Academic journals committed to tackling language barriers

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1	This is a list of journals committed to tackling language barriers in scientific publishing (i.e., difficulties for non-native Englilsh speakers in publishing papers in English), initially created by Tatsuya Amano (see translatE project here: https://translatesciences.com/).
2	The aim of this list is to provide potentially useful information based on input from those named in column C. The content has not been confirmed, and does not guarantee any specific services from the journals. The creator of the list nor the contributors will be reseponsible for any issues caused.
3	Nevertheless we hope it will be of some help for identifying "non-native English speaker friendly" journals, acknowledging efforts by those journals, and encouraging others to follow
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5	Journal	Discipline	Contributors	Date when information is provided	How the journal addresses language barriers	Supporting evidence
6	Ornithological Science	Ornithology	Tatsuya Amano	11-02-2021	Offers free, professional English editing for all accepted manuscripts	Tatsuya is in the editorial board and confirmed this
7	Wader Study	Ornithology	Tatsuya Amano	11-02-2021	"Language support – We particularly provide help to those whose first language is not English"	https://www.waderstudygroup.org/wader-study/#Why%20publish%20in%20Wader%20Study?
8	Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management	Environmental science	Tatsuya Amano	11-02-2021	Offers free editorial assistance to non-native English speakers	https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ieam.4361
9	Journal of Biogeography	Ecology/geography/Physical	Fabricio Villalobos	11-02-2021	Offers editorial assistance to non-native English speakers	Fabricio is an associate editor for JBI and confirm this.
10	Ecologia Austral	Ecology	Martin nunez	02-11-2021	allows publications in multiple languages (English Spanish and Portuguese)	Martin has published there
11	Ornitología Colombiana	Ornithology	Orlando Acevedo-Charry	02-11-2021	allows publications in multiple languages (English and Spanish), it is mandatory to send abstract in both languages.	Orlando is coeditor, and has published there
12	Mastozoología Neotropical	Mammalogy	Juan J. Martinez	11-02-2021	allows publications in multiple languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese)	https://mn.sarem.org.ar/
13	Conservation Evidence Journal	Conservation Evidence	Ann Thornton	02-12-2021	Guidelines for authors details the editorial and language support provided, if required, to authors for papers considered suitable for review.	https://conservationevidencejournal.com/images/120221%20Guidelines%20for%20authors.pdf and https://conservationevidencejournal.com/collection/journaldetails
14	Biotropica	Tropical Ecology	Flavia Montano-Centellas / Emilio M Bruna	12-02-2021	Pays for language editing when needed (zero expense to authors), explicitly tells editors that language/grammar issues are not a reason for rejection, and has been publishing foreign language abstracts for decades. Promotes a culture of collaboration with local researchers (who collected the data).	Flavia has published there and serves in the DEI committee of the ATBC (Biotropica is the journal of the ATBC) / Elimio is the president of the ATBC
15	Ornitologia Neotropical	Ornithology	Flavia Montano-Centellas	12-02-2021	Allows publications in multiple languages (Spanish and English)	Flavia has published there
16	Cotinga	Ornithology	Flavia Montano-Centellas	12-02-2021	Allows publications in multiple languages (Spanish, Portuguese and English for main text and French for abstract if the manuscript is relevant for the Lesser Antilles and French Guiana	https://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/nbc-publications/cotinga/editorial-guidelines-cotinga/
17	Ecologia en Bolivia	Ecology	Flavia Montano-Centellas	12-02-2021	Allows publications in multiple languages (Spanish and English)	https://ecologiaenbolivia.com/wp-content/uploads/202https://www.waderstudygroup.org/wader-study/#Why%20publish%20in%20Wader%20Study?0/08/instruccionesAutores2020.pdf
18	Journal of Mammalogy	Mammalogy	Jesse Alston	12-02-2021	Offers editorial assistance to non-native English speakers ("Buddy System")	https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/pages/General_Instructions#Pre-Submission%20Language%20Editing
19	European Journal of Ecology	Ecology	Tatsuya Amano (Lucas Leveau)	19-02-2021	free language-correction services for authors from non-English speaking regions	https://journals.ku.edu/EuroJEcol/about
20	Journal of Field Ornithology	Ornithology	Tatsuya Amano (Lucas Leveau)	19-02-2021	The Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) offers a free service assisting authors of ornithological articles who are not native speakers of English. The goal of the Editorial Assistance Program (EAP) is to enable and encourage Latin American and other ornithologists to publish their work in widely read international journals. This is not a translation service, however. Manuscripts must be written in English (even if flawed), and an AFO volunteer will work with the authors to refine the writing into idiomatic English appropriate for scientific publication. It is often useful for the English version to be accompanied by one in the authors' native language. It is important to realize that scientific content will not generally be addressed through this program, rather only suggestions for improving clarity and grammar will be provided. While submission of appropriate articles to the AFO's own Journal of Field Ornithology is encouraged, it is not required for this program. In fact, editors of English-language ornithological journals are encouraged to direct manuscripts to this service when it can improve an article's chance of acceptance. The EAP has created a database of AFO members willing to assist authors with their manuscripts.	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15579263/homepage/forauthors.html; https://journal.afonet.org/policies/
