Journal of Historical Linguistics
The Journal of Historical Linguistics aims to publish, after peer-review, papers that make a significant contribution to the theory and/or methodology of historical linguistics. Papers dealing with any language or language family are welcome. Papers should have a diachronic orientation and should offer new perspectives, refine existing methodologies, or challenge received wisdom, on the basis of careful analysis of extant historical data. We are especially keen to publish work which links historical linguistics to corpus-based research, linguistic typology, language variation, language contact, or the study of language and cognition, all of which constitute a major source of methodological renewal for the discipline and shed light on aspects of language change. Contributions in areas such as diachronic corpus linguistics or diachronic typology are therefore particularly welcome.
The Journal of Historical Linguistics publishes its articles Online First.
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Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 14 (2024)
Volume 13 (2023)
Volume 12 (2022)
Volume 11 (2021)
Volume 10 (2020)
Volume 9 (2019)
Volume 8 (2018)
Volume 7 (2017)
Volume 6 (2016)
Volume 5 (2015)
Volume 4 (2014)
Volume 3 (2013)
Volume 2 (2012)
Volume 1 (2011)
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Subscription Info
General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
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Volume 15 (2025): 3 issues; ca. 500 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 14 (2024): 3 issues; ca. 450 pp. | EUR |
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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. 1‒13; 2011‒2023) |
33 issues; 4,950 pp. |
EUR 2,504.00 | EUR 2,808.00 |
Volume 13 (2023) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR |
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Volumes 10‒12 (2020‒2022) | 3 issues; avg. 450 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 9 (2019) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 8 (2018) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 7 (2017) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 6 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 5 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 4 (2014) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 3 (2013) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volumes 1‒2 (2011‒2012) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR |
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Submission
The Journal of Historical Linguistics offers online submission. Please consult the Short Guide to EM for Authors before you submit your paper. Regular mail submissions are also considered, in which case two hard copies should be sent. See below for contact information.
At the initial stage in the process, it is not yet necessary that submissions adhere to the journal's style sheet. Texts should be double-spaced, printed on one side of the page only, with all pages numbered consecutively. Figures, charts and tables can be left in the appropriate place in the manuscript. In order to permit double-blind refereeing, submissions should not carry author information. Contributors who are not native speakers of English should have their manuscript carefully checked by a native speaker.
Please note that any material submitted to JHL must be original work, not published or under review elsewhere, and contributors may not submit this work elsewhere while it is under review for this journal. If related material has been published or is under consideration or in press elsewhere, that must be disclosed to the editors. Similarly, if part of a contribution has appeared or will appear elsewhere, contributors must specify the details in a cover letter accompanying the submission.
If your paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to submit a final version prepared according to the JHL Stylesheet (PDF).
Contact information:
General Editors | Review Editor |
Silvia Luraghi | Thanasis Georgakopoulos |
silvia.luraghiunipv.it | athanasphilgmail.com |
Eitan Grossman | |
eitan.grossmanmail.huji.ac.il |
Ethics
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Authors and reviewers are kindly requested to read this Ethics Statement .
Please also note the guidance on the use of (generative) AI in the statement.
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 once 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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