Journal profile · Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Computational Linguistics
ISSN 0891-2017 · eISSN 1530-9312 · MIT Press Journals · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Computational Linguistics: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 12.24; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Linguistics is published by MIT Press Journals and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Natural Language Processing Techniques, Topic Modeling and Speech and dialogue systems, together about 59.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computational Linguistics is the longest-running publication devoted exclusively to the computational and mathematical properties of language and the design and analysis of natural language processing systems. This highly regarded quarterly offers university and industry linguists, computational linguists, artificial intelligence and machine learning investigators, cognitive scientists, speech specialists, and philosophers the latest information about the computational aspects of all the facets of research on language.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Wei LuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science31.5%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science18.9%
- Speech and dialogue systemsComputer Science9.2%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science5.1%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities3.6%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology3.1%
- Text Readability and SimplificationComputer Science2.9%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 12.24LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 13.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 28.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 634OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 15.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,759 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 603 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 1,105 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 1,104 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 883 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 1,808 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4
- book reviewsWe also publish Book Reviews.Length not stated
- last wordsIn each issue of the journal we reserve a small number of pages for a personal opinion or provocative perspective on some aspect of the field of computational l…Length not stated
- papersPapers report significant new research results in computational linguistics.Length not stated
- squibs and discussionsThis category is reserved for very short articles that constitute more than programmatic versions of regular papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Originality requirement Model summary
By submitting an article to CL for review, you are guaranteeing that it has not been copyrighted, has not been published in or submitted for publication to another refereed archival publication, and has not appeared in any conference or workshop proceedings.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer required Model summary
The final version of a paper tentatively accepted for publication must be accompanied by a Copyright Transfer Agreement signed by all of the authors or, in the case of a "work for hire," by the employer.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Articles
The Mechanism behind Understanding Anaphoric One and Noun Phrase Ellipsis: How Language Models Work How to Evaluate Speech Translation with Source-Aware Neural MT Metrics Natural Language Generation Unveiling Affective Polarization Trends in Parliamentary Proceedings
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind review (authorship known to reviewers) Model summary
Please note that Computational Linguistics does not do double-blind review: authorship of submissions is known to the editorial board and the reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- MIT Press Journals
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0891-2017
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-9312
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational Linguistics
What CAS zone is Computational Linguistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computational Linguistics is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Language & Linguistics / Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Computational Linguistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 12.24; CiteScore 28.8, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at Computational Linguistics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computational Linguistics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Computational Linguistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Linguistics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Computational Linguistics open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Linguistics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .