Style Files and Guidelines

LaTeX Style Files

Articles appearing in Computational Linguistics are typeset using LaTeX. As such, a submitted paper must be formatted using LaTeX. The LaTeX style files used for the journal undergo periodic updates, so make sure you download from the following links, which will always point to the most recent versions:

• clv2025.cls: this is the most recent version of the CL LaTeX macros, provided by the typesetter; by using these macros, you should get your paper looking close to the form in which it would appear in the journal [last updated 2025-01-01].
• COLI-manual.pdf: this document, set using clv2025.cls, provides instructions on how to use the style file [last updated 2025-01-01].
• COLI-template.pdf: this demonstrates the various elements of a CL article. [last updated 2025-01-01].
• COLI-template.zip: this package contains the LaTeX source for producing the above PDF file, as well as other necessary files. [last updated 2025-01-01].
• compling.zip: this contains the style file for setting your citations and references. Please refer to COLI-manual.pdf for instructions to use.
• alocal.sty: a patch for using clv2025.cls with the ArabTeX package.