Submission Format

To encourage participation from both established and emerging research efforts, authors may submit one of two formats through the same submission system:

📄 1-Page Abstract: A concise 1-page abstract describing:

• New or emerging research

• Work currently under review elsewhere

• Early-stage ideas and experimental results

• Research directions

• Case studies or deployment experiences

• Community initiatives

• Position or perspective work

📑 Short Paper: A short paper of up to 4 pages, excluding references and appendices. Short papers may present:

• Technical research

• Experimental results

• New methodologies

• Applied research

• Case studies

• Deployment experiences

• Interdisciplinary research

• Responsible or inclusive AI research

Both formats are submitted through the same OpenReview submission link.

🌍 Continuing the GlobalSouthAI Community

GlobalSouthAI @ NeurIPS 2026 is part of a growing effort to build a sustained international research community around AI for and from the Global South. We particularly welcome contributions that build upon work previously accepted through GlobalSouthAI and GlobalSouthML activities.

Authors may submit work that has previously been accepted through:

• GlobalSouthAI @ AAAI 2026, Singapore 🇸🇬

• GlobalSouthML @ ICML 2026, Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷

• GlobalSouthAI @ IJCAI-ECAI 2026, Bremen, Germany 🇩🇪

Previously accepted work does not need to be completely new to be considered. However, authors are strongly encouraged, where applicable, to highlight:

• New results or experiments

• Extensions of the original work

• New datasets or benchmarks

• Deployment experiences

• Lessons learned

• New applications or geographic contexts

• Reflections on AI development or deployment in the Global South

This initiative is designed to create continuity across GlobalSouthAI editions, enabling researchers to revisit, extend, and share their work while strengthening a sustained international community around AI for and from the Global South.

Previous acceptance at a GlobalSouthAI/GlobalSouthML activity does not imply automatic acceptance at GlobalSouthAI @ NeurIPS 2026. All submissions remain subject to the event's review process.

Submission Requirements

Authors may submit:

Option 1: 📄 1-Page Abstract (PDF)

Option 2: 📑 Short Paper of up to 4 pages (PDF), excluding references and appendices

Submissions should:

• Follow the NeurIPS 2026 submission format

• Be anonymized to the best of the authors' ability

• Not exceed the applicable page limit

The review process is double-blind.

Submissions are non-archival. Accepted contributions may be submitted to, published at, or have previously appeared at other venues, subject to the policies of those venues.

All submissions must be made via OpenReview: NeurIPS 2026 GlobalSouthAI Submission Link

Reciprocal Review: To support a community-driven review process, authors with prior papers accepted at relevant venues may be required to nominate at least one eligible co-author as a reviewer. Nominated reviewers may receive up to four reviews and must complete them by the stated deadline; failure to fulfill this requirement may result in desk rejection.

Register as Reviewer: https://forms.gle/GsdmHeGBqkP3tmZC7