Natural Language Processing and Applications: Challenges and Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

The 2nd International Conference on Natural Language Processing and Applications (NLPA 2021) will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 24 to 25 April 2021. NLPA 2021 will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results concerning the theory, methodology, and applications of natural language computing. This Special Issue intends to contain a selection of the best papers presented at NLPA 2021, carefully revised and extended. Paper acceptance for NLPA 2021 will be based on quality, relevance to the conference theme, and originality.

The authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited after the conference to submit revised and extended versions of their originally accepted conference papers to this Special Issue of Information, published by MDPI in open access. The selection of these best papers will be based on their ratings in the conference review process, quality of presentation during the conference, and expected impact on the research community. For each submission to this Special Issue, at least 50% of the content should be new material, e.g., in the form of technical extensions, more in-depth evaluations, or additional use cases, and there should be a change of title, abstract, and keywords. These extended submissions will undergo a peer-review process according to the journal’s rules of action. At least two technical committees will act as reviewers for each extended article submitted to this Special Issue; if needed, additional external reviewers will be invited to guarantee a high-quality reviewing process.

Prof. Dr. Diego Reforgiato Recupero
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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