The ''Journal of the International Phonetic Association'' (''JIPA'', ) is a

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that appears three times a year. It is published by

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on behalf of the

International Phonetic Association The International Phonetic Association (IPA; French: ', ''API'') is an organization that promotes the scientific study of phonetics and the various practical applications of that science. The IPA's major contribution to phonetics is the Interna ...

. It was established as ''Dhi Fonètik Tîtcer'' ("The Phonetic Teacher") in 1886. In 1889, it was renamed ''Le Maître Phonétique'' and French was designated as the Association's official language. It was written entirely in the

IPA IPA commonly refers to: * India pale ale, a style of beer * International Phonetic Alphabet, a system of phonetic notation * Isopropyl alcohol, a chemical compound IPA may also refer to: Organizations International * Insolvency Practitioners ...

, with its name being written accordingly as "" and hence abbreviated "mf", until it obtained its current name and English became the official language again in 1971. It covers topics in

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and applied phonetics such as speech therapy and voice recognition. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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''(as dhi fonètik tîtcer)'' *1886–1887

Paul Passy Paul Édouard Passy (; 13 January 1859, Versailles21 March 1940, Bourg-la-Reine) was a French linguist, founder of the International Phonetic Association in 1886. He took part in the elaboration of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Early life ...

''(as ðə fɔnetik tîtcər)'' *1887–1888 Paul Passy ''(as lə mɛːtrə fɔnetik)'' *1889-1914 Paul Passy *1923– Paul Passy and Daniel Jones * –1949 Daniel Jones ''(as Le Maître Phonétique)'' *1950–1968

A. C. Gimson Alfred Charles "Gim" Gimson (; 7 June 1917 – 22 April 1985) was an English phonetician. Life Gimson was educated at Emanuel School London, and University College London, where later in 1966 he became Professor of Phonetics, and in 1971 head of ...

*1969–1970

and

John C. Wells John Christopher Wells (born 11 March 1939) is a British phonetician and Esperantist. Wells is a professor emeritus at University College London, where until his retirement in 2006 he held the departmental chair in phonetics. Career Wells ea ...

''(as JIPA)'' *1971–1974 A. C. Gimson and John C. Wells *1975-1985 John C. Wells *1986–1989

Anthony Bladon Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...

*1990 (''ad hoc'' board) *1990–1995

Ian Maddieson Ian Maddieson (born September 1, 1942 in Watford, United Kingdom) is British-American linguist and professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of New Mexico, in the United States. He has served as Vice-President of the International Phone ...

*1996–1999 Martin Barry *2000–2002?

Peter Ladefoged Peter Nielsen Ladefoged ( , ; 17 September 1925 – 24 January 2006) was a British linguist and phonetician. He was Professor of Phonetics at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he taught from 1962 to 1991. His book ''A Course ...

*2003?–

John Esling John Henry Esling, (born 5 June 1949) is a Canadian linguist specializing in phonetics. He is a Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Victoria, where he taught from 1981 to 2014. Esling was president of the International Phonetic ...

(and co-editors?) * –2011 John Esling and Adrian P. Simpson *2012–2014 Adrian P. Simpson *2014–2015 Adrian P. Simpson and

Amalia Arvaniti Amalia Arvaniti is a Greek linguist and Professor and Chair of English Language and Linguistics at Radboud University. She is known for her works on phonetics, phonology, and prosody, particularly intonation and speech rhythm. Arvaniti is a fo ...

*2016–2019 Amalia Arvaniti *2019–''present''

Marija Tabain Marija is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Depending on phonological rules concerning consecutiv ...

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Analytical Index to the Publications of the International Phonetic Association 1886–2006

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