Submissions

Author Guidelines

JoSTrans alternates thematic and non-thematic issues. Submissions for thematic issues should be sent to the guest editor(s) in charge. For non-thematic issues, submissions are accepted from 1 April to 30 June each year.

Open calls for papers

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1. Article length: Articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words, including endnotes and references; reviews should be between 1500 to 2500 words.

2. File format .docx

3. Layout

3.1. Margins, spacing and font

• page size A4
• margins (top, bottom, left and right): 2.5 cm
• spacing: 1 (including endnotes and bibliography), no indent for paragraphs
• font text: 12 pt Arial
• font abstract, keywords, endnotes, bibliography, long indented quotes: 10 pt Arial
• figures and tables: name under the table/figure, bolded

3.2. Language aspects, emphasis and foreign words

• Use British English spelling conventions (-ise).
• Language should be gender-inclusive.
• Emphasised words and foreign words should be printed in italics. Use single inverted commas to indicate meanings (e.g. the Dutch verb lezen ‘to read’).

3.3. Endnotes: Use endnotes, not footnotes. Try to keep their number down as much as possible. Do not use them for bibliographical references or website addresses.

3.4. Quotations

• Quotations shorter than 40 words should be incorporated into the main text and signalled by means of double quotes. Quotations of at least 40 words should be in a free-standing block without quotation marks and indented ½ inch from the left margin.
• Editorial interventions should always be marked as such by means of square brackets. For example: […], [sic].

3.5. Divisions of the text

If you decide to use sub-sections, use the decimal system:
1.
1.1.
1.1.1.

4. Title of the article

Place the following information at the top of your article, in this order:

Title of the Article
Author’s Name and Surname*, Name of Institution

Insert a footnote * after each surname with ORCID # and e-mail.

• Example:
  Empirical studies of revision: what we know and need to know
  Brian Mossop*, York University School of Translation and Government of Canada Translation Bureau

5. Abstract – keywords

• Insert an English title and abstract of 150-200 words in between these data and the main text. Abstracts should be self-contained and clearly report findings. If your paper is in a language other than English, please provide the abstract also in the language of the paper.
• Provide between 5 and 10 keywords at the end of the abstract (in English and in the language used if it is not English).

6. Open data sharing: Data availability statement: Please deposit your research data in a data repository, cite and link to the dataset in the paper.

7. References: Please follow the APA 7th Ed. style.

• In-text references:
  (Lafeber, 2023, p. 45)
  (Nitzke & Hansen-Schirra, 2021, p. 22)
  For 3 and more authors: (Guerberof Arenas et al., 2021)
• Examples of entries in References
  Book:
  Nitzke, J., & Hansen-Schirra, S. (2021). A short guide to post-editing. Language Science Press.
  
  Chapter:
  Lafeber, A. (2023). Skills and knowledge required of translators in institutional settings. In T. Svoboda, Ł. Biel, & V. Sosoni (Eds.), Institutional Translator Training (pp. 30-48). Routledge.
  
  Journal article:
  Muñoz Martín, R., & Olalla-Soler, C. (2022). Translating is not (only) problem solving. The Journal of Specialised Translation, 38, 2-30.
  
  For further examples see: Reference examples (apa.org)