Special Issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2028

Call for Proposals

Studies in Second Language Acquisition (SSLA) is now entertaining proposals for the thematic issue of Volume 50:3, to be published in summer 2028. Thematic issues of SSLA focus on areas of current interest and are an excellent venue to bring together in one issue numerous approaches to a problem or methodology in the field of SLA. For special issue examples, see previous special volumes of SSLA. For examples of previous winning proposals, please click here.

A proposal should include three parts:

1. Title of thematic issue, guest editors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses
2. A rationale for the thematic issue of up to two single-spaced pages plus references
3. Tentative titles, abstracts (~200 words each), and author information (including names and affiliations) of the manuscripts that the editor intends or expects to include. 

Proposals can also include a list of possible topics and/or names of authors that may be invited to contribute. Guest editors are also welcome and encouraged to include an open call for abstracts for one or more papers in the issue. An open call, if planned, would take place after the special issue is approved.

Note that the articles in a special issue can belong to any of the article types published in SSLA. These include: Research Article, Critical Commentary, Research Report, Replication Studies, Methods Forum, Data Report, Registered Report, Systematic Review, and Editorial. Finally, please state any plans to integrate open science practices into the issue (e.g., open materials, preregistration, replication, data re-analysis).

All manuscript and production deadlines are as follows:

Please feel free to distribute this announcement to interested colleagues. If any other questions arise, please feel free to contact us at ssla.journal@gmail.com.
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Luke Plonsky, Editor
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Northern Arizona University