NOWELE

Aims & Scope

NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution is an interdisciplinary journal devoted not only to the study of the early and more recent history of a locally determined group of languages, but also to the study of purely theoretical questions concerning language development.

NOWELE welcomes submissions dealing with all aspects of the histories of – and with intra- and extra-linguistic factors contributing to change and variation within – Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Frisian, Dutch, German, English, Gothic and the Early Runic language.

Accordingly, studies involving past and present neighbouring languages such as Celtic, Finnish, Lithuanian, Russian and French, in so far as these have played and are playing a role in the development or present status of north-western European languages through contact, will be accepted.

NOWELE accepts, after peer review, papers within the outlined framework analyses based on classical philological principles, studies of a minute detail, be it a socio-historical phenomenon or a theoretical concept, as well as analyses dealing with a larger group of phenomena or with the problems which a theory may present.

NOWELE welcomes review articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.228

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19615

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	13

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Some Aspects of Wh-Questions in Frisian

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Inge

• The Historical Implications of the Scandinavian Linguistic Element in English

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Bente Hyldegaard

• The Origins of the English Gerund

  Citation: 25

  Authors: George

• Old Icelandic

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Eiríkur

• Voiced Fricatives in Dutch

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Carlos, Rolf H.

• The Pan-West Germanic Isoglosses and the Subrelationships of West Germanic to Other Branches

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Patrick V.

• Oblique Subjects in Old Scandinavian

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Jóhanna

• How 'Common' Was Common Scandinavian?

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Michael

• Betrachtungen Zum Auf- und Abstieg Einiger Präpositionaler Konstruktionen im Englischen

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Günter

• Urnordisch <i>-a</i> im Nominativ Singularis der Maskulinen <i>n</i>-Stämme

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Robert

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