Journal Guide

Serving the breadth of the general and applied linguistics communities; Ampersand offers a highly–visible, open access home for authors. An international, peer–reviewed journal; Ampersand welcomes submissions originating in applied and historical linguistics, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics, semantics, sociolinguistics and syntax. Ampersand offers an alternative outlet for work which might not be considered, or is classed as 'out of scope' elsewhere and prioritizes fast peer review and publication to the benefit of authors and readers.

Ampersand caters to a comprehensive audience, ranging from language researchers, linguists, teachers, educationalists, practitioners and those with a general interest in language and linguistics. The journal aims to encourage the free exchange of information between researchers by being a forum for the constructive discussion and debate of issues in both theoretical and applied research. The journal welcomes all types of paper from traditional 'full' research articles, short communications, opinion pieces, book reviews, case studies, literature reviews and applications. Ampersand also offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections to reflect current interest and research in topical or developing areas. The journal fully supports authors wanting to present their research in an innovative fashion through the use of modern multimedia in the award–winning 'article of the future' format on ScienceDirect®.

Benefits to authors
Ampersand is a fully open access journal, available internationally via the ScienceDirect® platform. The journal benefits from a series of cross-editorial agreements with other key linguistics journals including Lingua¸ Journal of Pragmatics, Language & Communication, System, Journal of English for Academic Purposes and Journal of Phonetics. Under these agreements, selected papers that have already been reviewed may be passed to Ampersand to facilitate fast and efficient editorial decision–making.

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Amyloid: the Journal of Protein Folding Disorders is dedicated to the study of all aspects of the protein groups and associated disorders that are classified as the amyloidoses as well as other disorders associated with abnormal protein folding. The Journal has a major focus on etiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, chemical structure and the nature of fibrillogenesis and also publishes papers on the genetic aspects (both basic and clinical) of many of these disorders.Amyloid is recognised as one of the leaders in the publication of the classification of the amyloid proteins and the associated disorders as well as clinical studies of all aspects of the amyloid related neurodegenerative diseases and major clinical studies on the inherited amyloidosis , especially those related to transthyretin. The Journal also publishes book reviews, meeting reports, editorials, thesis abstracts, review articles and symposia in the various areas listed above.The journal is a recommended resource for basic scientists, students of neurodegenerative disorders (neurologists), histopathologists, geneticists, as well as a broad spectrum of clinicians whose specialties are impacted by various amyloid diseases.Amyloid: the Journal of Protein Folding Disorders is the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration is an exciting new initiative. It represents a timely expansion of the journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in response to the clinical, imaging pathological and genetic overlap between ALS and frontotemporal dementia. The expanded journal provides outstanding coverage of research in a wide range of issues related to motor neuron diseases, especially ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and cognitive decline associated with frontotemporal degeneration. The journal also covers related disorders of the neuroaxis when relevant to these core conditions. The Editorial Board comprises key opinion leaders in ALS and FTD. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration aims to disseminate information on new developments in the pathogenesis and management of ALS and FTD, and enhance awareness of these devastating and often under-recognised disorders.