The Archive is the official journal of the Department of Linguistics, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman. The Regular Series of the journal serves as a peer-reviewed publication for original works dealing primarily but not exclusively with Philippine languages and dialects. We welcome submissions in the following form:

  • full-length articles 
  • squibs ­
  • linguistic data sets
  • field notes and linguistic ethnographies
  • interviews
  • reviews and commentaries 

Single, extensive works on the grammars of Philippine languages and dialects may also be published in the Special Publications Series of the journal.

General Submission Requirements

  • An electronic copy of the manuscript must be submitted in either .docx or .pdf format.
  • All citations and formatting must follow APA Style (7th Ed.).
  • The language examples used in the manuscript must be numbered, labeled, and parsed.
  • Transcriptions of language data in the International Phonetic Alphabet must be in the Doulos SIL typeface.
  • Language names and abbreviations must follow the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 639 Code Tables.
  • For the glossing of data, The Leipzig Glossing Rules will serve as the standard.
  • It is highly recommended that the author includes a summary of abbreviations and acronyms used in the article, either at the beginning of the paper or as an appendix.

Specific Submission Requirements

Full-length articles 
  • Must be based on original research dealing primarily with Philippine languages or dialects.
  • Typological and comparative studies that include languages and dialects outside the Philippines will also be considered.
  • The article must be between 5,000 to 10,000 words, including the title, abstract, and references.
  • An abstract consisting of 150-300 words with at least five (5) keywords must be included.
Squibs 
  • Brief research notes that forward observations or initial conclusions regarding a specific linguistic problem or aspect of linguistic structure of Philippine languages or dialects.
  • Must be between 1,000 and 3,000 words. Abstract and keywords, while recommended, are not required. 
Linguistic data sets 
  • May consist of phonological and morphosyntactic (e.g., pronominal and case-marking systems) data from Philippine languages, dialects, or language groups.
  • Material such as wordlists and sentence lists which may serve as supplements to existing elicitation materials will also be considered.
  • Priority will be given to those Philippine languages or language groups with relatively little or no published descriptions.
Field reports or linguistic ethnographies 
  • Reports from areas and ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines with relatively little or no published descriptions and research will be prioritized.
  • The field report or linguistic ethnography must be between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
  • Images may be included as long as they are appropriately labeled and of a high quality (700×400 pixel display)
  • Explanatory text or captions must not exceed 200 words per image.
Interviews 
  • Interviews of scholars, field workers, cultural workers, and educators who work on Philippine languages, dialects, and ethnolinguistic groups will be considered.
  • Authors must secure written consent from the interviewee before the interview is published in The Archive.
Review articles or commentaries 
  • Must be on books, documentaries, films, or television programs tackling linguistics and Philippine language issues.
  • Commentaries and replies to published research will also be considered.
  • Reviews or commentaries must be between 1,000 and 5,000 words.

Submissions, with the exception of interviews, review articles, and commentaries, are subject to double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers.