Submit to a Regular Issue

Please use the form below to submit a paper for a regular issue of Te Reo. You should get an email confirming your submission within 24h but please email the editor directly if you have not received a confirmation email from them within 3 working days following your submission.

We accept the following types of submissions:

  • Research Article (original research findings; max. 15,000 words)
  • Overview Article (review of a research topic; max. 15,000 words)
  • Squib (shorter article; max. 5,000 words)
  • Article + Commentary
  • Book Review* (review of a single book; max. 3,000 words)
  • Book Notice* (short notice of a single book; max. 500 words)
  • Review Article (review of multiple books together; max. 6,000 words)
  • Poster (winning poster from the Annual New Zealand Linguistics Conference)

* If you wish to either write a review or have a book reviewed please contact our Book Review Editor.

How long will the review take?

Te Reo has a two-step review process. Your submission will be first reviewed by the Editor in consultation with the Editorial Board and you will be notified of this decision within 10 working days from submission. Assuming a positive initial review, your manuscript will then be sent for review to two-three external reviewers, following a double-blind review process. In most cases, this process takes a max of 3 months – usually much less. Please do not hesitate to contact the Editor if you have any questions.

Article submission form

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FORM FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE (if you do, it will be ignored). For instance, do not use this to ask about NZ Ling Society membership, or to request past articles from Te Reo, please contact the President of the Society for the former and the Editor for the latter. Thank you.









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