Zeitschrift für Wortbildung / Journal of Word Formation

About the Journal

Zeitschrift für Wortbildung / Journal of Word Formation (ZWJW) is an open access and double-blind peer reviewed international journal. ZWJW publishes papers on word formation regarding any language and linguistic field, e.g. morphology, syntax, lexicology, phonology, semantics, pragmatics, language history, typology, dialectology, language acquisition, and language contact.

The journal is published online and releases two issues a year. It contains original papers and optionally reviews as well as general information such as announcements of conferences, meetings, workshops, etc. Special issues devoted to important topics in word formation are published occasionally.

ZWJW adheres to clearly defined editorial guidelines and ethical standards at all stages of the publication process.

An overview of the journal’s indexations can be found here.