Before beginning a submission, prepare both an Anonymous
Manuscript and an Identified Manuscript.
General ELR manuscripts should normally be in English and LaTeX is strongly preferred. Manuscripts for the Special Collection The History of Chinese and Linguistic Theory (HCLT) must be in Traditional Chinese and must include both Word and PDF files.
Before You Submit
Please complete the following checks before opening the online submission workflow.
- Confirm that the manuscript falls within the Aims and Scope.
- Prepare the manuscript according to the Author Guidelines.
- Prepare a fully anonymised reviewer version in accordance with Ensuring an Anonymous Review .
- Prepare a separate identified version containing complete author information.
- Confirm that all authors and the intended author order are correct.
- Disclose previous versions, competing interests, funding, and other relevant information accurately.
Submission Types
ELR
ELR Main Journal
Original research in theoretical and generative linguistics, including syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, interfaces, comparative grammar, and related areas.
Original research in theoretical and generative linguistics, including syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, interfaces, comparative grammar, and related areas.
HCLT
The History of Chinese and Linguistic Theory
Research on Chinese historical linguistics, historical grammar, philology, language change, excavated texts, and the interaction between Chinese-language research and linguistic theory.
Research on Chinese historical linguistics, historical grammar, philology, language change, excavated texts, and the interaction between Chinese-language research and linguistic theory.
RCTL
A Review of Cutting-Edge Theories in Linguistics
Critical and theoretically informed reviews of emerging frameworks, current debates, and recent developments in linguistic theory.
Critical and theoretically informed reviews of emerging frameworks, current debates, and recent developments in linguistic theory.
PCP
Contemporary Phonetics and Phonology
Research in contemporary phonetics, phonological theory, experimental phonology, generative phonology, and phonetics–phonology interfaces.
Research in contemporary phonetics, phonological theory, experimental phonology, generative phonology, and phonetics–phonology interfaces.
FORUM
ELR Theoretical Forum
Concise theoretical interventions, arguments, responses, and focused contributions intended to stimulate discussion on significant questions in linguistic theory.
Concise theoretical interventions, arguments, responses, and focused contributions intended to stimulate discussion on significant questions in linguistic theory.
Submission Files
General ELR
Anonymous manuscript + Identified manuscript.
English is required unless a specific publication programme
states otherwise. LaTeX source and compiled PDF are strongly
preferred.
HCLT
Traditional Chinese. Anonymous Word + Anonymous PDF +
Identified Word + Identified PDF are required.
Supplementary files
Upload data, appendices, code, figures, or other supporting
files separately where appropriate.
Cover Letter
Optional
Optional
Authors are encouraged, but not required, to upload a brief
Cover Letter. It is for editorial use only
and is kept separate from the anonymized manuscript supplied
to reviewers.
See Cover Letter guidance →
See Cover Letter guidance →
What Happens After Submission
- Technical and completeness check.
- Initial assessment by a Co-Editor-in-Chief.
- Assignment to the relevant Subject Editor.
- Invitation of normally at least two independent reviewers.
- Double-anonymous external peer review.
- Editorial synthesis and, where appropriate, revision.
- Additional or third review where necessary.
- Joint final academic decision by the Co-Editors-in-Chief.
- Production and continuous publication following acceptance.
Full details are available in Editorial Policies .
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Official ELR Submission System
Submit through ELR
When your anonymous and identified files are ready, continue to the official online submission workflow.