Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Natural Language Engineering
ISSN 1351-3249 · eISSN 1469-8110 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND
Natural Language Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.44; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles a year; indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Language Engineering is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 4 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 57.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Natural Language Engineering (now called Natural Language Processing) is an open access journal which meets the needs of professionals and researchers working in all areas of natural language processing (NLP). Its aim is to bridge the gap between traditional computational linguistics research and the implementation of practical applications with potential real-world use. The journal publishes original research articles on a broad range of methods and resources applied in NLP, language processing tasks and NLP applications, including (but not limited to) machine translation, translation technology, sentiment analysis, information retrieval, question answering, text summarisation, text simplification, and speech processing. Natural Language Processing invites novel studies employing the latest deep learning methods and large language models. It encourages submissions reporting the findings from multilingual and low-resourced language projects. The journal publishes special issues on timely NLP topics of wide interest as well as squibs and book reviews. It welcomes survey papers describing the state of the art of a specific topic. Natural Language Processing also features the popular Industry Watch and Emerging Trends columns.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United Kingdom 13, United States 12, Spain 12, Germany 5, Mainland China 3 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science27.3%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science22.3%
- Speech and dialogue systemsComputer Science7.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.3%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science3.6%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science3.4%
- Text Readability and SimplificationComputer Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Language & Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 427OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 49Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 100 |
| 2023 | 52 | 50 | 422 |
| 2022 | 66 | 43 | 737 |
| 2021 | 39 | 25 | 389 |
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 ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted12
- book reviewThe journal publishes special issues on timely NLP topics of wide interest as well as squibs and book reviews.Length not stated
- book reviewsas well as squibs and book reviewsLength not stated
- emerging trendsNatural Language Processing also features the popular Industry Watch and Emerging Trends columns.Length not stated
- industry watchNatural Language Processing also features the popular Industry Watch and Emerging Trends columns.Length not stated
- original research articlesThe journal publishes original research articles on a broad range of methods and resources applied in NLP, language processing tasks and NLP applicationsLength not stated
- research articleThe journal publishes original research articles on a broad range of methods and resources applied in NLP, language processing tasks and NLP applications, inclu…Length not stated
- special issueThe journal publishes special issues on timely NLP topics of wide interest as well as squibs and book reviews.Length not stated
- special issuesThe journal publishes special issues on timely NLP topics of wide interestLength not stated
- squibThe journal publishes special issues on timely NLP topics of wide interest as well as squibs and book reviews.Length not stated
- squibsas well as squibs and book reviewsLength not stated
- survey paperIt welcomes survey papers describing the state of the art of a specific topic.Length not stated
- survey papersIt welcomes survey papers describing the state of the art of a specific topicLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Past title information You have access Access Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Natural Language Engineering ISSN: 1351-3249 (Print), 1469-8110 (Online) Frequency: 6 issues per year Natural Language Engineering (now called Natural Language Processing) is an open access journal which meets the needs of professionals and researchers working in all areas of natural language processing (NLP). Its aim is to bridge the gap between traditional computational linguistics research and …
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1351-3249
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural Language Engineering
What CAS zone is Natural Language Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Natural Language Engineering is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Language & Linguistics / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Natural Language Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.44; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Natural Language Engineering?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Natural Language Engineering based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), United States (12) and Spain (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Natural Language Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Language Engineering is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Natural Language Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Language Engineering is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .