International Association of Language and Social Psychology

I A L S P

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Editor
Howard Giles University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

...explores the social dimensions of language and the linguistic implications of social life. Articles are drawn from a wide range of disciplines including linguistics, cognitive science, sociology, communication, psychology, education and anthropology.

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ISSN:0261-927X

Volume number in 2002: Volume 21

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About the Journal

Social Science Citation Index

The most recent Journal Citation Reports published by the Social Science Citation Index rank Journal of Language and Social Psychology at number 30 in Languages & Linguistics, and at number 36 in Social Psychology.

The Latest Research and Theory

The social psychology of language is a unique and valued subdiscipline in the language and communication sciences. The Journal of Language and Social Psychology is the only major journal worldwide devoted to this area of study, attracting an international authorship with data bases frequently being derived from languages other than English. The journal provides complete and balanced coverage of the latest research and theory at the cross-roads of language, mind and society. Features include original full-length articles, short research notes and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in Scope

This cross-disciplinary journal presents articles drawn from a wide range of disciplines including linguistics, cognitive science, anthropology, psychology, communication, sociology and education. Reflecting a strong tradition in the quantitative, experimental studies and positivistic theory, a valued feature of its editorial policy is that it welcomes work from diverse ideological and methodological camps. The Journal of Language and Social Psychology also critically reviews relevant books from a wide variety of disciplines and approaches.

Thematic Issues

The Journal of Language and Social Psychology occasionally publishes special issues devoted to topics of pressing interest. Guest edited by experts in the field, they provide a balanced analysis of the subject at hand. Previous highlights include: The Social Psychology of Intergroup Communication · Power of Language and Power Behind Language · Approaches to Natural Language Texts · Interpersonal Deception · Emotional Communication, Culture and Power

In-Depth Coverage

The Journal of Language and Social Psychology provides full in-depth coverage of areas such as: Sexual talk · Social cognition · Natural language generation and processing · Discourse and power · Language vitality · Linguistic factors in ageing · Social factors in bilingualism · Discourse analysis · Language attitudes · Cognitive plans and linguistic production · Languages of the mass media · Gender and language · Language and emotion · Conversation interaction · Verbal and non-verbal linkage · Language planning · Intergroup communication · Language and ethnicity.

Widely Abstracted and Indexed

The Journal of Language and Social Psychology is abstracted or indexed in: Communication Abstracts, Current Contents/ Social and Behavioral Sciences, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE), IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews), IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, Modern Language Association International Bibliography, PsycINFO and Social Science Citation Index.

The Latest Reviews

"Journal of Language and Social Psychology provides the only truly international forum for the junction between social psychology and language. It attracts the most recent developments on both sides of the Atlantic and is a must for anybody interested in the social psychology of language" - Dr. Gün R. Semin, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

"Journal of Language and Social Psychology is the flagship journal for an emerging interdisciplinary field of scholarship. The journal presents valuable contributions from established and new investigators in social psychology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and communication" - Dr. Ellen B. Ryan, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Editorial Board

Editor
Howard Giles University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Book Review Editor
Jake Harwood University of Kansas, USA

Editorial Assistant
Heather Clark University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Editorial Board
Karin Aronsson University of Linköping, Sweden
Janet Bavelas University of Victoria, Canada
Charles R Berger University of California, Davis, USA
Richard Y Bourhis University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
Joseph Cappella University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Aaron Castelan Cargile California State University Long Beach, USA
Richard Clement University of Ottawa, Canada
Nikolas Coupland Cardiff University, UK
Derek Edwards Loughborough University, UK
John Edwards St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Susan Ervin-Tripp University of California, Berkeley, USA
Stanley Feldstein University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
Klaus Fiedler University of Heidelberg, Germany
Susan R Fussell Bell Communication Research, USA
Cynthia Gallois University of Queensland, Australia
Robert C Gardner University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Tom Holtgraves Ball State University, Muncie, USA
Wendy G Lehnert Yale University, New Haven, USA
Sik Hung Ng City University of Hong Kong
James Pennebaker University of Texas, USA
W Peter Robinson University of Bristol, UK
Derek B Roger University of Canterbury, UK
Ellen Ryan McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Gün R Semin Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
William B Stiles Miami University, Oxford, USA
Margaret Wetherell The Open University, UK

Founding Editor
Howard Giles University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Contact details for Reviews Editor

Jake Harwood, Department of Commuication Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS 66045-2177, USA

Notes for Authors

Manuscripts for review should be submitted in quadruplicate to Professor Howard Giles and Professor Jim Bradac, Co-Editors, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Department of Communication, University of California, 4840 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a cover sheet giving the title, author(s), affiliation(s), full mailing address(es), and acknowledgements. There should be no reference to the author(s) in the text or notes. All manuscripts should be double spaced on one side of 81/2 x 11 paper with wide margins throughout and should follow the guidelines set forth in the Publication Manual (4th Edition) of the American Psychological Association. Manuscripts should not exceed 25 typewritten pages, with notes, references, tables, and figures on separate pages. An abstract of 150 words, as well as a short biographical paragraph, should accompany the manuscript. Manuscripts cannot be returned to authors. It is assumed that manuscripts are for exclusive consideration of the Journal and have not simultaneously been submitted elsewhere.

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