Special Issue: Ethics in Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics

This special issue of the journal Computational Linguistics, with a submission deadline in July 2026, focuses on the ethical dimensions of natural language processing and computational linguistics research. It invites papers examining bias in language models, the ethical use of linguistic data, fairness in NLP applications, privacy in text processing, and the social impact of large-scale language technologies. Contributions may be empirical, theoretical, or position papers that critically engage with the responsibilities of researchers deploying NLP systems in real-world contexts. The special issue responds to growing recognition that computational approaches to language carry significant ethical implications, from perpetuating demographic biases to enabling privacy violations. It aims to consolidate a rigorous, peer-reviewed body of work that guides ethical practice across the NLP and computational linguistics communities.