We invite submission of papers describing innovative research methods and applications in knowledge-enhanced NLP. Papers that introduce new theoretical proofs or methods, help to develop a better understanding of new emerging concepts topics extensive empirical experiments, or demonstrate a novel application in natural language processing of these methods to a domain are strongly encouraged.

• Knowledge-augmented language model pre-training
• Knowledge-augmented language model fine-tuning


• Knowledge retrieval from unstructured data
• Knowledge retrieval from structured data


• NLP methods augmented by knowledge graphs
• NLP methods augmented by commonsense
• NLP methods augmented by heuristic rules
• NLP methods augmented by dictionary
• NLP methods augmented by linguistic features
• NLP methods augmented by retrieved texts
• NLP methods augmented by large language models

Paper submission

Regular papers are limited to a total of 8 pages, excluding all references and optional appendix. All submissions must be in PDF format and formatted according to the new Standard ACL Conference Proceedings Template. Following this ACL conference submission policy, reviews are double-blind, and author names and affiliations should NOT be listed. Submitted papers will be assessed based on their novelty, technical quality, potential impact, and clarity of writing. For papers that rely heavily on empirical evaluations, the experimental methods and results should be clear, well executed, and repeatable. Authors are strongly encouraged to make code publicly available.

The workshop comprises two distinct tracks: the archival track and the non-archival track.

For the archival track: Accepted papers in the archival track will be published in the official ACL anthology, categorized under ACL 2024. This provides authors with the opportunity for their work to be recognized and cited as part of the ACL proceedings.

For the non-archival track: In the non-archival track, there are no dual submission restrictions or anonymity requirements. We advise authors to consult the policies of the respective conferences, such as ACL, for specific guidance on dual submissions and anonymity.Accepted papers in the non-archival track will be made accessible on the workshop website but will not be included in the ACL proceedings. This allows authors to share their research while adhering to the policies of the corresponding conferences.

Submission link

Important dates

• Paper submission deadline: May 17, 2024
• Author notification: June 17, 2024
• Camera ready deadline: July 1, 2024

All deadlines are 11:59pm UTC -12h ("anywhere on Earth")

Workshop website

Contact

Please email wyu1@nd.edu if you have any questions!