Languages in Contrast | International Journal for Contrastive Linguistics
Journal metrics
Impact Factor: 0.7 (5-year: 0.8)Journal Citation Indicator: 0.61
CiteScore: 1.4
SNIP: 0.669 SJR: 0.248
This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: ANVUR Riviste scientifiche (ANVUR ) ; CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA ) ; MLA International Bibliography ; Scopus ; WoS Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI )
Languages in Contrast publishes contrastive studies of two or more languages. Any aspect of language may be covered, including vocabulary, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, text and discourse, stylistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.
Languages in Contrast welcomes interdisciplinary studies, such as those that make links between contrastive linguistics and translation, lexicography, corpus linguistics, language teaching and learning, genre studies and cultural studies. However, the main emphasis of each study should be on the comparison of languages.
Languages in Contrast provides a home for contrastive linguistics. It enables advocates of different theoretical linguistic frameworks to publish in a single publication to the benefit of all involved in contrastive research.
Languages in Contrast provides a forum to explore the empirical and theoretical status of the field; stimulates research into a wide range of languages; and helps to consolidate and develop the field of contrastive linguistics.
Languages in Contrast publishes its articles Online First.
Latest articles
13 April 2026
6 November 2025
9 October 2025
15 September 2025
9 September 2025
26 August 2025
18 August 2025
19 May 2025
25 April 2025
Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 26 (2026)
Volume 25 (2025)
Volume 24 (2024)
Volume 23 (2023)
Volume 22 (2022)
Volume 21 (2021)
Volume 20 (2020)
Volume 19 (2019)
Volume 18 (2018)
Volume 17 (2017)
Volume 16 (2016)
Volume 15 (2015)
Volume 14 (2014)
Volume 13 (2013)
Volume 12 (2012)
Volume 11 (2011)
Volume 10 (2010)
Volume 9 (2009)
Volume 8 (2008)
Volume 7 (2007)
Volume 6 (2006)
Volume 5 (2004/2005)
Volume 4 (2002/2003)
Volume 3 (2000/2001)
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 27 (2027): 2 issues; ca. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR | |
| Volume 26 (2026): 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. 1‒25; 1998‒2025) | 50 issues; 7,500 pp. | EUR 4,697.00 | EUR 5,171.00 |
| Volume 25 (2025) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 24 (2024) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 23 (2023) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 20‒22 (2020‒2022) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 19 (2019) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 18 (2018) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 17 (2017) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 16 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 15 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 14 (2014) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 13 (2013) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 1‒12 (1998‒2012) | 2 issues; avg. 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Languages in Contrast 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: kristel.vangoethemuclouvain.be / gudrun.vanderbauwhedeumons.ac.be
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 declaration of) the use of Artificial Intelligence.
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 (+ VAT/tax if applicable). 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 the criteria for articles covered under the agreement.
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.