Announcing a New Special Section of Language and Cognitive Processes:
Cognitive Neuroscience of Language

Language and Cognitive Processes provides an international forum for the publication of theoretical and experimental research into the mental processes and representations involved in language use. The psychological study of language has attracted increasing research interest over the past three decades, and Language and Cognitive Processes provides a common focus for this enterprise. The journal is also interested in fostering the relationship between cognitive theoretical accounts of language and its neural bases. From 2009, two issues per year will be devoted to the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language to highlight the strong interest in the growing influence of cognitive neuroscience methodologies.

The journal emphasises the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of language. Apart from research in experimental and developmental psychology, Language and Cognitive Processes publishes work derived from linguistics, philosophy, cognitive neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and computational modelling. Contributions are accepted in the form of experimental and observational studies, theoretical discussions, short notes and replies, and review articles.

New Special Section Announcement!

In 2009 Language and Cognitive Processes will broaden its remit by publishing two additional issues a year devoted to the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language. The development of cognitive neuroscience methodologies has significantly broadened the empirical scope of experimental language studies. Both hemodynamic imaging and electrophysiological approaches provide new perspectives on the representation and processing of language, and add important constraints on the development of theoretical accounts of language function.

In light of the strong interest in and growing influence of these new tools Language and Cognitive Processes will publish two issues a year on the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language. All types of articles will be considered, including reviews, whose submission is encouraged. Submissions should exemplify the subject in its most straightforward sense: linking good cognitive science and good neuroscience to answer key questions about the nature of language and cognition.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's Scholar One website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/plcp. When submitting, please select "Cognitive Neuroscience of Language" from the manuscript type drop down.

Peer Review Integrity
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by independent expert referees.

SPECIAL ISSUES
Issues devoted to a single topic are occationally published in this journal; these are sent free to subscribers, and are also available to purchase separately as books for non-subscribers. Click on the titles below or read about forthcoming special issues.

• Processing the Chinese Language
  Guest Editors: Xiaolin Zhou, Zheng Ye and Him Cheung, Hsuan-Chih Chen
  Volume 24, Issues 7,8 (September 2009) ISBN 978-1-84872-722-9
• Speech-accompanying Gestures
  Guest Editor: Sotaro Kita
  Volume 24, Issue 2 (January 2009) ISBN 978-1-84872-706-9
• Advances in Morphological Processes
  Guest Editors: Ram Frost, Jonathan Grainger, Manuel Carreiras
  Volume 23, Issues 7,8 (December 2008) ISBN 978-1-84169-867-0
• Cracking the Othorgraphic Code
  Guest Editor: Jonathan Grainger
  Volume 23, Issue 1 (2008) ISBN 1-84169-846-5
• Language Production: First International Workshop on Language Production
  Guest Editors: Xavier Alario, Albert Costa, Martin Pickering and Victor Ferreira
  Volume 21, Issues 7-8 (2006) ISBN 1-84169-819-9

International Workshops on Language Production:

• Language Production: Sublexical, lexical, and supralexical information
  Guest Editors: Jens Boelte, Matthew Goldrick, Pienie Zwitserlood
  Volume 24, Issue 5 (June 2009) ISBN 978-1-84872-710-6
• Language Production: Third International Workshop on Language Production
  Guest Editors: Matthew Goldrick, Albert Costa and Niels Schiller
  Volume 23, Issue 4 (2008) ISBN 1-84169-856-4
• Language Production: Second International Workshop on Language Production
  Guest Editors: Niels O. Schiller, Victor S. Ferreira and F.-Xavier Alario
  Volume 22, Issue 8 (2007) ISBN 1-84169-840-3
• Language Production: First International Workshop on Language Production
  Guest Editors: Xavier Alario, Albert Costa, Martin Pickering and Victor Ferreira
  Volume 21, Issues 7-8 (2006) ISBN 1-84169-819-9

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