21	Neotropical Biodiversity	Ecology, Evolution, Natural History, Systematics	Rebecca Tarvin	17-03-2021	Allows publication in English and in Spanish. I believe the editors are all bilingual. Jounal is open access!	see the "about the journal" section here: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=tneo20
22	Journal of Sustainable Forestry	Forest Science	Jacob Bukoski	17-03-2021	Commonly provides free English edits for scientifically sound manuscripts. I don't have the exact numbers, but have heard from T&F that relative to other journals, author contributions and readership at JSF are disproportionately diverse (based on author/reader country of origin).	I (Jacob) am the Associate Editor for the journal and can confirm this.
23	Ichthyology & Herpetology (formerly Copeia)	Herpetology & Ichthyology	Leo Smith	18-03-2021	"Ichthyology & Herpetology provides free, professional English editing for all accepted manuscripts and on request will provide editorial assistance to authors whose first language is not English or those with other language barriers prior to or during submission for manuscripts considered suitable for review." and "we encourage abstracts and identification keys to be provided in multiple languages where appropriate"	I am the Editor and can confirm this, but it is also in our Instructions to Authors: https://www.ichthyologyandherpetology.org/instructions
24	American Naturalist	Ecology, Evolution, Natural History, Systematics	Daniel Bolnick	18-03-2021	Encourages authors to submit a second abstract (for online publication) in a second language of their choice. The American Naturalist has two full-time professional Copy Editors who can help improve writing structure during production for publication.	From Instructions to Authors: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/an/instruct#manuscript-format "We encourage authors to upload secondary abstracts translated into the languages relevant to the areas in which research was conducted. These secondary abstracts will appear with the online full-text versions of articles and on the abstracts pages, which are open and searchable to anyone."
25	Journal of Applied Ecology	Ecology	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language.	From: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/13652664/about/author-guidelines "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
26	Ecological Solutions and Evidence	Ecology	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers or who require additional assistance to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language.	https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/26888319/author_guidelines "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
27	Functional Ecology	Ecology	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Hosts translated plain language summaries. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers or who require additional assistance to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language. Aims and Scope available in Spanish and Portuguese.	https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/13652435/author_guidelines "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
28	Journal of Ecology	Ecology	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers or who require additional assistance to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language.	https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/13652745/author_guidelines "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
29	Methods in Ecology and Evolution	Ecology, Evolution	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers or who require additional assistance to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language.	https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/2041210X/author_guidelines "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
30	Journal of Animal Ecology	Ecology	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers or who require additional assistance to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language.	https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/13652656/author_guidelines "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
31	People and Nature	Interdisciplinary	Erika Newton	24-03-2021	Encourages publication of translated abstracts in any language. Hosts translated blog and social media posts. Free publishing support guides in English and Simplified Chinese. Works with authors who are non-native English speakers or who require additional assistance to ensure that their work is communicated effectively. Provides guidance for editors and reviewers on how to approach feedback around language.	https://besjournals.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/hub/journal/25758314/author_guidelines_revisions "we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted." Guides: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/publications/guides-to/
32	Revista Catana d'Ornitologia	Ornithology	Oscar Gordo	21-04-2021	1) publishes in three languages (English, Spanish and Catalan), 2) includes summaries in these three languages in all articles, 3) provides free editing services for those articles wrotten in English.	http://www.ornitologia.org/ca/queoferim/divulgacio/publicacions/rco_ang.html
33	Conservation Biology	Biodiversity conservation	Violeta Berdejo-Espinola	28-04-2021	1) accepts translation of the manuscript as an online appendix (i.e., supporting information). 2) (sometimes) includes keywords in non-English languages 3) (sometimes) includes abstracts in non-English languages	https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/15231739/homepage/forauthors.html#Translations
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