Language Policy
Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1997
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Aims & Scope
Language Policy is committed to building a sound theoretical understanding of the field through the publication of high-quality empirically driven research that covers a range of cases, situations, and regions worldwide. The journal aims to examine policymaking processes and practices by governments and governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, business enterprises, public and private institutions, community organizations, families, and other entities. It also pays attention to attempts made by minoritized groups to develop, establish, contest, disrupt, resist, appropriate or modify language (education) policies or institutional regimes of knowledge about legitimate language and speakerhood. We encourage detailed accounts of the enactment, implementation, development, and effects of specific language policies and regimes of knowledge about language practices and speakers under historical and political economic conditions. Rather than just description and/or evaluation of policies, Language Policy seeks high-quality research that allows us to understand ongoing processes of social change, has a substantial theoretical underpinning and contributes to theory-building.
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Frequently asked questions about Language Policy
Is Language Policy a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Language Policy?
Language Policy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.11.
Is Language Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Language Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Language Policy?
Language Policy is committed to building a sound theoretical understanding of the field through the publication of high-quality empirically driven research that covers a range of cases, situations, and regions worldwide. The journal aims to examine policymaking processes and practices by governments and governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, business enterprises, public and private institutions, community organizations, families, and other entities. It also pays attention to attempts made by minoritized groups to develop, establish, contest, disrupt, resist, appropriate or modi
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