Call for Papers
Advancing Justice Through Language: AI, Forensic Linguistics, and Emerging Language Systems
Streams and Subthemes
- Legal discourse in the age of AI
- Political persuasion, misinformation, and digital platforms
- Discourse analysis of governing and legal narratives
- Critical examination of official documents in a global context
- Indigenous justice systems
- Indigenous and minority voices
- Language rights and law
- Language policy and linguistic rights in diverse societies
- Offensive language, hate speech, and online harms
- Ethical challenges in representing voices through language
- Language rights and law
- Language policy and linguistic rights in diverse societies
- Offensive language, hate speech, and online harms
- Forensic phonetics
- Forensic stylistics
- Authorship verification
- Computational methods
- Plagiarism
- Linguistic expertise in intellectual property
- Fraud and deception
- Language as evidence in court
- The linguist as expert witness in evolving legal systems
- Social media
- AI-driven tools
- Digital forensics in crime and cybercrime
- Emerging and future technologies
Abstract Submission and Paper Policies
- A participant may be lead author of only one paper.
- A participant may co-author additional papers.
- No additional fee is charged solely for co-authorship beyond the required registration.
- One overall Best Paper Award will be given.
Review Process
PAFLL assists ISU with abstract review. Reviewers may include PAFLL representatives, ISU faculty, and other qualified evaluators.
Review criteria include:
- A defined research gap
- Clear research objectives
- Appropriate methodology
- Appropriate data analysis
- Other criteria adapted from PAFLL review guidelines
Abstract Submission Guideline
The conference abstracts should generally be structured with no more than 300 words, and include no figures, tables, or references. The abstract should include the context or background information for your research, the general topic under study; the specific topic of your research; the central questions or statement of the problem your research addresses, your research and/or analytical methods, your main findings, results, or arguments, the significance or implications of your findings or arguments.
Provide full names and affiliations (name of organization, city, state if applicable, and country) for all authors, provide full postal and email addresses and title for corresponding author, indicate full professors, and provide one degree or qualification for all authors.
Bionotes of the authors are also required. It should be 100-150 words in length. Include the following details in your bionote: Full Name (with title, e.g., Dr., Prof.); Current Institutional Affiliation (University, College, or Organization); Position/Designation (e.g., Assistant Professor, Research Director); Educational Background (highest degree earned and institution); Research Interests or Expertise; Notable Publications or Projects (optional); Conference Role (e.g., presenter, panelist, keynote speaker) and other information that you deemed important to include. The bionote shall be placed after the references in the abstract document to be submitted by the researchers.
Call for Papers Schedule
First Call for Papers
October 2026
Second Call for Papers
January 2027
Third Call for Papers
May 2027