About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Gipan is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed linguistics journal published by Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal. It is an annual publication. It publishes research articles in both core, applied and interdisciplinary areas of linguistics viz. phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, language teaching, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, lexicography, translation studies, cognitive science, historical linguistics, language planning and policy, language situation, linguistic archaeology, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, language typology, and many other fields related to language and linguistics.

Gipan means 'language' in Kusunda, a seriously endangered language of Nepal. This journal is dedicated to the study of language in general and lesser known/endangered languages in particular. It presents a forum for information and reporting of studies as well as discussions on languages of Nepal and other countries.

Gipan invites authors to submit their manuscripts for publication. Articles and book reviews should be emailed to the editors at <journalgipan@gmail.com>. For the other details about journal please visit department website <https://cdltu.edu.np>.

Publication Frequency

Gipan is published annually.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Copyright

The copyright of the articles is held by the Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University (CDL-TU).

Charges

No processing fee is charged to the authors for this journal.

A printed copy of the journal will be provided to each authors and reviewers of the Journal free of cost.
For others there is a charge per issue: NRs 250 (Nepal), US $5 (other countries).

Disclaimer

The views and interpretation in this journal are those of author(s). They are not attributable to the CDL-TU and do not imply the expression of any opinion concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers of boundaries. The corresponding author is responsible for any conflict of interest between authors and others.

Sources of Support

The source for publication support is Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. No processing fee is charged to the authors for this journal.

Publisher

Gipan is published by the Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.