The Journal of Languages, Texts and Society welcomes, on an ongoing basis, proposals for:

• articles (6,000 to 8,000 words)
• book reviews (400 to 1,500 words)
• translations (into English) of articles originally published in other languages, annotated translations of poems, short stories, and other texts.

We are currently particularly interested in academic articles for our latest issue (Issue 7), which we are aiming to publish in June 2025. All submissions to the Journal are completely free; there are no processing charges or charges of any kind. More information on submissions and our publishing process can be found here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/languagestextssociety/lts-j....

As a postgraduate and early career researcher journal invested in interdisciplinarity, we have a purposely broad remit - any article that discusses language(s) and texts in relation to past or present societies is of interest to us. This may include:

• innovative methods to produce, collect, and study texts
• texts in professional and educational contexts
• how texts shape experience and cultural legacy
• translation of languages and cultures
• cultural impact of performance texts

Please submit an abstract of 250 words to our editorial team at pg-lts@nottingham.ac.uk. We will then contact you for a full draft of your article, provided it matches the Journal's scope. Our editors are also happy to discuss any queries relating to your topic and our publishing process.

All articles are read by the Issue Managers before undergoing a double-blind peer review process. This means that each paper is reviewed by both a postgraduate and an established academic. 

The two reviewers will provide one of four recommendations for the paper: “Accept Unconditionally”; “Accept with Minor Revisions”; “Accept with Major Revisions”; and “Revise and Resubmit”. Authors will receive general feedback, comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the article, and suggestions for revisions. If asked to provide minor or major revisions, the Journal will agree a deadline with the author for their submission of the revised paper. 

We screen all submissions for plagiarism.

Please refer to our Contributor Style Guide when preparing manuscripts for submission to ensure that all document formatting is consistent with our conventions.

Our article template demonstrates use of the style guide.

Contributors should ensure that material submitted to the Journal of Languages, Texts, and Society conforms to the Modern Languages Association style. For anything not found in this guide, consult the MLA Handbook, Eighth Edition, 2016 or contact the Production Editor with queries on journal style.   

The MLA Style Center also offers a free, quick guide to the MLA style.   

Contributors should use in-text citations and provide a list of alphabetised works cited. Footnotes should be used sparingly and only to provide additional information.

We have compiled a few of our top tips for article contributors based upon previous feedback to help with submissions.

Further information on our publication process, including articles from previous editions of the Journal, can be found on our website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/languagestextssociety/lts-j...