Journal of Language and Sexuality
The Journal of Language and Sexuality aims to present research on the discursive formations of sexuality, including sexual desire, sexual identities, sexual politics and sexuality in diaspora. Of interest is linguistic work in the widest possible sense, including work in sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, pragmatics, semantics, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, and other modes of language-centered inquiry that will contribute to the investigation of discourses of sexuality and their linguistic and social consequences. On a theoretical level, the journal is indebted to Queer Linguistics as its major influence.
Issues
Volume 14 (2025)
Volume 13 (2024)
Volume 12 (2023)
Volume 11 (2022)
Volume 10 (2021)
Volume 9 (2020)
Volume 8 (2019)
Volume 7 (2018)
Volume 6 (2017)
Volume 5 (2016)
Volume 4 (2015)
Volume 3 (2014)
Volume 2 (2013)
Volume 1 (2012)
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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 14 (2025): 2 issues; ca. 300 pp. | EUR |
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| Volume 13 (2024): 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
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| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒12; 2012‒2023) |
24 issues; 3,600 pp. |
EUR 1,792.00 | EUR 2,019.00 |
| Volume 12 (2023) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volumes 9‒11 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 8 (2019) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 7 (2018) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 6 (2017) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 5 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 4 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 3 (2014) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 2 (2013) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
| Volume 1 (2012) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR |
EUR |
Submission
The Journal of Language and Sexuality 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 editorial correspondence, please contact the general editor:
Heiko Motschenbacher, heim
hvl.no
If you are interested in writing a book review for JLS, always contact the book review editor beforehand:
Lucy Jones, Lucy.Jonesnottingham.ac.uk
Ethics
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Authors and reviewers are kindly requested to read this Ethics Statement .
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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 once your paper has been accepted for publication.
More information can be found on the publisher's Open Access Policy page.
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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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