Target

Aims & Scope

Target is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal aiming to promote the interdisciplinary scholarly study of translational phenomena from any part of the world and in any medium.

The journal presents research on various forms of translation and interpreting approached from historical, cultural, literary, sociological, linguistic, cognitive, philosophical, or other viewpoints that may be of relevance to the development of the discipline.

It aims to combine the highest scholarly standards with maximum transparency and reader-friendliness.

Target welcomes articles with a theoretical, empirical, or applied focus.

It has a special preference for papers that somehow combine these dimensions and for those that position themselves at the cutting edge of the discipline.

The purpose of the review section is to introduce and critically discuss the most important recent publications in the field and to reflect its evolution.

The journal periodically zooms in on specific topics or areas by means of guest-edited special issues.

It also welcomes shorter position papers to encourage open discussion in a “Forum” section of the journal.

To facilitate involvement of authors, referees and readers from the whole world, the official language of publication of Target is English.

To minimize the adverse effects of such a policy and honour the journal’s core topics of multilingualism and translation, Target runs an active and collaborative multilingual companion website, which welcomes translations into a wide range of languages of recent or older articles and reviews from the journal.

Target publishes its articles Online First.

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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

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Corpora in Translation Studies

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Mona

• The Pivotal Status of the Translator’s Habitus

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Daniel

• Towards a Methodology for Investigating the Style of a Literary Translator

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Mona

• The Translator's Voice in Translated Narrative

  Citation: 194

  Authors: Theo

• Habitus, field and discourse

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Moira

• From ‘Is’ to ‘Ought’

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Andrew

• The cognitive basis of translation universals

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Sandra L.

• Translation and Original

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Kitty M. van

• How to be a (recognized) translator

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Rakefet

• Think-aloud protocols in translation research

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Silvia