| Natural Computing | |
| Abbreviation: | Nat. Comput. |
| Discipline: | Computer science |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
| History: | 2002–present |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |
| Issn: | 1567-7818 |
Natural Computing is a scientific journal covering natural computing research. It has been published quarterly by Springer Verlag (Springer Netherlands) in print and online since 2002.[1]
"Natural Computing refers to computational processes observed in nature, and human-designed computing inspired by nature ... molecular computing and quantum computing ... use of algorithms to consider evolution as a computational process, and neural networks in light of computational trends in brain research."[1]
It includes 19 open access articles as of 19 June 2016[2] and has an impact factor of 1.310.[1]