The Journal of Sociolinguistics is a double-blind peer- reviewed forum for research into the social aspects of language. We welcome original contributions (both linguistic and interdisciplinary) on aspects of language and society including (but not limited to) the social embedding of language variation and change, issues of language contact and conflict, multilingualism, the social stratification of journalistic material and cyberspaces, issues of language and culture, the social stratification of language and identity, the development of language norms and the impact of language policies. Journal of Sociolinguistics also publishes book reviews of recent work in these domains. Both the managing editorial team and the editorial board are members of the established academic members and sociolinguistics researchers. Journal of Sociolinguistics is currently accepting submissions. Manuscripts should be submitted only through journal website: http://sociolingustics.journals.pnu.ac.ir
Editor-in-Chief
Bahman Zandi, Full Professor, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Director-in-Charge
Arezoo Najafian, Associate Professor, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Executive Manager
Saifollah Mollaye-Pashaye, Assistant Professor, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Editorial Board
Ali Afkhami, (Professor,Tehran University, Iran)
Negar Davari Ardakani (Associate Professor, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran)
Aliasghar Rostami Abusaeidi (Full Professor, Payame Noor University, Iran)
Belghays Roshan (Associate Professor, Payame Noor University, Iran)
Mahdi Samaei (Assistant Professor, IRANDOC, Iran)
Mohammad Javad zahedi Mazandarani (Associate Professor, Payame Noor University, Iran)
Ali Ashraf Sadeghi (Professor, Tehran University, Iran)
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Maasum (Associate Professor, Payame Noor University, Iran)
Behrooz Mahmudi Bakhtiari (Associate Professor, University of Tehran, Iran)
Yahya Modarresi (professor, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Iran)
Hosein Vosughi (Professor, University of Tehran, Iran)
Khatereh Sheibani (assistant professor, University of New York, USA)
Azadeh Sharifi Moghaddam (Associate Professor, University of Kerman, Iran)
Mohammad Amouzadeh-Mahdiraji (Professor, University of Esfahan, Iran)