Call for proposals: Thematic issue of Revista Signos. Estudios de Lingüística (2026)

2024-12-20

Revista Signos. Estudios de Lingüística invites scholars and researchers to submit proposals for a thematic issue that fits the journal’s scope (i.e., psycholinguistics, discourse linguistics, applied linguistics, and computational linguistics). This issue will highlight emerging trends, critical discussions, and new research in the field of linguistics and its subfields. We encourage contributions that explore diverse perspectives and methodologies within the proposed theme.

Guidelines for submission:

  1. Proposal scope: The proposed thematic issue must align with the journal's focus on linguistic research. Proposals must adhere to the journal's author guidelines.
  2. Guest editor responsibilities:
  • Guest editors must submit a 1000-word description of the thematic issue, including:
    • A general title
    • An overview of the state of the art in the field
    • A justification for the theme's relevance in current linguistic studies.
Article abstracts:
  • Each proposed article must include a 300-word abstract that presents the research focus, methods, and findings, along with the names and affiliations of the authors.
Guest editor limitations:
  • Guest editors may only be an author or co-author of one manuscript in the issue.
Author restrictions:
  • Authors must not have published in Revista Signos. Estudios de Lingüística between 2024 and 2025.
Peer review:
  • Manuscripts will undergo the same rigorous peer-review process as regular submissions.
Diversity of authors:
  • The issue must feature authors from diverse institutions, and when possible, from different countries.
Number of articles:
  • The thematic issue will include a maximum of 8 articles (in Spanish and/or English).

This issue may be published with one of the three regular issues in 2026 or later (depending on processing times).

Submit your proposal at: revista.signos@pucv.cl

We look forward to receiving your submissions!