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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected. An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of academic rigour. 

The peer review process will be open, meaning that the reviewers and authors will not be anonymised. The rationale for this is to encourage collegial and constructive feedback and for the author(s) to feel supported in the review process. 

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

Submission Genres

We welcome submissions in a variety of creative, multi-modal and traditional formats. The following list is intended to give a flavour of the types of submission that may be considered for publication; it is not exhaustive. Similarly, the word counts given should be regarded as helpful guides rather than strict limits.  

Regardless of the length and format, editors are looking for submissions which are academically rigorous and which drive the field of EAP forwards. 

Original Research Articles 

4,000-8,000 words 

Studies should advance the field of EAP with methodological rigour.  

Case Studies 

3,000-6,000 words 

These contributions offer concise, scholarly insights into particular practices, examples, or initiatives, whether large or small in scale. As well as outlining the context and purpose of the work, authors should situate their case study within relevant academic literature. Critical evaluation is key, as is identifying how the work might contribute to the development of EAP. 

Critical Reflection on EAP Practice 

3,000-4,000 words 

Authors are invited to offer reflective analyses of EAP practice, grounded in practitioner-led enquiry or personal reflection. The onus here is on questioning and theorising one’s own practice. These submissions aim to question established approaches, promote innovation, and introduce fresh perspectives based on previous experience or work, in order to drive EAP forwards. 

Archive Project 

2,000-4,000 words 

The Archive Project offers a space to preserve ideas, analyses, or explorations that emerged from other projects but didn’t fit their final form (e.g., a thesis, article, book chapter). These ‘side-quests’ may inspire future research or support others in developing related work. 

Work in Progress 

1,000-3,000 words 

These are brief reports on ongoing projects or initiatives aimed at advancing EAP, which are still in the early stages of development, or which present preliminary findings. The goal of these papers is to share emerging work of interest, with the intention that they may lead to full-length original research articles. 

In Conversation 

1,000-3,000 words 

These submissions may include, but are not limited to, conversations with EAP authors, presenters, materials developers and practitioners. While they may be practice based, they should be grounded in theory and contribute to the evolution of EAP. The piece should make it clear why this conversation maters to EAP now. 

Policy/institutional perspectives 
1,000–3,000 words 
Analyses of institutional, policy, or cultural factors shaping EAP provision (e.g., transnational education models, AI integration, decolonisation, interdisciplinary collaboration). 

Opinion Pieces 

1,000-2,000 words 

As well as clearly stating a position, these should be thought-provoking, engaging and evidence based. As with all submissions, the focus should be on advancing EAP. 

EAP Materials / Events Reviews 

1,000-2,000 words 

Authors are invited to provide a critical analysis of EAP materials or a conference, presentation or other event. The emphasis should not just be on summarizing the content, but more importantly on evaluating and reflecting on the resource or event. A key aspect is exploring how it has influenced the authors’ teaching practice or research, and how it might drive EAP forwards. 

 

Before submitting, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • Your manuscript is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Your manuscript text is single-spaced in a single column, uses an 11-point font (ideally Calibri or Arial) and employs italics rather than underlining (except for DOI or URLs).
  • Your manuscript adheres to the basic stylistic, word count and bibliographic requirements outlined in the journals' Author Guidelines.
  • Any illustrations, figures, images or tables are placed within your manuscript at appropriate points with descriptive captions, along with source citations if appropriate.
  • Your manuscript has not been previously published, nor is currently under consideration by another journal. Note: all submissions undergo originality screening before being accepted for consideration.
  • All DOIs (preferably) or URLs (if a DOI is not given) for references have been included, along with last access date - where available.
  • Any third-party-owned (copyrighted) material included in your manuscript (e.g., images, illustrations, etc.,) has been identified with appropriate source citation, and if necessary, permission obtained from the rights holder for its inclusion.

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Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY), which permits use and redistribution of the work provided that the original author and source are credited, a link to the license is included, and an indication of changes which were made. Third-party users may not apply legal terms or technological measures to the published article which legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

If accepted for publication authors’ work will be made open access and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license unless previously agreed with the Editor prior to submission.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work. (see: The Effect of Open Access)

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