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0.92025 Impact Factor
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2.62025 CiteScore
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Emmanuel Chemla
Yasutada Sudo
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Journal of Semantics covers theoretical issues related to meaning in natural language, with a focus on formal and experimental methods. It welcomes submissions on semantics, pragmatics, the syntax/semantics interface, cross-linguistic variation in semantics/pragmatics, experimental studies of meaning, and semantically informed philosophy of language.
Special Issues: Call for Proposals for 2027
The Journal of Semantics invites Special Issue proposals for 2027, seeking timely and original themes that advance research on meaning in natural language. Proposals should be submitted by September 30, 2026.
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