Submissions

Living Languages publishes two types of volumes:

  • Regular volume with Chronicles, Research Papers and Project Descriptions
  • Yearly edition with Pedagogical Materials for Language Revitalization

The journal accepts four types of contributions with different formats and goals as explained below. Contributions in a lingua franca, will undergo a standard double-blind peer-review process. For contributions in languages being revitalized, we ask authors to arrange for another member of the language community to review the contribution and also suggest someone external who, if proficient in the language in question, might review the paper. For more information about each type of submission click on their subtitles below.

  • CHRONICLES: These papers share narratives, testimonials and experiences in language revitalization scenarios. These contributions are intended as a forum for language communities and their members that want to support other revitalizationists by sharing their experiences.
  • RESEARCH PAPERS: Research papers should explicitly focus on practical and theoretical topics in language revitalization and sustainability. We do understand that approaches to language revitalization are multiprong and may require a multitude of customized actions based on different disciplines. When using methodological and theoretical frameworks from other disciplines, authors should establish the connections with the body of research and the methodological issues in language revitalization.
  • PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS: Revitalization project descriptions are 10-page long texts that present project proposals at different stages, from the conceptualization phase to their implementation or evaluation. The primary difference between a Project Description and a Chronicle is the stage of the work. Chronicles should report on current or past experiences. Project descriptions are plans for future work and work in progress being undertaken by a given community or group of scholars.
  • PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS: The annual volume on pedagogical materials is intended as a venue in which revitalizationists can showcase materials they have created. The goal is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and resources and create a repository that can be accessed by a larger, international audience. Therefore, this special volume welcomes materials that have been published before.
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Living Languages is an international, multilingual journal dedicated to topics in language revitalization and sustainability. The goal of the journal is to promote scholarly work and experience-sharing in the field. The primary focus is on bringing together language revitalization practitioners from a diversity of backgrounds, whether academic or not, within a peer-reviewed publication venue that is not limited to academic contributions and is inclusive of a diversity of perspectives and forms of expression. This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution..


Focus and Scope

Approaches to language revitalization are multiprong and require a multitude of customized actions. Further, linguistic and cultural traditions organize and share information using a diversity of epistemological frames and perspectives. Thus, it is not enough to say that we treasure different ways of understanding our world if we do not promote a diversity of perspectives. Therefore, Living Languages • Lenguas Vivas • Línguas Vivas strongly encourages authors to explore the use of novel or traditional forms of knowledge transmission in information sharing. For this purpose, the peer-review process of the journal is tailored to the specific type of contribution (see details under Submission Types).

In keeping with the goals of language revitalization, and in an effort to contribute to the expansion of domains of use for minoritized languages, Living Languages • Lenguas Vivas • Línguas Vivas accepts contributions in any language being revitalized and, at this time, in three lingua francas (English, Spanish and Portuguese, see submission details). For contributions in a language being revitalized, we encourage contributors to provide a 1,000-word summary in a lingua franca so that as many readers as possible are able to learn about the work.

Copyright Notice

All the articles in Living Languages • Lenguas Vivas • Línguas Vivas are licensed under a "share alike" CC-BY-SA license.

Open Access Statement

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Peer Review

Contributions in a lingua franca, will undergo a standard double-blind peer-review process. For contributions in languages being revitalized, we ask authors to arrange for another member of the language community to review the contribution and also suggest someone external who, if proficient in the language in question, might review the paper.

Licences

Living Languages allows the following licences for submission:

  • CC BY-SA 4.0
    Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

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