NOWELE | North-Western European Language Evolution
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NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution is an interdisciplinary journal devoted not only to the study of the early and more recent history of a locally determined group of languages, but also to the study of purely theoretical questions concerning language development.
NOWELE welcomes submissions dealing with all aspects of the histories of – and with intra- and extra-linguistic factors contributing to change and variation within – Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Frisian, Dutch, German, English, Gothic and the Early Runic language. Accordingly, studies involving past and present neighbouring languages such as Celtic, Finnish, Lithuanian, Russian and French, in so far as these have played and are playing a role in the development or present status of north-western European languages through contact, will be accepted.
NOWELE accepts, after peer review, papers within the outlined framework analyses based on classical philological principles, studies of a minute detail, be it a socio-historical phenomenon or a theoretical concept, as well as analyses dealing with a larger group of phenomena or with the problems which a theory may present. NOWELE welcomes reviews and review articles.
Volumes and issues
Volume 78 (2025)
Volume 77 (2024)
Volume 76 (2023)
Volume 75 (2022)
Volume 74 (2021)
Volume 73 (2020)
Volume 72 (2019)
Volume 71 (2018)
Volume 70 (2017)
Volume 69 (2016)
Volume 68 (2015)
Volume 67 (2014)
Volume 66 (2013)
Volume 64/65 (2012) NOWELE Volume 64/65 (April 2012)
Volume 62/63 (2011) NOWELE Volume 62/63 (October 2011)
Volume 60/61 (2011) NOWELE Volume 60/61 (January 2011)
Volume 58/59 (2010) NOWELE Volume 58/59 (June 2010)
Volume 56/57 (2009) NOWELE Volume 56/57 (June 2009)
Volume 54/55 (2008) NOWELE Volume 54/55 (October 2008)
Volume 53 (2008) NOWELE Volume 53 (May 2008)
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Editorial info
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General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
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| Volume 79 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 240 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
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| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒78; 1983‒2025) | 80 issues; 12,355 pp. | EUR 7,089.00 | EUR 7,542.00 |
| Volume 78 (2025) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 77 (2024) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 76 (2023) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 73‒75 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 72 (2019) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 71 (2018) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 70 (2017) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 69 (2016) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 68 (2015) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 67 (2014) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 66 (2013) | 2 issues; 240 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 64 (2012) | 1 issue; 250 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 62 (2011) | 1 issue; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 60 (2011) | 1 issue; 250 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 58 (2010) | 1 issue; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 56 (2009) | 1 issue; 250 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 54 (2008) | 1 issue; 350 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 53 (2008) | 1 issue; 120 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 52 (2007) | 1 issue; 120 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 50 (2007) | 1 issue; 250 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 48‒49 (2006‒2006) | 1 issue; avg. 140 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 46 (2005) | 1 issue; 275 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 43‒44 (2003‒2004) | 1 issue; avg. 140 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 37‒42 (2000‒2003) | 1 issue; avg. 120 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 35‒36 (1999‒2000) | 1 issue; avg. 140 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 33‒34 (1998‒1998) | 1 issue; avg. 150 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 31 (1997) | 1 issue; 530 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 30 (1997) | 1 issue; 150 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 28 (1996) | 1 issue; 600 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 27 (1996) | 1 issue; 140 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 24‒26 (1994‒1995) | 1 issue; avg. 140 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 21 (1993) | 1 issue; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 20 (1992) | 1 issue; 140 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 1‒19 (1983‒1992) | 1 issue; avg. 100 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Submissions and any other editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
Dr. Stephen Laker (laker.stephengmail.com)
Kyushu University, Faculty of Languages and Cultures, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, FUKUOKA 819-0395, Japan
Always submit two copies of your submission to NOWELE: one in editable format (.docx is preferred) and one in .pdf.
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Archiving
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