Natural Language Processing (journal)

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{{Infobox journal

| title = Natural Language Processing

| abbreviation = Nat. Lang. Proc.

| cover =

| formername = Natural Language Engineering

| editor = Ruslan Mitkov

| discipline = Natural language processing, computational linguistics

| publisher = Cambridge University Press

| frequency = Bimonthly

| history = 1995–present

| openaccess = Yes

| license = Creative Commons license

| impact = 2.3

| impact-year = 2023

| website = https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/natural-language-processing

| link1 = https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/natural-language-engineering/latest-issue

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/natural-language-engineering/all-issues

| link2-name = Online archive

| JSTOR =

| OCLC = 813494929

| LCCN = 96658608

| CODEN =

| ISSN = 1351-3249

| eISSN = 1469-8110

}}

Natural Language Processing is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press which covers research and software in natural language processing. It was established in 1995 as Natural Language Engineering, obtaining its current title in 2024. Other than original publications on theoretical and applied aspects of computational linguistics, the journal also contains Industry Watch and Emerging Trends columns tracking developments in the field. The editor-in-chief is Ruslan Mitkov (Lancaster University). From 2024 the journal is published completely open access. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.3.{{cite book |year=2024 |chapter=Natural Language Engineering |title=2023 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Science, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities |via=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}