Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education
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Editorial email address: [email protected]
The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB)invites research and theoretical papers related to all levels (from pre-Kindergarten to university) of language education contexts in which language is used as the vehicle to teach subject matter content, including but not limited to: bi- and multilingual education; all forms of language immersion education that strive for additive bilingualism; subject-matter driven minority, heritage, and Indigenous language education; dual language education; content-based language instruction (CBI); content and language integrated learning (CLIL); English-medium instruction (EMI); language across the curriculum; sheltered English as a second language (ESL); language for specific and academic purposes. More details can be found in the general submission guidelines.
JICB editors welcome submissions that report on empirical research and/or offer theoretical discussions, with a preference for innovative submissions that push the field forward and generate new knowledge. The content of the journal is geographically broad and multidisciplinary (e.g., education; applied linguistics; anthropology; sociology; psychology; speech, language, hearing sciences; language policy and planning; etc.). The JICB supports the use of a wide range of research methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, action research).
Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and blind review by at least two anonymous referees.
JICB publishes its articles Online First.
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Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 12 (2024)
Volume 11 (2023)
Volume 10 (2022)
Volume 9 (2021)
Volume 8 (2020)
Volume 7 (2019)
Volume 6 (2018)
Volume 5 (2017)
Volume 4 (2016)
Volume 3 (2015)
Volume 2 (2014)
Volume 1 (2013)
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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 13 (2025): 2 issues; ca. 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 12 (2024): 2 issues; ca. 300 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. 1‒11; 2013‒2023) |
22 issues; 3,300 pp. |
EUR 1,671.00 | EUR 1,894.00 |
Volume 11 (2023) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volumes 8‒10 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 7 (2019) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 6 (2018) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 5 (2017) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 4 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 3 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 2 (2014) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Volume 1 (2013) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
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Guidelines
- General submission guidelines
Please register as reviewer on the submission and tracking site of JICB.
Submission
The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB) 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 via e-mail: jicbbenjamins.nl
Please register as reviewer on the submission and tracking site of JICB.
Articles under consideration are double-blind peer-reviewed and decisions on all published content are made by the editors.
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 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
John Benjamins Publishing Company has an agreement in place with Portico for the archiving of all its online journals and e-books.