CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SPECIAL ISSUES
Call for Special Issue Proposals
We invite original and innovative proposals for Special Issues that explore new or under-researched areas of translation. We welcome contributions that explore diverse aspects of translation studies.
Your proposal should include:
- Proposed topic/title
- Brief outline of the topic (including its significance and relevance to the field)
- Names and short biographies of the proposed guest editor(s) [NB: guest editor (or most members of the editorial team) should be early career or emerging scholars.]
- Proposed timeline (including dates for call for papers, submission deadline, peer review, revisions, and final submission)
- If applicable, a list of confirmed contributors with paper titles and abstracts. [We accept that in such case some prior work may have been done but all contributions will still need to pass through New Voices in Translation Studiessubmission and review processes as usual. NB: contributors should also be early career or emerging scholars.]
Submission Guidelines
- Email your proposal to marija.newvoices@gmail.com
- Use the subject line: NVTS Special Issue Proposal
- You may submit as an individual guest editor or as part of a team.
- All proposals will be evaluated by the editorial board based on originality, feasibility, academic quality, and relevance to our readership.
Deadline for proposals: 1 December 2026.
Benefits of Guest Editing a Special Issue
- Collaborate with the editorial board of the journal
- Shape the debate on a cutting-edge topic in translation studies
- Gain editorial and project management experience
- Benefit from the journal’s global readership and indexing in major academic databases
If you are unsure whether your topic fits, or if you have questions regarding the proposal process, please contact us at marija.newvoices@gmail.com before submitting.
About the Journal
New Voices in Translation Studies is a Q1, international, peer-reviewed, open-access electronic journal dedicated to advancing research in translation studies and related fields. It is the online journal of the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) and is hosted by Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. Since its launch in 2005, New Voices has served as a platform for emerging and early-career scholars in the field of translation and interpreting studies.
Our regular issues are non-thematic and are published twice a year. In addition to research articles, we publish book reviews, translated articles, and PhD abstracts. The journal is indexed in SCOPUS and Clarivate, ensuring wide visibility and academic credibility.
To date, we have only published Special Issues occasionally in collaboration with guest editors, based on expressions of interest. Starting from 2026, we will be introducing a third issue every year in the form of a Special Issue. Each Special Issue will focus on a specific, innovative topic in the field of translation, interpreting and related topics that has not yet been explored in our journal.
Previous Special Issues can be viewed here:
https://newvoices.arts.chula.ac.th/index.php/en/issue/archive
