About the Journal

Mission and Scope

Cadernos de Linguística (Cad_Lin) is a Diamond Open Access journal funded by the Brazilian Linguistics Association (Abralin). It publishes peer-reviewed research that advances the understanding of human language. Cad_Lin operates through an editorial-curation model and is guided by the principle that making manuscripts available as preprints strengthens scientific practice.

The journal’s editorial process focuses on manuscripts that are already publicly accessible. Rather than functioning as a gatekeeper that decides what may or may not be disseminated, Cad_Lin serves as a venue for critical engagement: editors evaluate submitted preprints and select those considered suitable for inclusion in the journal’s collection. Selected works are published with public, signed reviews and authors’ responses, making the evaluation process visible and integrating scholarly dialogue into the publication itself.

Cad_Lin follows a continuous publication workflow: accepted articles are made available online as soon as they complete production. The journal accepts submissions only within the categories defined in its editorial policy: Registered Reports (both Stage 1 Registered Report Protocols and Stage 2 Registered Reports), reproducibility reports, critical perspectives, and manuscripts submitted to thematic issues. Cad_Lin also accepts Registered Reports recommended by PCI Registered Reports, without an additional round of peer review. Manuscripts that do not fall within these categories are not sent for review.

Cad_Lin supports the open science movement, which seeks to make the research and publication process transparent, including open data, open protocols, open code, and open peer review. The journal promotes responsible research practices and fosters a culture that values collaboration, diversity, inclusion, and openness. Cad_Lin actively contributes to strengthening scientific culture.

Governance and Finances

Cad_Lin is governed by an editorial board, with Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors overseeing the peer-review process. The Brazilian Linguistics Association - Abralin funds technical support for the journal’s online platform. Although editorial roles are honorary, operational costs such as platform hosting, DOI registration, and promotional activities are covered by Abralin. The journal’s finances rely on membership dues, ensuring long-term sustainability and accessibility.. To learn more, visit Background, Governance, and Finances.

Frequency

The journal operates under a continuous publication model. We publish one volume per year. A volume may be subdivided into numbers that are published continuously. 

Open Science

The Open Science movement establishes principles for collaborative, shared, and publicly accessible scientific practice. In line with these principles, Cad_Lin adopts an open access policy, requires the publication of preprints on preprint servers that support public commenting, and encourages the sharing of datasets, instruments, analysis scripts, and supplementary materials in open repositories.

Furthermore, the peer review process in Cadernos de Linguística is open and transparent. Authors must clearly specify each contributor’s role according to the CRediT taxonomy, and provide standardized statements of data, material, and code availability. These practices foster accountability, reproducibility, and scientific integrity.

Cadernos de Linguística also adheres to the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines, which define modular standards for transparency at multiple implementation tiers. These standards guide the journal’s editorial policies and reinforce its commitment to open, ethical, and reproducible research.

Cad_Lin actively supports and collaborates with organizations and initiatives that promote Open Science practices and policies.

Diversity Statement

Cad_Lin is firmly committed to fostering an editorial culture that is genuinely diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible. This commitment is articulated through five strategic dimensions. Regarding diversity, the journal actively seeks authorship from individuals affiliated with a wide range of institutions, nationalities, career stages, gender identities, ethnoracial backgrounds, and people with disabilities. It also encourages the research and citation of historically marginalized scholars and sources, with particular attention to underrepresented languages, contexts, and regions. In terms of equity, the journal operates under a diamond open access model, charging no submission or publication fees, and is developing affirmative actions such as prioritizing the evaluation and publication of manuscripts submitted by systemically disadvantaged groups. The editorial team periodically reviews participation metrics with the aim of maintaining equitable representation among authors, reviewers, and editors, and makes these data publicly available. With regard to inclusion, the journal adopts inclusive language in all editorial communications and calls for papers, maintains formal channels for suggestions and reports of discrimination or editorial barriers, and ensures wide dissemination of calls in multiple languages, such as English and Spanish, with a focus on reaching underrepresented scholarly communities. Concerning accessibility, all articles are made available in formats compatible with screen readers, including accessible HTML and PDF, and authors are encouraged to provide alternative descriptions for visual elements such as images, tables, and graphics. Whenever possible, content is published in more than one language, including Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French. Finally, the journal conducts regular evaluations of diversity indicators related to gender, geographic distribution, race, ethnicity, and accessibility across authors, reviewers, and editors, and uses these data to assess and improve its practices, aiming to ensure a fair, plural, and scientifically rigorous editorial environment. Cad_Lin is an official signatory of the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles.

