Language and Semiotic Studies

Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted via the journal’s submission system at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lass. LASS invites submissions that fall under the following categories:

• for theoretical semiotics: research papers that reflect the latest development concerning classical semiotic topics and issues, and brand-new semiotic-theoretical insights;

• for the integration of language and semiotics, we publish papers that focus on language and how language is interpreted in terms of sign signification in the fields of linguistics, literature, translation, culture, and society.

Special Issues

Language and Semiotic Studies publishes special issues devoted to topics of particular interest that align with the aims and scope of the journal. The journal has established a rigorous process to ensure that any special issue manuscripts follow the same high-quality standards and double anonymous external peer review processes as regular manuscripts. For further information on the journal’s peer review policy please see the "Instructions for Authors". If you are interested in submitting a special issue to the journal, please contact the Editorial Office at

lass@suda.edu.cn.

Your benefits of publishing with us

• All articles published open access with a CC BY 4.0 license without costs for the author.
• High quality manuscript processing.
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Submission and Peer Review Process

• Submission of your paper through ScholarOne Manuscripts online submission system.
• Please format your manuscript according to the De Gruyter Mouton journal stylesheet.
• Manuscripts must be written in clear and concise English.
• External double-blind peer-review process (you will be guided through every step).
• All articles are reviewed externally by at least two independent, expert peer-reviewers.
• The reviewing process takes on average two months. You will be informed by e-mail if your manuscript has been accepted or rejected or if it requires further attention. Every effort is made to respond to authors in a timely manner.

Please note

• Before submitting your article, please have a look at our Publication Ethics Statement and our License to Publish.
• All initial submissions are checked for plagiarism via Crossref Similarity Check.
• If you have any general questions please visit our FAQ page for journal authors.

We look forward to receiving your manuscript!

Editor-in-Chief
Jun Wang, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

Deputy Editors-in-Chief
Xiangchun Meng, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Ping Zhang, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Ningyang Chen, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

Assistant Editors
Alexander Brandt, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Junwen Cao, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Mingqiang Gao, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Qianwei He, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Zhi Huang, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Ian Hunter, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Ke Li, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Xiaofei Shi, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Juming Shen, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

Managing Editor
Qiushi Wang, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

Editorial Board
Kristian Bankov, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Paul Cobley, Middlesex University, London, UK
André De Tienne, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
Dario Dellino, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Ersu Ding, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China
Péter Hajdu, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Tony Jappy, University of Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
Seema Khanwalkar, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
Katalin Kroó, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Yunhee Lee, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
Massimo Leone, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Susan Petrilli, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Farouk Seif, Antioch University, Los Angeles, USA
Lianglin Zhang, Suzhou University of Technology, Changshu, China

Advisors
Xinren Chen, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Marcel Danesi, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Zhuanglin Hu, Peking University, Beijing, China (Chief Advisor)
Kalevi Kull, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Richard Lanigan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA
Todd Oakley, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
Inna Semetsky, University of Waikato, Tauranga, New Zealand
Paul Thibault, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
Mingyu Wang, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Tianjin, China
Yiheng Zhao, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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