language Journals

Discourse & Society (D&S) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal whose major aim is to publish outstanding research at the boundaries of discourse analysis and the social sciences. It focuses on explicit theory formation and analysis of the relationships between the structures of text, talk, language use, verbal interaction or communication, on the one hand, and societal, political or cultural micro- and macrostructures and cognitive social representations, on the other hand. That is, D&S studies society... Read more

Dialectologia et Geolinguistica is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope. The journal publishes contributions on the variation of languages world-wide, systematic and inherent, diachronic and synchronic, regional and social, based on either oral or written data. It is open to all theoretical and methodological approaches. The journal also furthers interdisciplinary research. Moreover,  Dialectologia et Geolinguistica carries reports on the scholarly activities of national language research institutes, reviews, and conference reports. Dialectologia et Geolinguistica is the official... Read more

When the world is seen as a global village, understanding of the complex and subtle relationship between language, society and culture becomes an essential condition for peaceful co-existence among its villagers. On the basis of this assumption,the journal of Language, Society and Culture (LSC) is produced. It is a refereed international journal publishing articles and reports dealing with theoretical as well as practical issues focusing on the link between language, society and culture within a... Read more

The Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development is concerned with macro-level coverage of topics in the sociology and social psychology of language, in language and cultural politics, policy, planning and practice, and in all the many ramifications of these broad themes - ethnicity and nationalism, multicultural and pluralist accommodations in heterogeneous societies, issues surrounding collective identity and its “markers”, the dynamics of minority groups, educational provisions for language and culture, endangered languages, language and group... Read more

Language, Culture and Curriculum provides a forum for the discussion of the many factors, social, cultural, cognitive and organisational, which are relevant to the formulation and implementation of language curricula. Second languages, minority and heritage languages are a special concern. First-language and foreign language studies are also welcomed when they have implications for multiculturalism. Read more

Language & Intercultural Communication promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the interplay between language and intercultural communication. It therefore welcomes research into intercultural communication, particularly where it explores the importance of linguistic aspects; and research into language, especially the learning of foreign languages, where it explores the importance of intercultural perspectives. The journal is alert to the implications for education, especially higher education, and for language learning and teaching. It is also receptive to research on... Read more

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching is an international refereed journal devoted to innovative approaches to methodologies and pedagogies in language learning and teaching. It publishes research articles, review articles and book/materials reviews. It draws on a range of disciplines that share a focus on exploring new approaches to language learning and teaching from a learner-centered perspective. It will appeal to anyone interested in the development of, research into or practical application of new methodologies... Read more

Journal of Multicultural Discourses publishes scholarship that (1) looks into intellectual traditions on language, discourse and communication especially grounded in Asian, African and Latin American cultures; (2) examines language and communication practices especially in developing societies or otherwise disadvantaged communities; and/or (3) explores cross-cultural, multiculturalist dialogue on language, communication and discourse research. Read more

The journal Current Issues in Language Planning provides major summative and thematic review studies spanning and focusing the disparate language policy and language planning literature related to: 1) polities and language planning and 2) issues in language planning. The journal publishes four issues per year, two on each subject area. The polity issues describe language policy and planning in various countries/regions/areas around the world, while the issues numbers are thematically based. Read more

LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS is an international academic journal focusing on theoretical language and linguistic study of East Asia and Pacific regions, thus compassing (inter alia) Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, Austroasiatic and Altaic. Read more