Journal Information

npj Unconventional Computing is an interdisciplinary, open-access journal with a central theme of computing. It publishes high-quality research papers across the breadth of computing systems where “unconventional” approaches are used to improve computing efficiency and performance.

Aims and Scope

Find out about the journal's aims and scope here.

Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in npj Unconventional Computing in 2024 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.

Content types

Please see the detailed outline of the content types that npj Unconventional Computing considers.

About the Editors

npj Unconventional Computing's international Editors span the breadth of the research areas covered by the journal - read more about the Editors and the Nature Research team here.

Open Access

npj Unconventional Computing is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.

Article Processing Charges

To allow immediate global open access to all articles, npj Unconventional Computing levies an article processing charge (APC). Current APCs and waiver information are available in this section.

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