WORD, a quarterly academic journal of linguistics published online and in print, is the publication of the International Linguistic Association (ILA). Founded in 1943 as the Linguistic Circle of New York, the association became one of the main sources of new ideas in American Linguistics at that time. Its journal WORD was founded in 1945 with a mission to disseminate the scholarly discussion of the day and to become the journal of record for general linguistics. During several decades of intellectual ferment in linguistics, the scholarship published by WORD continued to record the expansion of linguistic ideas — both theoretical and applied. Today, WORD continues its broadly-based mission to reflect and record contemporary linguistic scholarship.
Over the years, WORD has been privileged to serve as a platform for introducing groundbreaking scholarship in linguistics. Among these, Jean Berko Gleason’s Wug test debuted in WORD in 1958 – “The Child’s Learning of English Morphology” (Volume 14, 1958); Charles Ferguson’s “Diglossia” was published in WORD (Volume 15, 1959); M.A.K. Halliday’s first journal paper on Systemic-Functional Linguistics – “Categories of the theory of grammar” – appeared in WORD (Volume 17, 1961); and William Labov’s very first journal article – “The social motivation of a sound change” – was in WORD (Volume 19, 1963).
WORD adopts an eclectic approach to publishing scholarship in linguistics, welcoming original, interesting, and insightful contributions from the wide range of scholarship that is linguistics today.
Each issue contains articles and reviews. Occasionally, special issues on specific topics are produced.
Peer Review Policy
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-anonymized and submission is online via Email to [email protected]
Journal metrics
Usage
181K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.4 (2023) Impact Factor
0.5 (2023) 5 year IF
1.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.062 (2023) SNIP
0.165 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
40 days avg. from submission to first
decision
12% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION formerly Linguistic Circle of New York
BOARD OF EDITORS
Jonathan J. Webster, Managing Editor ( [email protected]) Emanuele Banfi Elly van Gelderen Cecilia Magadán David Wible Kanavillil Rajagopalan, Review Editor ( [email protected])
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Khawlah Ahmed, American University of Sharjah, UAE Niko Besnier, La Trobe University, Australia Renée Blake, New York University, USA Chang Chenguang, Sun Yat-sen University, China Peter T. Daniels, Independent Scholar, New Jersey Yaegan Doran, Australian Catholic University, Australia Sheila M. Embleton, York University, Canada Lise Fontaine, Cardiff University, UK Marco Jacquemet, University of San Francisco Brian Joseph, The Ohio State University John E. Joseph, University of Edinburgh, UK Jo Anne Kleifgen, Columbia University John S Y Lee, City University of Hong Kong, HK Louise Ravelli, University of New South Wales, Australia Daniel Slapek, Jagiellonian University, Poland Edward Vajda, Western Washington University Kathryn A. Woolard, University of California, San Diego
ILA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Officers)
Charles G. Häberl (President), Rutgers University Walter G. Petrovitz (Vice President), St. John’s University Cathy McClure (Recording Secretary), SLehman College, CUNY Josef V. Fioretta (Treasurer), Hofstra University
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Shoba Bandi-Rao, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY Emanuele Banfi, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy David K. Barnhart, Lexik House Publishers Peter T. Daniels, Independent Scholar, New Jersey Sheila M. Embleton, York University, Canada Kathryn English, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II, France Hermann W. Haller, Queens College & Graduate Center, CUNY Jo Anne Kleifgen, Columbia University, USA Cecilia Magadán, Universidad de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Kathleen O'Connor-Bater, College at Old Westbury, SUNY, USA Kate Parry, Hunter College, CUNY Kanavillil Rajagopalan, State University at Campinas, Brazil Richard VanNess Simmons, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jonathan J. Webster, Macquarie University, Australia David Wible, National Central University, Taiwan
Updated 11-08-2023
Open access
WORD is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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