book publication initiatives

ISLS Book Publication Initiatives

ISLS has established three publication initiatives as part of its effort to support and strengthen the field of language studies:

  • Readings in Language Studies Volume Series:  Volume 2 Call for Chapters
  • Course and Practice-Based Series
  • Emergent Scholars Volume Series

 

The International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) is a 501c(6) non-profit, organized in 2002 by scholars united in their goal to have a forum encouraging and disseminating post-positivistic research in languages matters, broadly conceived. Prior to the founding of ISLS such research was presented in venues primarily designed for applied linguistics, educational studies, language-specific concerns, literary criticism, anthropology, sociology, history, or similar disciplines. ISLS seeks to bring together scholars from research disciplines whose research has been on issues of language studies. The mission of ISLS is to sustain:

an interdisciplinary association of scholars who explore critical perspectives on language. Within these perspectives, language is understood as both shaping and being shaped by historical, political, social, and cultural contexts. Research on language from such perspectives has historically been marginalized as well as compartmentalized within artificially constructed academic disciplines. The primary purpose of ISLS is to bridge these arbitrary disciplinary territories and provide a forum for both theoretical and empirical research, from existing and emergent research methodologies, for exploring the relationships among language, power, discourses, and social practices.

Informed by our mission, we hope you will explore ISLS publications and consider contributing to one its series.

For more information, click on the links below (to return to this page, click "Book series" in the menu):

  • ISLS Volume Series
  • About ISLS Publications
  • Why Publish with ISLS?
  • Proposal Submission Procedures and Timelines
  • Manuscript Submission Guidelines
  • General Manuscript Formatting Guidelines

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    Members receive our quarterly journal published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis and discounted registration for conferences.

    Frequently asked questions

    Desk/exam copies

    ISLS strategically sets moderate prices for its publications to encourage their dissemination and purchase. As a registered 501c(6) non-profit, we suggest the purchase of a single text from one of our vendors world-wide in lieu of a free examination copy.

    Copies for published reviews

    If you are interested in reviewing an ISLS publication for your journal, magazine, or newspaper, please email a request using your company or organization e-mail address to:  . We shall appreciate receiving two copies of any notices you may publish.

    Permissions

    To obtain permission to reprint ISLS publications material in a published book, please provide a brief description of the work to be published, the name of the publisher, and the expected date of publication.

    All permissions requests much be submitted via e-mail to: .

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