Language, Cognition and Neuroscience (formerly titled Language and Cognitive Processes) publishes high-quality papers taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of brain and language, and promotes studies that integrate cognitive theoretical accounts of language and its neural bases. We publish both high quality, theoretically-motivated cognitive behavioural studies of language function, and papers which integrate cognitive theoretical accounts of language with its neurobiological foundations.

The study of language function from a cognitive neuroscience perspective has attracted intensive research interest over the last 20 years, and the development of neuroscience methodologies has significantly broadened the empirical scope of all language research. Both hemodynamic imaging and electrophysiological approaches provide new perspectives on the representation and processing of language, and place important constraints on the development of theoretical accounts of language function and its neurobiological context.  

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience considers all types of articles, including Reviews and short articles. Continuing our strong tradition in this area, Themed Issues are also warmly encouraged. To further stimulate debate, we also invite the submission of theoretical 'position papers' (Opinion Pieces) that present novel theoretical perspectives on either established or novel phenomena of relevance to the psychology of language. These papers may be used to package together into a single article a theoretical position that has evolved across a number of prior publications. Alternatively, they may be used to present novel ideas that have not been expressed elsewhere. Only papers which represent a genuine advance in the state of the science, or its interpretation, will be considered; reviews of the field, or of a single contribution to the field, will not be considered. Opinion Pieces will be reviewed according to the same standards as our other submissions. Our intention is to foster genuine debate and to provide an outlet for theoretical innovation and discussion.

All submissions should exemplify research in this domain in its most straightforward sense: integrating excellent cognitive science and excellent neuroscience to answer key questions about the nature of language and cognition in the mind and the brain.  All research papers must clearly explain the theoretical background, hypotheses to be tested and the theoretical interpretation of the results. These points should be reflected in the abstract and in the main paper. We are unlikely to review papers where the theoretical issues are not clearly laid out. Articles in Language, Cognition and Neuroscience are published online immediately after acceptance and final correction.