Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Natural Language Processing Journal
ISSN 2949-7191 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Natural Language Processing Journal: fully open access; APC about USD 915; review about 177 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Language Processing Journal is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Topic Modeling, Natural Language Processing Techniques and Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining, together about 55.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Open Access Natural Language Processing Journal aims to advance modern understanding and practice of trustworthy, interpretable, explainable human-centered and hybrid Artificial Intelligence as it relates to all aspects of human language. The NLP journal affords a world-wide platform for academics and practitioners to present their latest theoretical, practical, and methodological research concerning the development and application of trustworthy AI to analyze, process, or model human language across various multimodal contexts, domains, and intelligent systems, including hybrid AI , Human AI interaction and Social systems. The NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers. Special Issues proposals on specific current topics are welcomed. To foster trust, transparency, and reproducibility in AI research the NLP journal promotes open and FAIR data and software sharing practices. Furthermore the NLP journal specifically invites researchers to submit scientific replication studies for review and publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Editor-in-chief Xiaohui TaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 14 in mainland China (about 23%); most named Mainland China 14, Australia 14, Hong Kong, China 9, Canada 5, United States 3 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Topic ModelingComputer Science26.7%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science16.1%
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningComputer Science12.9%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science7.2%
- Multimodal Machine Learning ApplicationsComputer Science4.5%
- Mental Health via WritingPsychology3.6%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences2.5%
- Text and Document Classification TechnologiesComputer Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Language | Q1 | 25/1221 | 97th |
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 23/179 | 87th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | 82/568 | 85th |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q1 | 107/570 | 81st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 1,257 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 1,627 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 797 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 131 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 177 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 915 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,740 / EUR 1,630 / GBP 1,390 / JPY 215,810 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,700 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 915 / USD 1,830 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted7
- original research paperThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers. Special Issues proposals on specific curre…Length not stated
- original research papersThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers.Length not stated
- position papersThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers.Length not stated
- reviewThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers. Special Issues proposals on specific curre…Length not stated
- review papersThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers.Length not stated
- tutorialThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers. Special Issues proposals on specific curre…Length not stated
- tutorial and best practice papersThe NLP journal welcomes original research papers, review papers, position papers, tutorial and best practice papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data statement required at submission Model summary
To foster transparency, you are required to state the availability of any data at submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized peer review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2949-7191
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural Language Processing Journal
How long does peer review take at Natural Language Processing Journal?
The publisher reports about 177 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 Natural Language Processing Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Natural Language Processing Journal based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 14 (about 23%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (14), Australia (14) and Hong Kong, China (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Natural Language Processing Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Language Processing Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Natural Language Processing Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Language Processing Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 915.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .