37.425, FYI: Editorial Change JB Journal Language Problems & Language Planning (LPLP)

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Subject: 37.425, FYI: Editorial Change JB Journal Language Problems & Language Planning (LPLP)

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Date: 30-Jan-2026
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Editorial Change JB Journal Language Problems & Language Planning (LPLP)


As of volume 50 (2026) Editor Michele Gazzola (Ulster University) will
succeed François Grin (Université de Genève) as Editor-in-Chief of the
John Benjamins journal Language Problems & Language Planning. François
Grin will remain member of the board. LPLP also welcomes Antonio Leoni
de León (University of Costa Rica) as new Editor.
Language Problems and Language Planning (LPLP) is a peer-reviewed
international and multilingual journal which focuses on language
issues and the challenges they raise for contemporary societies at
various levels and for various actors, with a particular emphasis on
how these issues are addressed and processed through language
policies.
LPLP cultivates a strongly interdisciplinary spirit. Scholars from the
full range of the social sciences and humanities are invited to submit
work that contextualizes and analyzes the ways in which language
functions in modern societies, particularly as an object of
regulation, management, and contestation. LPLP therefore welcomes work
from a wide array of disciplines, such as (but not limited to)
sociolinguistics/applied linguistics, sociology of language, political
science, economics, normative political theory, psychology, geography,
history and law. A clear language policy angle, however, remains
indispensable. Various specialities in applied linguistics, in
particular sociolinguistics or other approaches to “language in
society,” are prominently represented in submissions to the journal.
This can extend to literary studies and general linguistics. On the
other hand, LPLP does not normally carry, for example, pieces devoted
strictly to pedagogy and language learning. While case studies of
particular national or regional issues are welcome, preference is
given to work offering generalisable insights of relevance across
diverse contexts.
LPLP is particularly interested in papers combining a strong
theoretical approach with high standards of empirical treatment.
Knowledge claims are expected to display high standards of scientific
rigour, including close attention to the definition of concepts and
assumptions, methodological transparency, and the reliability and
verifiability of data. Given the journal’s interdisciplinary scope,
all authors are requested to explain their work in a way that is
accessible to curious, open-minded scholars from any discipline in the
social sciences and humanities.
LPLP maintains a longstanding interest in interlinguistics,
encompassing all planned languages and questions arising from their
development and use. A specific section of the journal is devoted to
historical and contemporary aspects of interlinguistics, including but
not limited to Esperanto. The same criteria of rigour and
interdisciplinarity apply.
LPLP publishes its articles Online First.
ISSN: 0272-2690
E-ISSN: 1569-9889
www.benjamins.com/catalog/lplp

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Applied Linguistics
                     Cognitive Science
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Translation




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