The Northwest Journal of Linguistics is dedicated to the description and analysis of indigenous languages of northwestern North America. All submissions go through a process of anonymous peer review. Our editorial board consists of some of the top scholars on the languages in the region.

NWJL is committed to the description and dissemination of primary language data. We also encourage the submission of articles that present treatments of primary or secondary data within any current linguistic theory or with topics focusing on anthropological linguistics, sociolinguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and linguistic typology.

NWJL is completely free and accessible world-wide. Our registration system allows us to alert interested scholars each time a new article is published on our site. Each article is assigned an issue number and posted as soon as it is ready.