期刊名称：LANGUAGE AND SPEECH
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Language and Speech provides an international forum for communication among researchers in the disciplines that contribute to our understanding of the production, perception, processing, learning, use, and disorders of speech and language. The journal accepts reports of original research in all these areas.
Interdisciplinary submissions are encouraged. Corpus-based, experimental, and observational research bringing spoken or written language within the domain of linguistic, psychological, or computational models are particularly welcome.
Purely clinical, linguistic, philosophical, or technological offerings should be sent elsewhere. The journal may commission book reviews, theoretically motivated literature reviews, conference reports, and brief tutorial introductions to new areas of research.
Abstracting/Indexing
Current Contents Connect: Social and Behavioral Sciences edition
ERIC Database
ERIC Database (Science/Maths/Environ. Educ.)
Journal Citation Report – Science edition
Journal Citation Reports - Social Sciences Edition
PsycINFO
Science Citation Index
Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
Instructions to Authors
1. Peer review policy
Unlike some journals, Language and Speech does not encourage anonymity for the peer review process. Author names and institutions are always identified. In the interests of fairness and useful continued discussion, Language and Speech encourages reviewers to identify themselves to the authors, however, at their discretion, reviewers may opt to remain anonymous. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees. We make every effort to complete the review process within three months.
2. Article types
Language and Speech provides an international forum for communication among researchers in the disciplines that contribute to our understanding of the production, perception, processing, learning, use, and disorders of speech and language.
The journal accepts reports of original research in all these areas. Interdisciplinary submissions are encouraged. Corpus-based, experimental, and observational research bringing spoken or written language within the domain of linguistic, psychological, or computational models are particularly welcome.
Purely clinical, linguistic, philosophical, or technological offerings should be sent elsewhere. The journal may commission book reviews, theoretically motivated literature reviews, conference reports, and brief tutorial introductions to new areas of research.
3. How to submit your manuscript
Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you carefully read and adhere to all the guidelines and instructions to authors provided below. Manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.
Manuscripts should be submitted online via SAGE Track: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/LAS
If you are a new user, you will first need to create an account. Submissions should be made by logging in and selecting the Author Center and the 'Click here to Submit a New Manuscript' option. Follow the instructions on each page, clicking the 'Next' button on each screen to save your work and advance to the next screen. If at any stage you have any questions or require the user guide, please use the ‘Online Help’ button at the top right of every screen.
Book reviews should be addressed to:
The 'Language and Speech' Editorial Office
Research Department
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
U.S.A.
For complete instructions please refer to:
Manuscript Preparation:
http://www.asel.udel.edu/lgsp/PrepInfo.html
Manuscript Submission:
http://www.asel.udel.edu/lgsp/SubInfo.html
Problems with submissions should be e-mailed to: lgsp@asel.udel.edu
4. Journal contributor’s publishing agreement
Before publication SAGE requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor�s Publishing Agreement. SAGE�s Journal Contributor�s Publishing Agreement is a exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than SAGE. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
4.1 SAGE Choice and Open Access
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to non subscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in SAGE Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let SAGE know directly if you are choosing SAGE Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit SAGE Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at SAGE, including self author archiving deposits (green open access) visit SAGE Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.
5. Declaration of conflicting interests
Within your Journal Contributor�s Publishing Agreement you will be required to make a certification with respect to a declaration of conflicting interests. Language and Speech does not require a declaration of conflicting interests but recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway.
6. Other conventions
None applicable.
7. Acknowledgements
Any acknowledgements should appear first at the end of your article prior to your Declaration of Conflicting Interests (if applicable), any notes and your References.
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an `Acknowledgements’ section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a department chair who provided only general support. Authors should disclose whether they had any writing assistance and identify the entity that paid for this assistance.
7.1 Funding Acknowledgement
To compile with the guidance for Research Funders, Authors and Publishers issued by the Research Information Network (RIN), Language and Speech additionally requires all Authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading. All research articles should have a funding acknowledgement in the form of a sentence as follows, with the funding agency written out in full, followed by the grant number in square brackets:
This work was supported by the Medical Research Council [grant number xxx].
