Focus-scope

Journal of Language and Pragmatics Studies (JLPS) (e-ISSN 2984-6051) is a peer reviewed an interdisciplinary journal of language and pragmatics studies published three times a year in April, August and December. The journal focuses on socio cultural contexts in Language and Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis, Language and Power, Book Reviews etc. The journal aims to provide a venue for language and pragmatics researchers to share theories and views in this area.

The journal covers emerging issues in Language studies, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis. Preference is given to well-researched papers that expand the frontiers of theoretical or empirical knowledge in these disciplines. It is interested in harnessing top-notched research in these fields worldwide and then making them available on open access to readers. The editorial board seeks to conduct high-quality research in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis through a thoroughly blind peer-review process.

The topics related to this journal include but are not limited to:

  • Critical discourse analysis
  • Language and culture
  • Language and power
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Pragmatics
  • Socio-pragmatics
  • Syntax and semantics
  • Grammatical metaphor
  • Language and culture
  • Rhetoric and rhetorical strategies
  • Language and globalization
  • Appraisal framework/theory
  • Contrastive linguistics
  • Systemic functional linguistics
  • English language & linguistics
  • Phonetics & phonology
  • Comparative linguistics
  • Morphology
  • Applied English linguistics
  • Language studies
  • Communication studies
  • Discourse analysis
  • Political studies
  • Book review
  • Language learning skills
  • TEFL, and teaching methods and so on.

Peer review policy

Articles in this journal are subject to double blind peer review by at least two referees. More information can be found here.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.