Journal of Internationalization and Localization

Aims & Scope

Research related with internationalization and localization is new and is more and more solicited by language businesses, software developers, translation agencies, international multilingual organizations, universities, language planning policy makers and standardization institutes.

The Journal of Internationalization and Localization (JIAL) aims at establishing a worldwide discussion forum for both professionals and academics in the area of internationalization and localization.

The scope of the journal is as broad as possible in order to target all the players in the internationalization and localization profession.

The specific aim of the journal is to leverage the full range of information, from academic research results to the floor of today's language industries, and, conversely, to leverage business experiences in order to inform academic research.

JIAL addresses an interdisciplinary readership in that it focuses on contributions that generate an impact on the localization and translation industry.

A link between professionals and academics is assured by the specific content of the articles and the members of the editorial board.

Each issue is reviewed by both academics and professionals.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Evolution of User-generated Translation

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Minako

• Uberization of translation

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Gökhan

• Research in game localisation

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Carme

• Harnessing the roar of the crowd

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Ugo, Miguel Á.

• Video Game Localisation for Fans by Fans

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Pablo

• French-language COVID-19 terminology

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Lynne

• Neural machine translation and the evolution of the localisation sector

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Sharon, Alessandra

• Fallacies of game localization

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Stephen

• Translation in the COVID-19 health emergency in Wuhan

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Peng

• The evaluation of pragmatic and functionalist aspects in localization

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Miguel A.