There will be a special issue of SiSAL Journal on the topic of self-access and self-directed learning in Europe. We encourage colleagues working in the region to submit a manuscript. The special issue will be published in June 2024 and will be edited by David McLoughlin, Jo Mynard, and Elena Borsetto.
Deadline for submission of full papers: 20th April 2024.
Blind review and editing: April and May 2024.
Publication: June 2024.
Details
This special issue will contain papers that explore and discuss conceptual or empirical research, approaches to practice, and overviews of services, courses, and programs in Europe. Papers will specifically deal with self-access / out-of-class learning and/or self-directed language learning in Europe. We welcome articles in the following categories:
- Research / academic articles based in Europe (around 6000 words)
- Ethnographies (5000 to 6000 words)
- Applications to practice in Europe (around 4000 words)
- Summaries / work in progress (2000 – 3000 words)
- Reviews of resources and events in Europe (2000 – 3000 words)
Manuscript preparation and submission instructions
When preparing your manuscript, please use British English or American English (be consistent) and follow APA 7 style guidelines. Please anonymize your manuscript before submission. Please format your paper following the guidelines on this sample formatted paper. Papers should be submitted via Scholastica. Indicate that the submission is for the June 2024 special issue.
Please refer to the general submission guidelines for more information. For questions about submissions, please contact the editor: editor@sisaljournal.org
Call for Papers: SiSAL Journal is planning to publish a special issue on selected papers from the IATEFL LASIG Conference, Metamorphosis: A Journey of Self-Directed Learning and Advising, hosted by Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, School of Foreign Languages, Ankara, Turkey, on 19-20 March 2020 in September 2020 (Volume 11, Issue 3) edited by Tarık Uzun, Hatice Karaaslan and Stephanie Lea Howard. The deadline for submissions from presenters or participants is April 30th 2020. Details of the conference can be found at 
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