Readership
The intended audience of this journal includes researchers and practitioners interested in issues connected with self-access language learning, including skills support centres. These issues include (but are not limited to):
- learner autonomy and self-access
- advising learners in a self-access centre
- writing centres
- self-directed learning and self-access
- motivation and self-access
- self-access materials design
- conversation lounges
- self-access centre management
- theoretical underpinnings of self-access learning
- CALL and self-access
Contributions
SiSAL Journal welcomes submissions in a number of categories:
Articles
We welcome articles of around 3,500 words that highlight research and issues connected with self-access learning or skills support centres. The articles should be scholarly, yet generally accessible to ELT professionals, highlighting practical applications where possible.
Contributors are asked to take into account the following important factors when writing their articles:
- Articles should be of interest and relevance to the readers of SiSAL Journal.
- Articles should be well written and proofread by at least one peer before submission.
- Articles should not normally contain more than about 15 references.
SiSAL Journal may also consider reprinting previously published articles if permission is obtained from the original copyright holder.
Summaries and work in progress
Short summaries and progress reports of no more than 1500 words are welcome. References are not necessary.
Perspectives (opinions and reflections)
General opinion pieces and reflections on research or practice of around 2000 words are welcome. References are not necessary.
Conference and presentation reports
Conference reports (2000 word limit) can include conferences and presentations that the author has attended or of a presentation that the author has given.
Reviews and resources
Reviews of academic books or articles, self-access materials or useful websites of around 1000 words are welcome. Read more details. Examples of self-access resources with accompanying explanations are also welcome.
Style
Articles may be submitted in any language, but an English summary of around 200 words must accompany the original manuscript. When preparing your English manuscript, please use British English or American English (be consistent) and follow the style guidelines indicated in This Word document (based on APA 6th edition). Many authors find this website useful for APA conventions.
Copyright
The authors retain copyright over their work and may submit it for publication elsewhere.
Submission
Submit your manuscript as an e-mail attachment to the editor at:
Special issues
Please send articles, reports, opinions, reflections, reviews and works in progress for the upcoming issues:
- Self-access learning: Success stories (December 2011 issue, deadline: October 15th, 2011)
- Special issue based on selected papers from the Advising for Language Learner Autonomy Conference at Kanda University of International Studies, November 12th, 2011. (March, 2012 issue, deadline: December 30th, 2011). Only registered participants of the conference (presenters and attendees) are eligible to submit papers for this special issue. The guidelines and procedures are the same as for regular issues.
- General submission for future issues: ongoing
Copyright © 2011 Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, ISSN 2185-3762.
Copyright held by individual authors.
