[RNLD] New journal

[Nick Thieberger]

Since the RNLD list aims to make information as widely available as
possible I'd like to ask if there is any provision for open access to the
contents of the journal '*Asia-Pacific Language Variation' — *perhaps a
year after publication? It is a shame to see new journals starting up in
the old paradigm of closed access and pay-per-view, especially when the
region in focus clearly includes many students and scholars who cannot
afford to pay 70€ per year to subscribe to a single journal.

Nick Thieberger


On 17 December 2013 01:23, James N. Stanford <James.N.Stanford at dartmouth.edu
> wrote:

>  (Apologies for multiple postings)
>
>
>  John Benjamins Publishing Company is pleased to announce a new journal:
>
> *Asia-Pacific Language Variation* (APLV)
>
> This journal aims to report research on the description and analysis of
> variation and change from the Asia-Pacific region. The journal encourages
> research that is firmly based on empirical data and quantitative analysis
> of variation and change as well as the social factors that are reflected
> and constructed through language variation and change. Though much of the
> research is expected to be based on new speech data and fieldwork, the
> language data may be either oral or written, including both modern and
> historical resources.
>
> The unique emphasis of the journal is to promote understanding of the
> multifaceted linguistic communities of Asia-Pacific.
>
> APLV invites original articles on all aspects of language variation and
> change that are firmly grounded in traditions of empirical research and
> quantitative methods. Articles are welcome from all aspects of language
> inquiry dealing with language variation. We especially welcome articles on
> lesser reported languages, restructured varieties and the articles that
> report on locally relevant social factors. The journal also welcomes
> language descriptions based on innovative methods with an interest in
> variation. Apart from publishing regular research articles, the journal
> also intends to promote awareness about the languages and communities of
> the region. Such information would be published in the form of short notes.
>
> ISSN 2215-1354  E-ISSN 2215-1362
>
> Editor:
> Shobha Satyanath, University of New Delhi  (shobhas.aplv at gmail.com)
>
> Associate Editors:
> Kenjiro Matsuda, Kobe Shoin University
> Miriam Meyerhoff, Victoria University of Wellington
> James N. Stanford, Dartmouth College
>
> Editorial Board:
> Yoshiyuki Asahi, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
> Michael Dunn, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
> Nikolaus P. Himmelmann, University of Cologne
> William Labov, University of Pennsylvania
> Naomi Nagy, University of Toronto
> Carmel O'Shannessy, University of Michigan
> Shana Poplack, University of Ottawa
> Victoria Rau, Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
> Gillian Sankoff, University of Pennsylvania
> Devyani Sharma, Queen Mary University of London
>
> More information, including submission guidelines for potential authors,
> can be found at can be found on the journal's website:
> http://www.benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/aplv/main.
>
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