Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
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Impact Factor: 0.7Journal Citation Indicator: 0.46
CiteScore: 1.5
SNIP: 0.715 SJR: 0.388
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The Journal of Second Language Pronunciation is a scholarly journal devoted to research into the acquisition, perception, production, teaching, assessment, and description of prosodic and segmental pronunciation of second languages (L2) in all contexts of learning. The journal encourages research that connects theory and practice, enhances our understanding of L2 phonological learning processes, and provides connections between L2 pronunciation and other areas of applied linguistics such as pragmatics, speech perception, and technology-enhanced language learning.
The Journal publishes full-length empirical studies and brief reports of experimental, instructed, and naturalistic research about L2 pronunciation, as well as review articles that synthesize research perspectives of key pronunciation issues from different disciplines. We additionally publish (a) teaching-oriented papers detailing successful practices and research-based instruction and (b) invited reviews of technology and books focused on L2 pronunciation.
Contributions focusing on empirical research will represent all portions of the methodological spectrum including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches. The journal invites papers on topics such as intelligibility and comprehensibility, accent, phonological acquisition, the use of technology (such as automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech, and CAPT), spoken language assessment, the social impact of L2 pronunciation, the ethics of pronunciation teaching, pronunciation acquisition in less commonly taught languages, speech perception and its relationship to speech production, and other topics.
The Journal of Second Language Pronunciation publishes its articles Online First
Issues
Online-first articlesVolume 12 (2026)
Volume 11 (2025)
Volume 10 (2024)
Volume 9 (2023)
Volume 8 (2022)
Volume 7 (2021)
Volume 6 (2020)
Volume 5 (2019)
Volume 4 (2018)
Volume 3 (2017)
Volume 2 (2016)
Volume 1 (2015)
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General information about our electronic journals.
Subscription rates
All prices for print + online include postage/handling.
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 13 (2027): 4 issues; ca. 600 pp. | EUR | EUR | |
| Volume 12 (2026): 3 issues; ca. 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.
Available back-volumes
| Online-only | Print + online | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete backset (Vols. 1‒11; 2015‒2025) | 29 issues; 4,350 pp. | EUR 2,390.00 | EUR 2,807.00 |
| Volume 11 (2025) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 10 (2024) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 9 (2023) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volumes 6‒8 (2020‒2022) | 3 issues; avg. 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 5 (2019) | 3 issues; 450 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 4 (2018) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 3 (2017) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 2 (2016) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
| Volume 1 (2015) | 2 issues; 300 pp. | EUR | EUR |
Author info
Manuscripts can be submitted through the journal's online submission and manuscript tracking site. Please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors before you submit your paper.
If you are not able to submit online, or for any other editorial correspondence, please contact the editors by e-mail: JournalSLPgmail.com
Articles under consideration are double-blind peer-reviewed and decisions on all published content are made by the editors.
Ethics
John Benjamins journals are committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and to supporting ethical research practices.
Authors and reviewers are kindly requested to read this Ethics Statement.
Please also note our statement on the use of Artificial Intelligence.
Rights and Permissions
Authors must ensure that they have permission to use any third-party material in their contribution; the permission should include perpetual (not time-limited) world-wide distribution in print and electronic format. For more information, consult our Rights & Permissions page.
For information on authors' rights, please consult the Author Rights page.
Open Access
Articles accepted for this journal can be made Open Access through payment of an Article Publication Charge (APC) of EUR 1800 (+ VAT/tax if applicable). To arrange this, please contact openaccessbenjamins.nl as soon as your paper has been accepted for publication. More information can be found on the publisher's Open Access Policy page.
Corresponding authors from institutions with which John Benjamins has a Read & Publish arrangement can publish Open Access without paying a fee. Please consult this list of institutions for up-to-date information on the criteria for articles covered under the agreement.
For information about permission to post a version of your article online or in an institutional repository ('green' open access or self-archiving), please consult the rights information page.
If the article is not (to be made) Open Access, there is no fee for the author to publish in this journal.
Archiving
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John Levis Award
Winner of the John Levis Award for Outstanding Publication
2026
