[CFP] Call for Proposals LANS issue n°25, publication in 2026

Journal Calls

Call for proposals for thematic issues for review by the journal’s editorial board

Proposals for thematic issues for review by the journal’s editorial board

Guest editors may submit proposals for thematic issues to the journal’s editorial board. To do so, please send your proposal to Prof. Dr Isabelle Robert, using the journal’s general e-mail address (lans.tts@gmail.com).

To be considered, proposals must include the following five elements:

  • guest editors’ names and affiliations;
  • guest editors’ track records in the suggested research domain(s) (e.g., proof of achievements, credentials, expertise);
  • a title and a brief presentation of the proposed topic (500–1000 words), consisting of a general description of the theme, followed by more specific research topics;
  • a working reference list in APA format (7th edition) and
  • a motivation (max. 500 words) explaining why the proposed topic is innovative, relevant for Translation Studies and feasible considering the scope of an annual publication.

Proposal reviews for thematic issues

The editorial board will draw up a shortlist of proposals by initially examining proposals based on their originality, international thematic relevance, innovativeness and (non)redundancy with former thematic issues. For an overview of former issues, please consult the following URLs:

Proposals for thematic issues are discussed at the annual meeting of the editorial board, which generally takes place in November. The editorial board will take one of the following three decisions:

  • accept the proposal without modifications;
  • accept the proposal with suggestions for modifications (‘conditional acceptance’) and
  • reject the proposal.

Deadlines

  • Submission of a proposal for a thematic issue: 27 October 2024
  • Acceptance of the submitted proposal for a thematic issue: December 2024
  • First call for papers: 1 February 2025, at the latest
  • Submission of proposals (abstract) for papers: 1 May 2025 (title and abstract of approx. 300 words, references not included)
  • If necessary, second call for papers : 1 June 2025
  • Acceptance of the submitted abstract: 1 July 2025. The abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors.
  • Submission of papers: 1 December 2025 (around 8,000 words, including references, notes and spaces). Start of the double blind review process.
  • Acceptance of papers: March 2026
  • Submission of the final versions of the papers: 1 June 2026. Guest editors will review the final versions of the papers and accept the paper or request a third version by 1 September 2026.
  • The editorial work takes place between 1 September and 1 November 2026. The editorial board takes care of the final editing work (proofreading), adding the review articles and producing the final PDF and HTML files.
  • Publication: in the course of December 2026.

Double-blind peer review process

Reviewers are selected from a list of experts made available by the journal and/or suggested by the guest editors.

Languages

English, French, German and Spanish

Contact

Please send proposals for thematic issues or any questions to lans.tts@gmail.com

For more information, please visit: https://lans-tts.uantwerpen.be/index.php/LANS-TTS/announcement/view/25