International Journal of Legal Discourse
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Editor-in-Chief:
Le Cheng
About this journal
Objective
The International Journal of Legal Discourse (IJLD) is associated with Multicultural Association of Law and Language and International Academy of Linguistic Law. This journal covers both verbal and non-verbal aspects of legal discourse. This journal aims to provide a world-class platform for academic exchanges in legal discourse as well as its neighboring areas, tapping into research on law, discourse analysis, linguistics, politics, semiotics, sociology and psychology. This journal invites contributions examining the interface of law and other disciplines, and exploring the interaction among law professionals, administrators, policy makers and other social actors.
- law
- discourse studies
- applied linguistics
- sociology
Article formats
Research articles, Reviews
Your Benefits
- Wide range of topics within the study of legal discourse
- In-depth discussions led by law professionals, administrators, policy makers and other social actors
- Both verbal and non-verbal aspects of legal discourse
- Interdisciplinary approach combining state-of-the-art research results in law, discourse analysis, linguistics, politics, semiotics, sociology and psychology
- Rigorous peer-review
History
Since 2009 when the Multicultural Association of Law and Language was found with the secretariat located in Hong Kong, studies and collaboration in legal discourse have been frequent and productive between universities and institutions, including Aston University, China University of Political Science and Law,City University of Hong Kong, Columbia Law School, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Örebro University, Peking University, University of California, Seattle University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Tokyo, Tulane University, University of Aarhus, University of Exeter, University of Geneva, University of Haifa, University of Toronto, University of Washington, and Zhejiang University. With the successful running of the conference series under the Multicultural Association of Law and Language as well as the International Academy of Linguistic Law, and during the collaboration with other associations such as the International Association of Forensic Linguistics, the International Roundtables for the Semiotics of Law, the International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, and China Behavior Law Association, we come to realize that we need a pertinent label to address the whole spectrum studing legal phenomena, not only written, such as legislation, but also spoken, such as courtroom oral interaction, as well as non-verbal, such as physical evidence and courtroom settings, and we also come to understand that the interdisciplinary studies of legal phenomena will provide fresh insights. After several rounds of discussions, exchanges and even debates among the editorial board and between the editorial board and the Publisher, De Gruyter Mouton, we have finally agreed to choose a very representative and innovative title for our journal: International Journal of Legal Discourse.
| Journal Impact Factor | 2.4 | 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025) |
| 5-year Journal Impact Factor | 1.9 | 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025) |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 1.32 | 2024, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2025) |
| CiteScore | 3.0 | 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025) |
| SCImago Journal Rank | 0.449 | 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
| Source Normalized Impact per Paper | 0.949 | 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
Submission
Please submit your manuscript directly to the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Le Cheng: chengle163@hotmail.com
Your benefits of publishing with us
- Online publication with short turnaround times
- High impact
- High quality peer-review
- Free publication of color figures both in online and print editions and no page charges
- Optional open access publication
- Every article easily discoverable because of SEO and comprehensive abstracting and indexing services
- Secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico
Submission process
- Submissions should be formatted according to the De Gruyter Mouton journal style sheet, especially regarding the proper format for citations and reference entries
- Submission of your paper
- Peer review process
- The editorial office will forward your manuscript for peer-review
- If accepted: you have the option to publish your article open access
Additional information for manuscript formatting
- Manuscripts should be no longer than 30–35 pages.
- Review articles should be headed 'Review article' and given an appropriate title that is different from the title of the work(s) under review. The title should be followed by an asterisked footnote, placed at the bottom of the first page of text, containing the bibliographical details of the work(s) under review: *Ray Jackendoff, Languages of the mind: Essays on mental representation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1992.
- References to the work under review should be cited by page number alone (e.g., 'p. 16'). Otherwise, the references should conform to the style for articles.
- Corrections. Authors are asked to check their manuscripts very carefully before submitting them in order to prevent delays at the proof stage. Especially check in-text citations against listings in the References section, to be sure dates and spelling match, and that all works cited are listed.
- Proofs. Authors will receive PDF page proofs for correction which must be returned by dates determined by the publication schedule.
- Author copy. Upon publication, authors will receive electronic access to their contribution. Guest editors of special issues will receive complimentary print copies of the issue.
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- Once your article is accepted you have the option to publish it open access.
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We look forward to receiving your manuscript!
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Editor-in-Chief
Le Cheng (Zhejiang University, China)
Co-Editor
Marco Man Ho Wan (The University of Hong Kong, China)
Managing Editor
Jian Li (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China)
Review Editor
Jiamin Pei (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China)
Editorial Board
Janet Ainsworth (Seattle University, USA)
Vijay Bhatia (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
Lucja Biel (University of Warsaw, Poland)
Malcolm Coulthard (Aston University, UK)
Marcel Danesi (University of Toronto, Canada)
Diana Eades (University of New England, Australia)
Jan Engberg (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Laura Ervo (Örebro University, Sweden)
Maurizio Gotti (University of Bergamo, Italy)
Craig Hoffman (Georgetown University, USA)
Ming Hu (Zhejiang University, China)
Christopher Hutton (The University of Hong Kong, China)
Kyo Kageura (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Susan Petrilli (Università di Bari, Italy)
Gianluca Pontrandolfo (Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy)
Richard Powell (Nihon University, Japan)
Gary Prideaux (University of Alberta, Canada)
Fernando Prieto Ramos (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Susan Šarčević (University of Rijeka, Croatia)
Wei Shen (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
King Kui Sin (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Jesús Romero Trillo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
Joseph-G Turi (International Academy of Linguistic Law, Canada)
Anne Wagner (Lille University, France)
Guiguo Wang (Zhejiang University, China)
Catherine Way (University of Granada, Spain)
Zhiguo Xi (China University of Political Science and Law, China)
Yun Zhao (The University of Hong Kong, China)
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