Language and Linguistics

Journal News

Early career researchers are cordially invited to attend "An Introduction to Publishing in Academic Journals: Writing, Reviewing and Ranking", a workshop hosted by Elsevier at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference.

Saturday 16th March 2013, 12:45 – 1:45 PM
Remington Room, Sheraton Dallas Hotel.

Elsevier is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of AAAL

Open Access in Linguistics
With major changes being heralded by the Finch Report and other developments, Open Access is a phrase on many lips. Did you know that all our linguistics journals have open access mechanisms? Read more about our access options and give your views on OA via our short survey on OA in linguistics:

>> Take the OA Survey here! <<

Happy New Year from Your Linguistics Publisher!
Read the newsletter from Chris Tancock, Publisher for the language and linguistics portfolio here and learn more about recent initiatives, new journal launches and developments in publishing

Journal Become a member of the International Fluency Association and get the journal free!

Become a member of the International Fluency Association and get this journal free, including free ASHA approved CEUs all year! Starting January 1, 2013, all IFA members can complete an entire year's worth of CEUs, available in each issue, for FREE.

Journal Author wins award for Language & Communication Article

We are very pleased indeed to congratulate Professor Shaylih Muehlmann on her award of the Ton Vallen Award for her article in Language & Communication:
Von Humboldt's parrot and the countdown of last speakers in the Colorado Delta. The Ton Vallen Award serves to publicize and highlight excellence in scholarship in this field, and to stimulate discussion and collaboration among the research community.Read more about the prize here.

Discourse, Context & Media (DCM) Celebrates its First Year

One year on, DCM looks back to a very successful first year including a launch at the Sociolinguistics Symposium and its first special issue. Read more about the journal and submit your article today!

Watch the video interview of Professor Greg Myers, Lancaster University, UK, Editor in Chief of Discourse, Context and Media as he talks about the launch and his goals for the journal.

HINARI – Access to Research for Professionals in Developing Countries

Elsevier's entire range of language and linguistics journals are now accessible to professionals in developing countries through HINARI, the World Health Organization's HealthInterNetwork. With over 900 journals in HINARI, Elsevier represents 30% of HINARI's annual 3.3 million downloads and is proud to be one of the founding publishers of this initiative.

Impact Factor News

Celebrating 2011 Impact Factor Success

Journal of Fluency Disorders – now ranked 1st in the Thomson Reuters ISI subject categories Linguistics, rehabilitation AND special education
2010 Impact Factor WAS 2.229
2011 Impact Factor NOW 4.050

Journal of Communication Disorders
2010 Impact Factor WAS 1.433
2011 Impact Factor NOW 1.760

English for Specific Purposes
2010 Impact Factor WAS 0.889
2011 Impact Factor NOW 1.760

Special Issues

Conferences

American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
16-19 March 2013, Dallas, USA

International Pragmatics Association
8-13 September 2013, New Delhi, India

New Editors

New Editor for Journal of Communication Disorders
We welcome Professor Elin Thordardottir of McGill University as Associate Editor. Read more about the journal or submit your own article today.

New Associate Editor for Linguistics and Education
Welcome to Professor Victoria Gillis as Associate Editor for Linguistics and Education. Read more about the journal.

New Associate Editor for Lingua
Professor Anne-Michelle Tessier of the University of Alberta joins the Advisory Editor team of Lingua. We wish her well and invite you to submit your papers to the journal.