Call for Submissions
Michael D. Winans, Specialist in Applied Linguistics, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA
General Submission Criteria and Guidelines
The CALL-IS Newsletter, On CALL, encourages submission of articles on a variety of topics related to CALL: AI, VR, XR, AR, software, website, book reviews, announcements, reports on conferences, presentations, or streaming presentations.
- If you need a book recommendation, please inquire.
- Please pass this call on to your colleagues and post on your professional lists and sites.
- Please send your submissions to Michael Winans.
Here are the four general criteria that are considered before publication:
- Does the article highlight the importance of the topic to the CALL-IS readership?
- Does the article address a topic of current interest in TESOL and CALL-IS in general?
- Does the article make reference to current TESOL pedagogy, research, or theory?
- Does the article contain a coherent description of the article content?
Submission Guidelines:
Letters/ Articles
- be a maximum of 1,750 words (including teasers, tables, and bios)
- have the title in ALL CAPS
- list a byline: author's name with embedded email, affiliation, city, and country
- include a 50-word teaser for the Newsletter Homepage
- contain no more than five citations
- include a 2-to-3 sentence author biography at the end of the article
- include a clear, professional, appropriate author headshot. See below for details
- follow the style guidelines in APA style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition)
- be in Google Docs or one of the following formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .txt
- All figures, graphs, and other images should be labeled and sent as separate .jpg files
Book Reviews
- 650 – 1000 words in length
- include a 50-word teaser for the Newsletter Homepage
- include a 2-to-3 sentence author biography at the end of the article
- include a clear, professional, appropriate author headshot. See below for details
- follow the style guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (APA Style)
- be .doc or .docx, .rtf, or .txt format
- All figures, graphs, and other images should be labeled and sent as separate jpg files
Author Photos
- A head and shoulder shot
- A jpg
- Width = 120px, height = 160px
- Clear, clean, professional, appropriate to the article
- Preferably including the person's name who took the shot
Book reviews should provide a concise summary of the book content, and, most importantly, offer a critical assessment of the content. Book reviews should provide the reviewer's analysis of books that are relevant to the practice and theory of CALL. A book review needs to be an evaluation, not just a summary; in addition to a (short) summary and key points, it should provide an appraisal of the books' strengths and weaknesses. Does this reviewer have any critiques of the book, or suggestions on how it could be improved upon? Does it lack in any way, or have any shortcomings? Book review readers expect to hear both the pros and the cons of a book so they know that the review is unbiased and so they feel prepared to determine whether to invest in the book themselves.
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity in Professional Development, why not become CALL-IS Newsletter Editor or join the CALL-IS Newsletter Editing Team?
Contact Michael Winans for details. Back issues of our newsletter can be found here.
Michael D. Winans has a Ph.D. in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Arizona State University and is a Specialist in Applied Linguistics at the Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York. His research interests focus on language evolution at the intersections of globalization, technology, and language learning and teaching in an environment where social inequities continue to develop in increasingly multicultural and technological societies. He has been published by Second Language Teacher Education, Language Learning & Technology, CALICO Journal, RELC Journal, and TESOL Press, among others. He is the founder and Co-Chair of Upstate CALL and the Editor of On CALL, the TESOL CALL-IS Newsletter.