PhilSoc monographs
About the series
In pursuit of its charitable goals, and as funds permit, PhilSoc supports research in linguistics and philology by financing the publication of a series of original research monographs, including those whose specialised topic may fall outside the remit of commercial publishers.
The series is called Publications of the Philological Society and from 2025 is published by Open Book Publishers, which offers free open access to e-books and 25% discount on hard copies to members of the Society.
A back catalogue of previous publications in the series published by Wiley is available on the publisher’s website under Monograph Series. Current members of PhilSoc are entitled to electronic access to all the publications in this series since 2016.
Editorial board members
Dr Kathryn Allan (UCL)
Prof Richard Dance (Cambridge)
Prof. Bridget Drinka (UTSA)
Prof Paul Kiparsky (Stanford)
Prof. Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm (Stockholm)
Prof. Adam Ledgeway (Cambridge)
Prof. Robin Meyer (Lausanne)
Dr Yvonne Treis (CNRS)
Forthcoming publications
A Grammar of Etulo, a Niger-Congo (Idomoid) Language
Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta
Benjamin Franklin, Orthoepist and Phonetician: Insights into the Genesis of Colonial American English Phonology
Gary D. German
How to submit a proposal
PhilSoc encourages all researchers, whether or not they are members, to submit proposals for research monographs for publication. All proposals are subject to a rigorous peer-review process. Our standards are extremely high and only proposals with a very positive recommendation from the reviewers are considered for publication. Prior to submitting a proposal, potential authors should discuss it with the series editor, Dr Melanie Green. The proposal form is available for download here, and further information is available on the Open Book Publishers website.
