acl-org/aclpubcheck

What it solves

ACL pubcheck automatically identifies common formatting errors in academic papers intended for ACL venues. It helps authors ensure their documents meet submission requirements—such as correct margins, font usage, and citation accuracy—before they upload their final camera-ready versions.

How it works

The tool analyzes a PDF file against standard ACL LaTeX style requirements. It checks for issues like text extending into restricted margins, incorrect author formatting, and outdated citation names. It provides a JSON report detailing errors and generates annotated images to help visualize margin violations. For citation checks, it extracts the bibliography and compares it against databases like the ACL Anthology and DBLP.

Who it’s for

This tool is designed for researchers preparing papers for ACL conferences, as well as publication chairs who need to perform batch checks on submitted manuscripts.

Highlights

• Runs directly in the browser via Google Colab or Hugging Face Spaces with no installation required.
• Supports local command-line usage for batch processing and automated workflows.
• Automatically flags potential margin violations and provides visual annotations of the errors.
• Verifies citation author names against authoritative databases to ensure they are up to date.
• Allows customization, such as disabling specific checks like the bottom-margin requirement for page numbers.