Multiple grant numbers should be separated by comma and space. Where the research was supported by more than one agency, the different agencies should be separated by semi-colon, with �and� before the final funder. Thus:
This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the Natural Environment Research Council [grant number zzzz]; and the Economic and Social Research Council [grant number aaaa].
In some cases, research is not funded by a specific project grant, but rather from the block grant and other resources available to a university, college or other research institution. Where no specific funding has been provided for the research we ask that corresponding authors use the following sentence:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Please include this information under a separate heading entitled �Funding� directly after any other Acknowledgements prior to your �Declaration of Conflicting Interests� (if applicable), any Notes and your References. For more information on the guidance for Research Funders, Authors and Publishers, please visit: http://www.rin.ac.uk/funders-acknowledgement
8. Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway..
9. Manuscript style
9.1 File types
Only electronic files conforming to the journal's guidelines will be accepted. Preferred formats for the text and tables of your manuscript are Word DOC, RTF, XLS. Plain text or ASCII files are also accepted. We do not accept LATEX files. Please also refer to additional guideline on submitting artwork and supplemental files below.
9.2 Journal Style
Language and Speech conforms to the SAGE house style. Click here to review guidelines on SAGE UK House Style .
9.3 Reference Style
Language and Speech operates an APA reference style. Click here to review the guidelines on APA to ensure your manuscript conforms to this reference style. Authors are especially asked to ensure that every reference made to another work within the body of the article is accurately matched to a corresponding entry in the bibliography.
9.4. Manuscript Preparation
The text should be double-spaced throughout and with a minimum of 3cm for left and right hand margins and 5cm at head and foot. Text should be standard 10 or 12 point.
9.4.1 Your Title, Keywords and Abstracts: Helping readers find your article online
The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article online through online search engines such as Google. Please refer to the information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords by visiting SAGE�s Journal Author Gateway Guidelines on How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.
9.4.2 Corresponding Author Contact details
Provide full contact details for the corresponding author including email, mailing address and telephone numbers. Academic affiliations are required for all co-authors. These details should be presented separately to the main text of the article to facilitate anonymous peer review.
9.4.3 Guidelines for submitting artwork, figures and other graphics
For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit SAGE�s Manuscript Submission Guidelines.
If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour figures, these figures will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. If a charge applies you will be informed by your SAGE Production Editor. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from SAGE after receipt of your accepted article.
9.4.4 Guidelines for submitting supplemental files
This journal is able to host approved supplemental materials online, alongside the full-text of articles. Supplemental files will be subjected to peer-review alongside the article. For audio files, we recommend RIFF (.wav) format with minimum 16 kHz sample rate. For more information, please refer to SAGE�s Guidelines for Authors on Supplemental Files.
9.4.5 English Language Editing services
Non-English speaking authors who would like to refine their use of language in their manuscripts might consider using a professional editing service. Visit http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalgateway/msg.htm for further information.
10. After acceptance
10.1 Proofs
We will email a PDF of the proofs to the corresponding author. Any corrections should be sent to the editors within two weeks of receipt.
10.2 E-Prints
SAGE provides authors with access to a PDF of their final article. For further information please visit http://www.sagepub.co.uk/authors/journal/reprint.sp.
10.3 SAGE Production
At SAGE we place an extremely strong emphasis on the highest production standards possible. We attach high importance to our quality service levels in copy-editing, typesetting, printing, and online publication (http://online.sagepub.com/). We also seek to uphold excellent author relations throughout the publication process.
We value your feedback to ensure we continue to improve our author service levels. On publication all corresponding authors will receive a brief survey questionnaire on your experience of publishing in Language and Speech with SAGE.
10.4 OnlineFirst Publication
Language and Speech benefits from OnlineFirst, a feature offered through SAGE�s electronic journal platform, SAGE Journals Online. It allows final revision articles (completed articles in queue for assignment to an upcoming issue) to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in a final print and online journal issue which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. For more information please visit our OnlineFirst Fact Sheet
11. Further information
Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the Manuscript Submission process should be sent to the Editorial Office as follows:
The 'Language and Speech' Editorial Office
Research Department
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
U.S.A.
E-mail: lgsp@asel.udel.edu
Editorial Board
Associate Editors:
Editorial Board:
| Anne Cutler |
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, |
| Paul Warren |
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
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