Interdisciplinary Research on Translation (IRT) encourages proposals for themed collections of articles or special issues on emerging topics in Translation and Interpreting Studies.

We are particularly interested in collections about:

• Non-expert translation
• Translation in society
• Translation and accessibility
• Translation and language education
• Translation on digital platforms
• Translation as intercultural communication
• Translation and histories
• Innovations in translation research methodologies
• Translation and the media
• Translation and reception

What we look for in a guest editor

We are interested to receive proposals from potential editors at any stage of their career, but you should be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the field in which you are proposing to publish. Experience as a peer reviewer and published author is required, but previous editorial experience is not. 

You should be able to commit the time required: likely to be equivalent to three-four days/month to begin with, potentially rising closer to publication, and depending on the size of the collection and the number of editors. We would expect proposals to come from a team of at least 2-3 guest editors.

Criteria

Articles must not have been published elsewhere previously. The Editor-in-Chief’s decision on what to publish is final. IRT’s editorial policies must be agreed to. Guest editors may be authors of articles in the collection. These articles must still undergo peer review, which may be overseen by the editor-in-chief. 

A collection should consist of six to seven articles.

Timeframe

Proposals can be sent at any time. We anticipate a themed collection taking around 4-12 months to publish, depending on a variety of factors.

How to submit a proposal

Before working up a full proposal we suggest submitting an outline first. This should include:

• Details of the guest editor(s): name, position, qualifications/experience in the area
• A list of potential articles and contributors/groups to approach
• Please contact khoshsaligheh@um.ac.ir