Preface of the Special Issue Dedicated to Selected Papers from DLT 2022.

The 26th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory (DLT 2022) took place in Tampa, Florida, USA in May 2022. The conference, organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of South Florida, focused on formal languages and automata. This special issue of Theory of Computing Systems contains extended versions of selected papers presented at DLT 2022, as well as papers based on invited talks. The papers cover a range of topics in the field of formal languages and automata, and underwent a rigorous review process. The preface expresses gratitude to the authors and reviewers involved in the publication. [Extracted from the article]