Target | International Journal of Translation Studies
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Impact Factor: 0.8 (5-year: 1.2)Journal Citation Indicator: 0.93
CiteScore: 3.3
SNIP: 2.073 SJR: 0.815
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: ANVUR Riviste scientifiche (ANVUR ) ; CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; IBR/IBZ ; Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA ) ; MLA International Bibliography ; Scopus ; Translation Studies Bibliography (TSB ) ; WoS Arts & Humanities Citation Index ; WoS Social Sciences Citation Index
Target is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal aiming to promote the interdisciplinary scholarly study of translational phenomena from any part of the world and in any medium.
The journal presents research on various forms of translation and interpreting approached from historical, cultural, literary, sociological, linguistic, cognitive, philosophical, or other viewpoints that may be of relevance to the development of the discipline.
It aims to combine the highest scholarly standards with maximum transparency and reader-friendliness.
Target welcomes articles with a theoretical, empirical, or applied focus. It has a special preference for papers that somehow combine these dimensions and for those that position themselves at the cutting edge of the discipline. The purpose of the review section is to introduce and critically discuss the most important recent publications in the field and to reflect its evolution. The journal periodically zooms in on specific topics or areas by means of guest-edited special issues.
To facilitate involvement of authors, referees, and readers from the whole world, the official language of publication of Target is English. To minimize the adverse effects of such a policy and honor the journal’s core topics of multilingualism and translation, Target runs an active and collaborative multilingual companion website, which welcomes translations into a wide range of languages of recent or older articles and reviews from the journal.
Target publishes its articles Online First.
Social media presence: https://bsky.app/profile/targetjournal.bsky.social
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Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 38 (2026)
Volume 37 (2025)
Volume 36 (2024)
Volume 35 (2023)
Volume 34 (2022)
Volume 33 (2021)
Volume 32 (2020)
Volume 31 (2019)
Volume 30 (2018)
Volume 29 (2017)
Volume 28 (2016)
Volume 27 (2015)
Volume 26 (2014)
Volume 25 (2013)
Volume 24 (2012)
Volume 23 (2011)
Volume 22 (2010)
Volume 21 (2009)
Volume 20 (2008)
Volume 19 (2007)
Volume 18 (2006)
Volume 17 (2005)
Volume 16 (2004)
Volume 15 (2003)
Volume 14 (2002)
Volume 13 (2001)
Volume 12 (2000)
Volume 11 (1999)
Volume 10 (1998)
Volume 9 (1997)
Volume 8 (1996)
Volume 7 (1995)
Volume 6 (1994)
Volume 5 (1993)
Volume 4 (1992)
Volume 3 (1991)
Volume 2 (1990)
Volume 1 (1989)
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Subscription Info
General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 38 (2026): 4 issues; ca. 640 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. 1‒37; 1989‒2025) | 91 issues; 15,960 pp. | EUR 9,084.00 | EUR 9,856.00 |
| Volume 37 (2025) | 4 issues; 640 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 36 (2024) | 4 issues; 640 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 35 (2023) | 4 issues; 640 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 34 (2022) | 4 issues; 640 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 32‒33 (2020‒2021) | 3 issues; avg. 500 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 31 (2019) | 3 issues; 500 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 30 (2018) | 3 issues; 500 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 29 (2017) | 3 issues; 500 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 28 (2016) | 3 issues; 500 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 27 (2015) | 3 issues; 500 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 26 (2014) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 25 (2013) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 7‒24 (1995‒2012) | 2 issues; avg. 400 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 1‒6 (1989‒1994) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Special Issue Proposals
Special issues
Proposals for special issues will be considered once a year. All proposals should be submitted by the cut-off date of May 1st three years prior to the year in which guest editors wish to publish their issue. The first available slot for a special issue is in Volume 41 (2029) (deadline for proposals 1st May 2026). Submissions should comprise full contact details, a title, and a Call for Papers and/or a Table of Contents, as well as a production schedule. Please send proposals directly via email to Haidee Kotze at h.kotzeuu.nl, who will communicate the editorial decision by June 1st.
Special issues currently under preparation
Vol. 38 (2026): Cornelia Zwischenberger & Alexa Alfer (eds), Translation and Labour
Vol. 39 (2027): Olga Castro, Olivia Hellewell & Laura Linares (eds), The changing landscape of literary translation and/as soft power in the 21st century
Vol. 40 (2028): Marija Todorova & Nancy Viviana Piñeiro (eds), Translating the climate crisis: Language, power, and socio-environmental justice
For previously published special issues see Issues.
Author info
Authors wishing to submit articles for publication in Target are requested to do so through the journal’s online submission and manuscript tracking site . 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 by e-mail: h.kotzeuu.nl
Correspondence concerning the book reviews section should be addressed directly to the Review Editor: Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow – maureenehrensberger.org
Proposals for translations for the journal’s multilingual website should be sent directly to the Multilingual Website Editor: Riku Haapaniemi – riku.haapaniemituni.fi
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.
