Focus and Scope

Scripta: Journal of Language, Literature, and Translation focuses on scholarly research and critical inquiry in the interconnected fields of language, literature, and translation. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, qualitative, quantitative, comparative, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary studies that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in these areas.

The journal's scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Language Studies

  • Linguistic theory and applied linguistics
  • Phonetics and phonology
  • Morphology and syntax
  • Semantics and pragmatics
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Discourse analysis
  • Corpus linguistics
  • Language variation and change
  • Language contact and multilingualism
  • Language, culture, and identity
  • Critical discourse studies
  • Language and society
  • Digital and computational approaches to language studies

2. Literature Studies

  • Literary theory and criticism
  • Comparative literature
  • World and contemporary literature
  • Literary genres and forms
  • Poetry, prose, drama, and other literary forms
  • Narrative and stylistic studies
  • Literary representation and interpretation
  • Literature, culture, and society
  • Literature and identity
  • Gender and literary studies
  • Postcolonial and decolonial literary studies
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to literature
  • Digital literature and emerging literary forms

3. Translation Studies

  • Translation theory and practice
  • Literary translation
  • Linguistic and non-literary translation
  • Interpreting studies
  • Translation strategies and procedures
  • Translation quality and assessment
  • Translation equivalence and shifts
  • Cultural aspects of translation
  • Ideology and translation
  • Audiovisual translation and subtitling
  • Localization and digital translation
  • Machine translation and translation technology
  • Corpus-based translation studies
  • Translator studies and translator competence

4. Interdisciplinary Studies

Scripta also welcomes interdisciplinary research that connects language, literature, and translation with broader areas of the humanities and social sciences, including culture, media, communication, education, history, gender studies, identity studies, and digital humanities.

The journal particularly welcomes studies that offer new theoretical insights, innovative methodological approaches, comparative perspectives, or significant contributions to current debates in language, literature, and translation studies.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should demonstrate clear research questions, appropriate theoretical and methodological foundations, academic rigor, and a meaningful contribution to the relevant field.