Dear All,

Greetings!

I would like to share this call for full papers for the guest-edited volume of the International Journal of Language Studies (indexed in Scopus). Please see the attached file. The call for papers can also be viewed in the Linguist List - https://linguistlist.org/issues/35-2096. The specific details of the call are given below:

Call for Full Papers for the Guest–Edited Volume of the International Journal of Language Studies

Theme

Applied Linguistics Today: Research Issues and Trends across Asia and the World

Guest Editor

Hjalmar Punla Hernandez, PhD

Applied linguistics is a burgeoning field in the 21st century – investigating language development and use in the everyday world (Conrad et al., 2021). Across contexts in Asia and the world today, the discipline is beset with new issues and trends requiring studies that offer solutions and answers to specific language-related problems (American Association for Applied Linguistics, 2024; Brumfit, 1995). In line with the existing issues and trends, applied linguistics scholars and researchers are responsible for endeavoring research studies – for applied linguistics’ global advancement. As such, research in applied linguistics is significant and inevitable as it is instrumental for broadening and deepening the discipline not only in countries in Asia but also in nations in other parts of the world where it is flourishing.

For these reasons, this call for papers aims to provide timely and invaluable studies in applied linguistics from various countries. It invites scholars and researchers all over Asia and the world to contribute empirical, quantitative, qualitative, and well–written papers for the guest–edited volume of the International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS) (indexed in Scopus). The volume is themed as Applied Linguistics Today: Research Issues and Trends across Asia and the World for publication in 2026. Submitted papers are expected to be original research articles which (1) investigate unexplored or underexplored issues and trends and (2) offer new findings, principles, approaches, or perspectives (International Journal of Language Studies [IJLS], 2007) in applied linguistics.

Research Areas

Papers addressing topics on the following research areas are welcome: Academic Writing and Second Language Writing, Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Language Education, Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Computer-Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English for Science and Technology, English for Occupational Purposes, English for Research Publication Purposes, Forensic Linguistics, Global Englishes, Grammar, Language Planning and Policy, Language Teacher Education, Linguistic Stylistics, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Translanguaging

Submission Guidelines

In submitting papers, prospective authors need to adhere to IJLS Author Guidelines that can be accessed here: http://ijls.net/pages/authguide.html. The journal’s instructions on paper submission should be strictly followed. All papers will undergo double-blind independent peer reviews. Authors should submit their papers by email (following the subject format – Complete Submission Packet_RA_Last Name of the Author, First Name Initial of the Author. Middle Name Initial of the Author._IJLS Guest-Edited Volume 2026) to guest editor’s email address, [email protected]. If authors are a group, only the corresponding author should do the submission. In addition, authors should observe the journal’s Code of Conduct that can be read here: http://ijls.net/pages/ethics.html. Moreover, they can find the Frequently Asked Questions here: http://ijls.net/pages/faq.html. Lastly, they can see the journal’s indexing information here: http://ijls.net/pages/indexing.html.

Important Dates

The timeline for the guest–edited volume is listed below:

Submission deadline of research articles January 28, 2025

Feedback on research articles April 28, 2025

Submission of revised research articles July 28, 2025

Feedback on revised research articles September 28, 2025

Submission of final research articles November 28, 2025

Publication of accepted research articles 2026

Inquiries

For inquiries, contact the guest editor by sending email to [email protected].

Guest Editor

Hjalmar Punla Hernandez (Email Address: [email protected]) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities – Language Division, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, where he has received multiple International (Research) Publication Awards. He earned his PhD in Applied Linguistics and his MA in English Language Teaching from the Philippine Normal University, the Philippines’ National Center for Teacher Education by virtue of Republic Act 9647. Currently, he serves as a Board of Trustee of the Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Inc. (PALT) – the oldest existing language organization in the Philippines. He has continuously served as expert reviewer in various international applied linguistics journals since 2018. In 2019, he bagged the Outstanding (Research) Paper Award at The Education University of Hong Kong. His research publications have appeared in Asian Englishes, International Journal of Language Studies, Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, and LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, among others.

References

American Association for Applied Linguistics. (2024). About applied linguistics. American Association for Applied Linguistics. https://www.aaal.org/about-applied-linguistics##

Brumfit, C. (1995). Teacher professionalism and research. In G. Cook & B. Seidlhofer (Eds.), Principles and practice in applied linguistics (pp. 27–42). Oxford University Press.

Conrad, S., Hartig, A. J., & Santelmann, L. (2021). Introduction to the field of applied linguistics. In S. Conrad, A. J. Hartig, & Santelmann, L. (Eds.), The Cambridge introduction to applied linguistics (pp. 3–20). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658089

International Journal of Language Studies. (2007). Author guidelines. International Journal of Language Studies. http://ijls.net/pages/authguide.html

Looking forward to receiving your paper submissions.

Thank you very much. God bless!!