Call for Papers:
We invite paper submissions for the Yearbook of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association (DGKL/GCLA). The Yearbook aims to enable the dynamic exchange of ideas relating to all aspects of Cognitive Linguistics both within the association and in the global Cognitive Linguistics community.
The spectrum of topics covered by the Yearbook is as broad as Cognitive Linguistics itself. As such, the Yearbook of the DGKL/GCLA does not impose specific topical requirements on contributions, as it aims to document the full range of topics investigated by members of the Cognitive Linguistics community. This includes work not just in Cognitive Linguistics in a narrow sense, but also in closely related fields such as psycholinguistics, gesture research, and Cognitive Poetics. It also includes work by researchers in related frameworks that do not (yet?) consider themselves part of the Cognitive Linguistics research program, as long as there is a clear connection to the perspective adopted by the latter.
For more details and how to submit read the full Call for Papers here.
Submission
Please send your papers (7,000–10,000 words without references) to the editors (hartmast@hhu.de and antje.quick@uni-leipzig.de). Feel free to approach the editors with expressions of interest ahead of time, to see if your envisaged paper is a good fit for the Yearbook.
Initial submissions should be in PDF format (with no restrictions on printing, copying, commenting etc.). Upon acceptance, the final version should be submitted in an editable format (.docx or LaTeX source file).
Submission process
The Yearbook of the DGKL/GCLA operates a double-blind review process. The referees are asked to assess the following aspects:
- Are the research questions and hypotheses convincing?
- Are the methods used appropriate for addressing the research question?
- Is the paper well-structured?
- Is the paper written in a clear and accessible style?
Reviewers will then make one of the following recommendations to the editors:
- accept as-is
- accept with minor revisions
- revise and resubmit for review
- reject
The final decision is made by the editors. In the initial round of reviewing, each paper is assessed by at least two independent experts from the field. If there is a second round of reviewing, the editors will usually consult one of the two original reviewers.
Hybrid Open Access
In this journal, authors have the option to publish their article under an open access license. Open Access allows you as an author to retain copyright and share your findings with colleagues and interested parties worldwide without any restraints.
Please note that authors from institutions with which we have a transformative agreement can publish open access without paying an article processing charge (APC). More information on the eligible institutions and articles can be found under the “Funding and Support” tab here.