Article Types

Type Length (words, excluding references) Peer review
Research article 6,000 to 9,000 Double-anonymous, at least two reviewers
Review article 7,000 to 10,000 Double-anonymous, at least two reviewers
Short report 3,000 to 4,000 Double-anonymous, at least two reviewers
Data and documentation paper (language surveys, corpora, documentation of a language or variety, with the data deposited openly) 3,000 to 5,000 Double-anonymous, at least two reviewers
Methods note (research design, instruments, or analysis for studies of language in society or in education) 3,000 to 5,000 Double-anonymous, at least two reviewers
Policy commentary 2,500 to 4,000 Editorial review plus one external reviewer
Book review 1,000 to 1,500 Editorial review