Journal “Legal Linguistics”: abstract review

Abstract

The result of close and significant social, state and scientific interaction between language and law is the development of a new applied branch of linguistic knowledge – Legal Linguistics. The term “legal linguistics” was introduced in 1999. At the same time, the first issue of the publication “Legal Linguistics” was published – a project designed to comprehend and discuss current problems at the intersection of language and law and immediately became one of the most cited scientific sources in the academic community of Russia. The rubrication of the journal, gradually formed in the course of analysis by the editorial board of submitted copyright materials, reflects the most acute and global issues of this scientific direction. In November 2021, a significant event took place that opened a new milestone in the life of a twenty-year-old publication. The journal “Legal Linguistics” is included in the list of peer-reviewed scientific publications, which should publish the main scientific results of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Science, for the degree of Doctor of Science (VAK) in the following specialties: 5.1.1. Theoretical and historical legal sciences, 5.1.4. Criminal Law Sciences, 5.9.5. Russian language. Languages of the peoples of Russia, 5.9.8. Theoretical, applied and comparative linguistics. The work presents an abstract review of the issues of the journal “Legal Linguistics”, summarizing the scientific developments of researchers in the field of interaction between language and law. The specifics of the journal and the periodicity of its publication are analyzed; the main thematic sections and headings are indicated.