Ethics and Good Practices

Cad_Lin Journal is committed to maintaining high ethical standards and good publication practices, and its editorial conduct is guided by the international principles of the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. Therefore, editors, reviewers, and authors follow guidelines for their work in the journal before, during, and after the publication process of each issue.

Editors are responsible for upholding these principles throughout the editorial process and commit to investigating potential plagiarism or text recycling in manuscripts through detection tools (iThenticate). Editors are careful to select reviewers who do not have conflicts of interest with the authors, and submission decisions are made based on reviewers' evaluations, the journal’s focus, the manuscript’s originality, and adherence to author guidelines. When an editor submits their own work to Cad_Lin, an independent review process is put in place, and any conflicts of interest are fully disclosed. While editors may suggest relevant citations to enhance an article, they do so without making them a condition for acceptance and avoid suggesting citations to the journal itself.

Reviewers play a key role in maintaining Cad_Lin’s standards. They are expected to respond promptly to invitations, either accepting or declining in a timely manner to ensure a smooth review process. Reviewers must disclose any conflicts of interest with a manuscript, declining the review if such conflicts exist. Additionally, they are asked to notify the editors if they detect similarities between the manuscript under review and other published works of which they are aware. Reviewers receive guidance on acceptable tone and language in their feedback, and editors reserve the right to edit or withhold reports that deviate from the journal’s standards for professionalism.

Upon submission, authors declare that their work is original, unpublished, and free from plagiarism or unauthorized text recycling. If the manuscript includes images, authors must confirm that they have obtained all necessary permissions. In multi-author submissions, each author’s contribution should be identified according to the CRediT taxonomy. Authors are also required to disclose any financial support relevant to their research. Cad_Lin allows authors to withdraw their submission at any stage before publication if they choose not to proceed. Once peer review is complete, authors must revise the manuscript in response to reviewer feedback, explaining any suggestions they choose not to implement. Finally, the journal will not proceed with publication without the explicit final approval of all authors.

For studies involving human subjects or data, Cad_Lin requires adherence to the ethical principles of respect, beneficence, and justice. Such studies must receive approval from an appropriate ethics committee, with a statement in the article including the committee’s name and approval number. Participant identities should be anonymized whenever possible, and informed consent must be obtained from participants or their legal guardians.

All potential conflicts of interest, whether financial, political, academic, or commercial, must be individually disclosed by authors and reviewers. If conflicts exist, they should be clearly listed. Cad_Lin has a clear procedure for handling undisclosed conflicts both before and after publication. By upholding these standards, Cad_Lin promotes a fair, transparent, and ethical approach to publishing, safeguarding the integrity of the academic record and fostering trust in scholarly communication.

In addition to the ethical standards applicable to research, Cad_Lin also adopts measures to ensure clarity and accountability in its internal processes. This includes the responsible use of technological tools. For details on our policy regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in public communication, text review, and internal processes, please refer to the Artificial Intelligence Use Policy page.

The Review Process

Cad_Lin's review process is open and transparent. In this process, manuscripts are made immediately available as a pre-print in advance of any formal peer review procedures, so the wider community is able to contribute to the review process. In the formal peer review process, authors and reviewers are aware of each other’s identity. Direct, reciprocal discussion between author(s) and reviewers and/or between reviewers is allowed and encouraged. If the manuscript is accepted, all signed reviewes are published as part of the paper, along with the author's responses. When the manuscript is published, review and commenting are allowed and encouraged, either directly in the published text, using the integrated Hypothesis tool, or in independent platforms such as PubPeer. We believe that this approach corroborates the scrutiny and curation of a peer-reviewed publication and helps to re-establish bonds of trust with the community. Besides, it allows reviewers to be recognized and rewarded for the important work they do. By publishing their review reports and assigning them a DOI makes them citable research outputs in their own right. Please read Cad_Lin's Review Process for more information.

Editorial Process Time

The time between the submission of a manuscript and the first response from a reviewer 3 weeks. The time between the submission and the publication of manuscripts varies widely and is related to several factors, including the number of rounds required for an editorial decision to be made. On average, articles are published in eight weeks.

Added Value

Cadernos de Linguística seeks to encourage and recognize responsible research practices and to promote a research culture that supports collaboration, diversity, inclusion, and transparency. The journal invests in research culture in various ways. As part of the editorial process, Cadernos de Linguística publishes, in a non-anonymous manner, the peer reviews of accepted articles and the authors’ responses to those reviews. This approach explicitly credits the intellectual work carried out by reviewers and reinforces the importance of peer-reviewed scholarly publishing. All articles published in Cadernos de Linguística and their respective reviews are assigned DOIs. We provide PDF and XML-JATS versions of the published articles, enabling reading directly in the browser. Cadernos de Linguística is indexed in several prominent national and international databases and has implemented interoperability protocols (OAI-PMH: Open Archives Initiative - Protocol for Metadata Harvesting), facilitating the efficient dissemination of its contents. Abralin is a signatory of the DORA Declaration (Declaration on Research Assessment), which seeks to promote effective and fair approaches to research evaluation across all fields of knowledge. 

Reader Interaction Services

Cadernos de Linguística fosters interaction between readers, authors, and the broader academic community through integrated tools and services. Each article page includes: Hypothes.is – for public annotations and comments directly on the article text; Plaudit – for open endorsements by researchers using ORCID; Social media sharing buttons; Live citation metrics and altmetric indicators. These tools enhance transparency and promote ongoing dialogue around published research.

Open Access Policy

Cad_Lin is a Platinum Open Access journal financed by the Brazilian Linguistics Association. It does not charge authors for publication and offers immediate free access to its content, according to the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the general public promotes the worldwide democratization of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Retraction Policy

Cad_Lin is dedicated to upholding the integrity of the academic record and adheres to the standards recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Our editorial processes, selection criteria, and publication practices align with ethical guidelines for addressing suspected scientific misconduct, including plagiarism, data falsification, citation manipulation, duplicate publication, and authorship disputes. We use plagiarism detection tools, such as iThenticate, and apply standardized procedures to investigate and resolve cases of misconduct. If misconduct is identified prior to publication, the manuscript is withdrawn from review, and the authors may be barred from submitting future work to the journal. In cases of misconduct by editors or reviewers, they are removed from their roles.

For misconduct discovered after publication, Cad_Lin will take necessary actions to amend the academic record, which may include issuing corrections, retractions, expressions of concern, or other notices, all freely accessible to maintain transparency. Retraction decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief based on credible evidence of significant errors or misconduct and are independent of any institutional findings. Retraction notices will state the reasons, specify who is retracting the article, and link to the original publication. Authors will be notified of the retraction decision and have an opportunity to respond; if the retraction is initiated by the authors, this will be noted, along with any statements of agreement or disagreement.

Authors may republish reliable sections of a retracted article if appropriate, provided they notify the editors of the prior retraction, cite the retraction notice, and obtain any necessary permissions. Cad_Lin will consider concerns about the integrity of articles, regardless of the time since publication, and will address each case individually. Authors withdrawing an article from a predatory journal to submit to Cad_Lin must ensure that no version of the article is published elsewhere; if a published version exists, it cannot be republished without retraction or withdrawal of the earlier version.

When a retraction is required, it will be issued promptly upon decision. If an institutional investigation is ongoing, Cad_Lin may publish an expression of concern as an interim measure. Corrections will be issued for minor errors that do not affect the findings, while expressions of concern may be used when an article’s integrity is in question.

For cases not explicitly covered in this policy, Cad_Lin will adhere to COPE’s guidelines, ensuring that all actions are governed by principles of integrity, transparency, and fairness.

Copyright

The copyright of articles published in Cadernos de Linguística belongs to their authors.

All articles published in the journal are individually signed by their authors and include their institutional affiliation and, when available, a persistent identifier such as ORCID. No anonymous or institutionally unsigned contributions are accepted. This ensures proper attribution and accountability for all published content.

Creative Commons License

Cad_Lin Journal follows the Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Indexing and Discovery

Cadernos de Linguística (Cad_Lin) is indexed in major open-access and regional databases, including DOAJ, ERIHPlus, Latindex (Catálogo 2.0), CIRC, CLASE, and Redalyc.

Its metadata are also harvested by international aggregators and discovery systems such as BASE, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Scite, ScienceGate, Scispace, and WorldCat.

The journal is also listed in directories and metadata registries such as Diadorim, Miguilim, QOAM, JournalTOCs, LatinREV, MIAR, and Sumários.org.

Communities

At Cad_Lin we support and collaborate with organisations and initiatives that promote Best Practices for Research Integrity and Open Science practices and policies, such as the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (ABEC), the Brazilian Reproducibility Network, the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the Free Journal Network, the Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication, the Hong Kong Principles for assessing researchers, the Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics, LingOA, the Radical Open Access Collective, Sciety.

Archiving

This journal uses the LOCKSS, the CLOCKSS and the PKP systems to create a file system distributed among participating libraries and allows them to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration.

Interoperability

Cadernos de Linguística supports metadata harvesting through the OAI-PMH protocol (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting). The base URL of our OAI interface is: https://cadernos.abralin.org/index.php/cadernos/oai.

The journal provides metadata in the OAI_DC (Dublin Core) format. This ensures interoperability with repositories, indexing services, and metadata harvesters.

ISSN

2675-4916