Why submit to Journal of Semantics?
Journal of Semantics aims to be the premier journal in semantics, with a readership in 143 different countries in 2022, and a 5 year impact factor of 1.80. It covers all areas in the study of meaning, with a focus on formal and experimental methods. The journal welcomes submissions on semantics, pragmatics, the syntax/semantics interface, cross-linguistic semantics, experimental studies of meaning (processing, acquisition, neurolinguistics), and semantically informed philosophy of language.
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Journal of Semantics offers a high quality and rigorous double anonymised peer review process across all papers published in the journal, this assists in upkeeping the high-quality of research. In 2022, the average time to first decision was 91 days. Average speed from acceptance to publication was 469 days.
Journal of Semantics is a peer-reviewed journal supported by a rigorous editorial process to ensure it publishes only the highest quality research. A diverse and experienced editorial board will support the international reach of your work.
- Journal of Semantics covers all areas in the study of meaning, with a focus on formal and experimental methods. The Journal welcomes submissions on semantics, pragmatics, the syntax/semantics interface, cross-linguistic semantics, experimental studies of meaning (processing, acquisition, neurolinguistics), and semantically informed philosophy of language.
- Journal of Semantics invites all types of research articles – with the usual proviso that length must be justified by scientific value. Typical contributions fall anywhere in the range of 500 - 20,000 words range. Very rarely we will consider manuscripts that fall outside of this range provided that the content of the paper warrants it.
- Short Contributions should be compact (between 500 and 4,500 words) yet make an influential contribution to the field. Such contributions may point out challenges that are highly relevant to theoretical issues in semantics and pragmatics ('squibs') or they may influence the future direction of the field, be it theoretically, empirically, technically or any other way. In other words, such contributions provide a stimulus to (part of) the field, without necessarily offering a fully worked out model or theory. Short contributions are online only and will be published Open Access before issue publication.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
The Journal of Semantics is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:
- ABELL: Annual Bibliography, English Language & Literature
- ABES (Annotated Bib. For English Studies)
- Bibliographie Linguistique/Linguistic Bibliography
- Blonline
- Humanities Index/Abstracts/Full Text
- IBSS
- Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
- Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
- Literature Online (LION)
- PROQUEST DATABASE : Arts & Humanities Full Text
- PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000
- PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 International
- PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Central
- PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Computing
- Scopus
- Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
- The Standard Periodical Directory
Journal of Semantics offers authors the opportunity to publish their work open access – learn more about open access options. Find out if you can publish open access in the journal for free as part of your institution’s inclusion in a read and publish agreement with Oxford University Press.
Article-level metrics, including usage, citations, and Altmetric scores are available for all articles published in the journal, allowing you to understand the reach of your research, and the attention it is receiving online.
Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform, which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.
Read our author guidelines for more information on publishing with Journal of Semantics, including how to prepare your manuscript, then visit our online submissions site to submit your research.
