Journal of West African Languages

Journal of West African Languages  
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
J. West. Afr. Lang.
Discipline Linguistics
Language English, French
Edited by Keir Hansford
Ngessimo Mutaka
Publication details
Publisher
West African Linguistic Society
Publication history
1964-present
Frequency Biannually
Indexing
ISSN 0022-5401
LCCN 64009419
OCLC no. 844072
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The Journal of West African Languages is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the study of West African languages. It is the official publication of the West African Linguistic Society.

History

The journal was established in 1964 and up to volume 8 published by Cambridge University Press. It was subsequently taken over by the West African Linguistic Society. Editing and production were initially undertaken at the University of Ibadan, but production was later transferred to the Summer Institute of Linguistics beginning with volume 12.

The journal is published in volumes of two issues per year (May and November), in print form only. Earlier editions are available on-line.

The current editor-in-chief is Keir Hansford (SIL International).

Indexing and abstracting

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Abstracts in Anthropology, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, and Scopus.

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