International Journal of Language and Culture
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CiteScore: 0.7SNIP: 0.740 SJR: 0.135
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; MLA International Bibliography ; Scopus
The aim of the International Journal of Language and Culture (IJoLC) is to disseminate cutting-edge research that explores the interrelationship between language and culture. The journal is multidisciplinary in scope and seeks to provide a forum for researchers interested in the interaction between language and culture across several disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, applied linguistics, psychology and cognitive science. The journal publishes high-quality, original and state-of-the-art articles that may be theoretical or empirical in orientation and that advance our understanding of the intricate relationship between language and culture.
Topics of interest to IJoLC include, but are not limited to the following: Culture and the structure of language; Language, culture, and conceptualisation; Language, culture, and politeness; Language, culture, and emotion; Culture and language development; Language, culture, and communication.
Submissions on these and other topics within the aim and scope of the journal are invited. More information can be found below under "Submission".
IJoLC is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year. IJoLC publishes its articles Online First.
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Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 12 (2025)
Volume 11 (2024)
Volume 10 (2023)
Volume 9 (2022)
Volume 8 (2021)
Volume 7 (2020)
Volume 6 (2019)
Volume 5 (2018)
Volume 4 (2017)
Volume 3 (2016)
Volume 2 (2015)
Volume 1 (2014)
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 13 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR | |
| Volume 12 (2025): 2 issues; ca. 300 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. 1‒11; 2014‒2024) | 22 issues; 3,300 pp. | EUR 1,790.00 | EUR 2,007.00 |
| Volume 11 (2024) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 10 (2023) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 7‒9 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 6 (2019) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 5 (2018) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 4 (2017) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 3 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 2 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 1 (2014) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
International Journal of Language and Culture invites submissions relevant to the aim & scope of the journal.
Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s online submission and manuscript tracking portal .
Manuscripts submitted per email will not be processed.
Please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors before you submit your paper.
If you are not able to submit online, or for any other editorial correspondence, please contact the editors: ijlanguageculturegmail.com
Ethics
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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
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