 2025?
- Global Visibility: Present your work to an international audience of leading NLP researchers.
- Publication in ACL Anthology: Accepted papers are indexed and cited globally.
- Networking & Collaborations: Meet fellow scholars, industry professionals, and potential collaborators.
- Workshops & Tutorials: Gain additional exposure through co-located events.
Tracks & Review Process
EMNLP 2025 will host multiple tracks, including:
- Main Conference
- Findings of EMNLP
- Industry Track
- Demo Track
- Student Research Workshop
- Workshops (Call for Workshop Proposals to follow soon)
The EMNLP 2025 Call for Papers is your opportunity to showcase cutting-edge NLP research on a global stage. Whether you are an academic, a Ph.D. student, or an industry researcher, submitting your work to EMNLP can be a defining moment in your research career.
FAQs
What is EMNLP 2025?
EMNLP 2025 stands for Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing 2025. It is a premier international conference organized by the ACL (Association for Computational Linguistics), focusing on cutting-edge research in natural language processing and computational linguistics.
When is the EMNLP 2025 Call for Papers deadline?
The submission deadline for EMNLP 2025 call for papers is expected around May or June 2025. Exact dates will be announced on the official website, so stay tuned for updates.
How do I submit a paper to EMNLP 2025?
To submit your paper, visit the official EMNLP 2025 submission portal (usually hosted via SoftConf or OpenReview), create an account, and follow the submission guidelines provided in the call for papers.
What are the topics covered in EMNLP 2025?
EMNLP 2025 welcomes papers on a wide range of NLP topics including but not limited to:
- Machine translation
- Language modeling
- Sentiment analysis
- Information extraction
- Dialogue systems
- Ethics in NLP
- Multimodal NLP
- Low-resource languages
What is the page limit for EMNLP 2025 submissions?
Papers should typically be no longer than 8 pages of content, plus unlimited references. Formatting must comply with the EMNLP 2025 style template, which will be available on the conference site.
Is EMNLP 2025 a peer-reviewed conference?
Yes, EMNLP 2025 is double-blind and peer-reviewed. Submissions will be evaluated by expert reviewers and area chairs to ensure quality and relevance.
Can I submit a paper that is under review elsewhere?
No, EMNLP 2025 does not allow dual submissions. Your paper must not be under review or submitted elsewhere while under consideration for EMNLP.
Will EMNLP 2025 be held virtually or in person?
The format (virtual, in-person, or hybrid) for EMNLP 2025 will be announced by the organizers closer to the event. Past editions have used hybrid formats depending on global travel guidelines.
Where will EMNLP 2025 be held?
The official venue for EMNLP 2025 has not yet been confirmed. Historically, EMNLP is hosted in international cities such as Abu Dhabi, Singapore, or major academic hubs in Europe or North America.
Are there workshops and tutorials at EMNLP 2025?
Yes, EMNLP 2025 will include a variety of workshops and tutorials in addition to the main conference, covering focused topics and emerging research areas in NLP.
