Language and Cognition

Aims & Scope

Language and Cognition is the official journal of the UK Cognitive Linguistics Association.

It is a venue for the publication of high quality peer-reviewed research focusing on the interface between language and cognition.

It is open to research from the full range of subject disciplines, theoretical backgrounds, and analytical frameworks that populate the language and cognitive sciences, on a wide range of topics.

Research published in the journal uses an interdisciplinary, comparative, multi-methodological approach to advance understanding of language and cognition and their intersections.

The editors especially encourage submissions that investigate the traditional areas of cognitive linguistics (e.g., conceptual semantics, linguistic categorization, iconicity, metaphor, linguistic relativity, embodied cognition, grammaticalization, construction-based grammar) using experimental, computational, and/or corpus-based methods.

The journal publishes original research articles, systematic review articles (meta-analyses), and book reviews.

It does not publish technical reports, commentary articles, or position papers.

Normally, book reviews and review articles are solicited by the editors.

Please contact the Review Editor first if you would like to submit a book review; if you have an idea for a review article or a special issue of the journal, contact one of the General Editors with your proposal.

Only original research articles may be submitted without invitation from one of the editors.

Submitted articles should be no longer than 10,000 words, including references, footnotes and appendices.

Submissions that significantly exceed the 10,000-word upper limit may be returned by editors without comment or review.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Psychology and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,450.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• Toward a theory of semantic representation

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Gabriella, Lotte, Mark, Stavroula

• Disembodying cognition

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Anjan

• Varieties of abstract concepts and their multiple dimensions

  Citation: 127

  Authors: CATERINA, LUISA, MARCO TULLIO, ANNA M.

• When time is not space: The social and linguistic construction of time intervals and temporal event relations in an Amazonian culture

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Chris, Vera Da Silva, Jörg, Wany

• On defining image schemas

  Citation: 96

  Authors: JEAN M., CRISTÓBAL

• Metaphor, hyperbole and simile: A pragmatic approach

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Robyn, Catherine

• Automated text analysis in psychology: methods, applications, and future developments

  Citation: 88

  Authors: RUMEN, MORTEZA, EYAL

• The grammar of engagement I: framework and initial exemplification

  Citation: 64

  Authors: NICHOLAS, HENRIK, LILA

• How do infants build a semantic system?

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Suzy J., Kim

• Syntactic probabilities affect pronunciation variation in spontaneous speech

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Harry, Susanne, Inbal, Neal, Anubha, Joan