Glossa Contact currently has the following article types: 

• Regular research articles: they discuss original, previously unpublished research (see how we define "unpublished" here). These should make a substantial contribution to knowledge and understanding in the subject matter. Research articles must be no more than 13,000 words in length at first submission. They can be extended, in principle, to a maximum of 15,000 words after revisions. 
• Squibs and ripostes: these are shorter original research contributions. These must make a substantive contribution to the scholarship on the issue. Examples include: squibs making a novel empirical observation; squibs or replies pointing out problems or alternative solutions within an existing theory; replies to or comments on specific articles in Glossa Contact or another journal. Word limit for initial submission: 5,000 words. 
• Fieldwork reports: although a field period might not immediately advance our theoretical understanding of language contact, the insights gained might in time lead to such advances. Glossa Contact believes that open-access sharing of fieldwork reports can foster progress, and also believes that it is important to be able to "file" the data from the field in a transparent manner, allowing such data to be more easily accessed and referenced. A fieldwork report must (i) present clearly and concisely the field context and methods of data collection; and (ii) describe the obtained data, observations, and optionally ideas for possible analysis, in a self-contained manner, so that future research may build on the published results. Word limit for initial submission: 10,000 words for the main text of the report; the authors can additionally make use of supplementary materials. 
• Book reviews: these have two aims: on the one hand, they bring to the attention of the journal's readership the publication of new books on the topic; on the other, they provide a space for scholars to critically engage with such books, highlighting their strong points and discussing issues where further work might be called for. Word limit for initial submission: 3,000 words.
• Crowdsourcing expertise: to boost knowledge sharing, Glossa Contact introduces the novel type of submission "Crowdsourcing expertise". The authors of these contributions invite expertise from the community of language contact experts, for example, to make progress on a particular topic, solve a problem, seek guidance on methodology, etc. Word limit for these submissions is 3,000 words. Received answers to such a contribution will be edited and appear linked to the original piece. In principle the same word limit of 3,000 words applies. 

The word count excludes the title, the abstract, the endmatter sections (e.g., Acknowledgements), the reference list, and the text within tables or figures. In order for the word limits not to harm transparency and replicability, authors are allowed to add appendices with supplementary material as appropriate, which can include text, figures, data tables, audio files, and so forth. These must be submitted together with the original manuscript and are sent out for review. Any supplementary material must follow the corresponding guidelines.