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Journal overview

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience is an international peer-reviewed journal promoting integrated cognitive theoretical studies of language and its neural bases.

The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of brain and language, aiming to integrate excellent cognitive science and neuroscience to answer key questions about the nature of language and cognition in the mind and the brain. It aims to engage researchers and practitioners alike in how to better understand cognitive language function, including:

  • Language cognition
  • Neuroscience
  • Brain and language


The journal publishes high-quality, theoretically-motivated cognitive behavioral studies of language function, and papers which integrate cognitive theoretical accounts of language with its neurobiological foundations.

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience accepts all types of articles, including reviews and short articles. Continuing our strong tradition in this area, Themed Issues are also warmly encouraged. To further stimulate debate, we also invite the submission of theoretical 'position papers' (opinion pieces) that present novel theoretical perspectives on either established or novel phenomena of relevance to the psychology of language. These papers may be used to package together into a single article a theoretical position that has evolved across a number of prior publications. Alternatively, they may be used to present novel ideas that have not been expressed elsewhere.

Only papers which represent a genuine advance in the state of the science, or its interpretation, will be considered; reviews of the field, or of a single contribution to the field, will not be considered. Opinion pieces will be reviewed according to the same standards as our other submissions.

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience operates a single anonymized peer review policy.

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