Diachronica | International Journal for Historical Linguistics
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Journal metrics
Impact Factor: 0.8 (5-year: 0.9)Journal Citation Indicator: 0.82
CiteScore: 2.2
SNIP: 1.559 SJR: 0.591
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: ANVUR Riviste scientifiche (ANVUR ) ; CNKI Scholar ; Cultures, Langues, Textes (CLT ) ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences ; Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA ) ; MLA International Bibliography ; Scopus ; Social Scisearch ; WoS Arts & Humanities Citation Index ; WoS Social Sciences Citation Index
Diachronica provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of information concerning all aspects of language change in any and all languages of the globe. Contributions which combine theoretical interest and philological acumen are especially welcome.
Diachronica publishes research articles, review articles, book reviews, and a miscellanea section including notes, reports and discussions.
Diachronica publishes its articles Online First.
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Volumes and issues
Online-first articlesVolume 43 (2026)
Volume 42 (2025)
Volume 41 (2024)
Volume 40 (2023)
Volume 39 (2022)
Volume 38 (2021)
Volume 37 (2020)
Volume 36 (2019)
Volume 35 (2018)
Volume 34 (2017)
Volume 33 (2016)
Volume 32 (2015)
Volume 31 (2014)
Volume 30 (2013)
Volume 29 (2012)
Volume 28 (2011)
Volume 27 (2010)
Volume 26 (2009)
Volume 25 (2008)
Volume 24 (2007)
Volume 23 (2006)
Volume 22 (2005)
Volume 21 (2004)
Volume 20 (2003)
Volume 19 (2002)
Volume 18 (2001)
Volume 17 (2000)
Volume 16 (1999)
Volume 15 (1998)
Volume 14 (1997)
Volume 13 (1996)
Volume 12 (1995)
Volume 11 (1994)
Volume 10 (1993)
Volume 9 (1992)
Volume 8 (1991)
Volume 7 (1990)
Volume 6 (1989)
Volume 5 (1988)
Volume 4 (1987)
Volume 3 (1986)
Volume 2 (1985)
Volume 1 (1984)
Editorial info
Subscription Info
General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 43 (2026): 5 issues; ca. 725 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.
Available back-volumes
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒42; 1984‒2025) | 121 issues; 19,465 pp. | EUR 10,223.00 | EUR 11,081.00 |
| Volume 42 (2025) | 5 issues; 725 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 41 (2024) | 5 issues; 725 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 40 (2023) | 5 issues; 725 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 39 (2022) | 5 issues; 725 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 37‒38 (2020‒2021) | 4 issues; avg. 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 36 (2019) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 35 (2018) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 34 (2017) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 33 (2016) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 32 (2015) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 31 (2014) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 30 (2013) | 4 issues; 580 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 28‒29 (2011‒2012) | 4 issues; avg. 560 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 27 (2010) | 3 issues; 495 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 25‒26 (2008‒2009) | 3 issues; avg. 465 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 17‒24 (2000‒2007) | 2 issues; avg. 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 13‒16 (1996‒1999) | 2 issues; avg. 400 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 1‒12 (1984‒1995) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Submitting to Diachronica
Diachronica welcomes submissions on all aspects of language change and reconstruction, including genetic relationships and classification. We especially seek work that combines new insights of theoretical interest with rigorous analysis of data. Papers should have a clearly diachronic orientation, as opposed to treating data from older languages synchronically.
Please submit your paper through the journal's online submission portal .
Before submitting please consult:
- Short guide to "Editorial Manager" for authors
- Diachronica guidelines for submissions (PDF)
- Diachronica guidelines for referees (PDF)
After acceptance, please use this stylesheet to prepare your final manuscript:
- Diachronica stylesheet (PDF)
(La)TeX users can find relevant templates and files here:
- Diachronica template (zip)
Ethics
John Benjamins journals are committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and to supporting ethical research practices.
Authors and reviewers are kindly requested to read this Ethics Statement.
Please also note the guidance on (the declaration of) the use of Artificial Intelligence.
Rights and Permissions
Authors must ensure that they have permission to use any third-party material in their contribution; the permission should include perpetual (not time-limited) world-wide distribution in print and electronic format.
For information on authors' rights, please consult the rights information page.
Open Access
Articles accepted for this journal can be made Open Access through payment of an Article Publication Charge (APC) of EUR 1800 (excl. tax). To arrange this, please contact openaccessbenjamins.nl as soon as your paper has been accepted for publication. More information can be found on the publisher's Open Access Policy page.
Corresponding authors from institutions with which John Benjamins has a Read & Publish arrangement can publish Open Access without paying a fee. Please consult this list of institutions for up-to-date information on which articles qualify.
For information about permission to post a version of your article online or in an institutional repository ('green' open access or self-archiving), please consult the rights information page.
If the article is not (to be made) Open Access, there is no fee for the author to publish in this journal.
Archiving
John Benjamins Publishing Company has an agreement in place with Portico for the archiving of all its online journals and e-books.
