Sign Language Studies
| Discipline | Deaf studies, deaf education, Languages, Sign Languages |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Ceil Lucas |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1972–present |
| Publisher | Gallaudet University Press (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Sign Lang. Stud. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0302-1475 (print) 1533-6263 (web) |
| Links | |
Sign Language Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering basic and applied research relating to sign languages used throughout the world founded by American linguist William Stokoe. It covers linguistic, cultural, and educational topics. Gallaudet professor emerita Ceil Lucas is currently the journal's editor.[1]
History
Sign Language Studies was founded by Gallaudet University professor William Stokoe, with first issue being printed in 1972.[1] The journal was initially published with the support of Thomas Sebeok through Mouton and Company and Indiana University (1973-1975).[citation needed] At that time the new journal was published quarterly by Stokoe's self-started publishing company, Linstok Press, in Silver Spring, Maryland.[2] Stokoe chose to number the issues consecutively since its inception. Linstok Press continued as the journal's publisher until the winter of 1996, and the last issue printed by Linstok was number 93.[3]
In the fall of 2000, following Stokoe's death, Gallaudet University Press took over publication of Sign Language Studies. The journal's numbering was restarted, and the first issue printed by the Press was numbered as Volume 1, Issue 1. David F. Armstrong, who had served on the editorial board since 1986, became the new editor of the journal. Armstrong served as editor until 2009. Gallaudet University linguistics professor Ceil Lucas took over the position of editor after Armstrong's departure.[1] Despite her retirement from the university in 2013, Dr. Lucas has continued as editor of the journal. The forthcoming issue, Volume 18, Issue 4, will be printed in Summer 2018.
Topics
Sign Languages
Since its establishment, the journal has endeavored to print articles representative of research being done around the globe. The following is a list of sign languages and dialects that have been discussed in the journal's articles since 2000 (77 in total).[4]
Editorial Board
Editors
| Editor | Years Active |
|---|---|
| William C. Stokoe | 1972-1996 |
| David F. Armstrong | 2000-2009 |
| Ceil Lucas | 2009-present |
Board Members
Members of the journal's current editorial board represent eleven different countries and 23 different institutions/organizations. The following table reflects the current editorial board, as of April 2018.[5]
| Editor | Institution/Organization | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Adam | University College London | United Kingdom |
| Glenn Anderson | University of Arkansas | United States |
| Dirksen Bauman | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Douglas Baynton | University of Iowa | United States |
| John D. Bonvillian | University of Virginia | United States |
| Onno Crasborn | Radboud University | the Netherlands |
| Karen Emmorey | San Diego State University | United States |
| Jordan Fenlon | Heriot-Watt University | United Kingdom |
| Maribel Garate | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Brian Greenwald | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Joseph Hill | National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology | United States |
| Julie A. Hochgesang | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Tom Humphries | University of California, San Diego | United States |
| Terry Janzen | University of Manitoba | Canada |
| Robert E. Johnson | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Trevor Johnston | Macquarie University | Australia |
| Arlene Kelly | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Adam Kendon | University of Pennsylvania | United States |
| Christopher Krentz | University of Virginia | United States |
| Carolyn McCaskill | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Johanna Mesch | Stockholm University | Sweden |
| Soya Mori | Institute of Developing Economies | Japan |
| Ronice Müller de Quadros | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brazil |
| Pilar Piñar | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Elena Radutzky | Mason Perkins Deafness Fund | Italy |
| Timothy Reagan | The University of Maine | United States |
| Rose Stamp | The University of Haifa | Israel |
| Gladys Tang | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | China |
| Takashi Torigoe | Hyogo University of Teacher Education | Japan |
| John Vickrey Van Cleve | Gallaudet University | United States |
| Sherman Wilcox | University of New Mexico | United States |
| Erin Wilkinson | University of Manitoba | Canada |
| Betsy (Elizabeth) Winston | Teaching Interpreting and Mentors Center | United States |
Abstracting and indexing
Indexed by HighBeam Research. Search tool, citation, and first 100 or so words of article. Subscription required to see whole article.
External links
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- ^ a b c "History of SLS". Gallaudet University Press. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Armstrong, David F. (4 May 2000). "William C. Stokoe, Jr: Founder of Sign Language Linguistics: 1919-2000". Gallaudet University Press. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Sign Language Studies". JSTOR. JSTOR. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Gallaudet University Press Influence Map: Sign Language Studies". Google Maps. Gallaudet University Press. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "SLS Editorial Board". Gallaudet University Press.