Written Language & Literacy
Journal metrics
Impact Factor: 0.4 (5-year: 0.4)Journal Citation Indicator: 0.48
CiteScore: 1.3
SNIP: 1.025 SJR: 0.249
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA ) ; MLA International Bibliography ; PsycINFO ; Scopus ; WoS Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI )
Written Language and Literacy will be concerned with linguistic, psycholinguistic, educational and sociolinguistic accounts of the structure and functions of written language, the processes and acquisition of reading and writing, and the use and development of literacy in different social and cultural settings. The journal focuses on scientific reports in areas such as theoretical linguistics and cognitive models of written language processes, reading and writing in educational contexts and in literacy campaigns, literacy and technology, and literacy as a marker relating to gender, ethnicity, and class.
Issues
Volume 28 (2025)
Volume 27 (2024)
Volume 26 (2023)
Volume 25 (2022)
Volume 24 (2021)
Volume 23 (2020)
Volume 22 (2019)
Volume 21 (2018)
Volume 20 (2017)
Volume 19 (2016)
Volume 18 (2015)
Volume 17 (2014)
Volume 16 (2013)
Volume 15 (2012)
Volume 14 (2011)
Volume 13 (2010)
Volume 12 (2009)
Volume 11 (2008)
Volume 10 (2007)
Volume 9 (2006)
Volume 8 (2005)
Volume 7 (2004)
Volume 6 (2003)
Volume 5 (2002)
Volume 4 (2001)
Volume 3 (2000)
Volume 2 (1999)
Volume 1 (1998)
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 29 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR | |
| Volume 28 (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. 1‒27; 1998‒2024) | 54 issues; 8,100 pp. | EUR 5,577.00 | EUR 6,041.00 |
| Volume 27 (2024) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 26 (2023) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 23‒25 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 22 (2019) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 21 (2018) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 20 (2017) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 19 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 18 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 17 (2014) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 16 (2013) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 1‒15 (1998‒2012) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Written Language & Literacy offers online submission. Before submitting please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors.
If you are not able to submit online, or for any other editorial correspondence, please contact the editors by e-mail: writtenlanglitgmail.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
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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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