Focus and Scope
Focus and Scope
Most journals specifically devoted to the Spanish language adopt a philological perspective which generally focuses on diachronic aspects, literary text analysis and to some extent the interaction between cultural aspects and language. We believe that the field lacks a proper channel to publish specific works about contemporary Spanish, in any of its varieties, that are heavy on data, aim to capturing empirical generalizations over poorly understood phenomena that might not have been noticed before, and then explore the analytical possibilities to explain those generalizations.
The International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics aims to filling this gap. It is a biannual, online, open-access journal open to all areas of research inside Hispanic linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, language variation and applied linguistics. It is focused on synchronic studies and it accepts works inside all theoretical frameworks. Works that focus on historical aspects of Spanish or on other languages will be considered for publication to the extent that they explicitly compare them to any variety of contemporary Spanish. We specially encourage authors that have noticed new patterns of data or found empirical generalizations that help systematise some understudied aspect of language to submit their works.
Typically, every year we will publish one monographic volume devoted to a particular topic inside Spanish linguistics and another volume without any specific theme.
The languages of publication of the journal are Spanish, Catalan and English.
Section Policies
We accept articles (of more than ten pages, not exceeding seventy pages) and squibs (of less than ten pages). We also encourage authors to submit replies to papers previously published in the journal. We do not accept book reviews unless they have been previously agreed to with the editor. Articles that appear in the 'Puentes entre trincheras' section are editorially reviewed, and the topics for debate and the intervening authors have been preapproved by the editorial board.
Submissions
Authors that wish to submit an article are encouraged to consult this webpage for guidance about the steps to be followed.
https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/en/authoring
Peer Review Process
Peer Review Process
The journal uses a double-blind peer reviewing system. Typically, each paper will receive three reviews: two from our academic board and one from the editorial board.
Normal turn-around time for evaluation of manuscripts is two to three months from the date of receipt
Peer review ethics
Borealis adheres to the COPE ethical guidelines for peer reviewers. Reviewers, upon accepting the invitation to revise a paper for Borealis, plea to follow these guidelines.
Publication Frequency
Typically, each year the journal will publish two volumes (Spring and Autumn). In principle, journal articles and squibs will be published collectively with their own Table of Contents. In special circumstances, individual items will be added to the current volume, always inside the same calendar year.
Open Access Policy
- This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
- All content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
- The journal has no article submission charges or article processing charges.
Scientific and advisory board
Ignacio Bosque, Universidad Complutense de Madrid y RAE
José María Brucart, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Salvador Gutiérrez Ordóñez, Universidad de León y RAE
Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, University of Texas at Austin
Ana Pérez-Leroux, University of Toronto
Andrés Saab, Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Ángel Jiménez-Fernández, Universidad de Sevilla
Ángela di Tullio, Universidad del Comahue
Ángeles Carrasco Gutiérrez, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Aritz Irurtzun, CNRS
Aysa Mondoñedo, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Bruno Camus, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Carlos Piera
Carlota de Benito, University of Zurich
Cristina Sánchez López, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
David Serrano Dolader, Universidad de Zaragoza
Eulàlia Bonet, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Elena de Miguel, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Elena Felíu, Universidad de Jaén
Emma Ticio, Syracuse University
Esperanza Morales, Universidad de A Coruña
Francisco Gonzálvez-García, Universidad de Almería
Francisco Ordóñez, Stony Brook University
Gorka Elordieta, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
Isabel Oltra-Massuet, CSIC
Jaume Mateu, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Javier Ormazábal, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal HerrikoUnibertsitatea UPV/EHU
Joan Mascaró, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Jorge Iván Pérez Silva, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
José Camacho, Rutgers University
José Luis Mendívil, Universidad de Zaragoza
José María Izquierdo, Universitet i Oslo
Josefa Martín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Juan Carlos Moreno Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Juan Romeu, Sin faltas
Juana Gil, CSIC
Juana Muñoz Liceras, University of Ottawa
Karen Zagona, University of Washington
Karlos Arregi. University of Chicago
Lara Reglero, Florida State University
Laura Malena Kornfeld, CONICET / UNGS / UBA
Liliana Sánchez, Rutgers University
Louise McNally, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Luis Ángel Sáez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Mamen Horno, Universidad de Zaragoza
Manuel Leonetti, Universidad de Alcalá
Margot Vivanco, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
María J. Arche, University of Greenwich
María Lluïsa Hernanz, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
María Rosa Lloret, Universitat de Barcelona
María Teresa Espinal, CLT / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
María Victoria Pavón, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Mercedes Tubino, Universidad de Sevilla
Miguel Ángel Quesada Pacheco, Universitet i Bergen
Myriam Uribe-Etxebarria, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
Olga Batiukova, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Olga Fernández Soriano, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Pascual José Masullo, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro
Petr Pitloun, Universitet i Tromsø
Rafael Marín, Université Lille 3
Raquel González, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
Ricardo Mairal, UNED
Teresa Rodríguez Ramalle, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
M. Victoria Escandell Vidal, UNED
Violeta Martínez-Paricio, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Xavier Villalba, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Yuko Morimoto, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Referenced and listed in REDIAL / CEISAL
Journal archiving
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