Studies in African Linguistics
Last updated ISSN 0039-3533
Studies in African Linguistics is published by George A. Smathers Libraries in arts and humanities. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Studies in African Linguistics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- African history and culture analysis
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
Key facts
| Publisher | George A. Smathers Libraries |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0039-3533, 2154-428X |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 795 |
| Publishing since | 1970 |
| Journal website | journals.flvc.org/sal/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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