TESOL Applied Linguistics Forum: Call for 2027 Special Issue Proposals

Applied Linguistics Forum is now inviting proposals from prospective guest editors to edit thematic issues of Volume 47 (Issues 2 and 3), to be published in August and December 2027, respectively. We welcome proposals addressing topics of interest to the broad applied linguistics and TESOL community, with a special focus on strengthening connections between research and practice. Please feel free to share this call with interested colleagues. We particularly welcome proposals from graduate students and early-career professionals who would like to develop their scholarly editing expertise and skills with supportive mentoring from the AL Forum editors.

Interested guest editors should submit a proposal containing the following information in one document:

• A title page including the title of the thematic issue, guest editors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses, and the preferred publication slot
• A rationale for the thematic issue (maximum 600 words, excluding references), addressing the theme’s significance, important features of the thematic issue, relevance to AL Forum readership, and pedagogical implications
• A list of confirmed/potential authors (including names and affiliations)
  • If there are already confirmed authors, please provide abstracts for each confirmed contribution, with each abstract being no longer than 250 words.
• A one-page open call for proposals (if planned)
• Guest editors’ bios (maximum 150 words each), highlighting relevant scholarly, teaching, reviewing, and editing experience
• A proposed timeline, including solicitation, manuscript submission, and review and revision deadlines aligned with the special issue publication schedule

Further details are available in our full call for proposals (see attached). Please submit your special issue proposal by December 1, 2026, and we will notify you of our decisions on December 20, 2026. Please direct submissions and questions to the current AL Forum editors, Andy Jiahao Liu (andyjiahao-liu@uiowa.edu) and Curtis Green-Eneix (Curtis.Green-Eneix@nottingham.edu.cn).

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

With very best wishes,

Andy Jiahao Liu and Curtis Green-Eneix

Co-Editors, Applied Linguistics Forum

TESOL International Association