Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission is based on an accepted presentation by the author(s) in the relevant International CALL Research Conference. Submissions that are not based on accepted presentations by the author(s) will not be sent to review.
- The submission has not been previously published in its current form. An extended version of this submission may be submitted to the post-conference book or to another journal for consideration.
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format.
- Where available, DOIs or URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced using a 12-point font. Any illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- There should be no more than a combined total of two figures and/or tables in the submission. External links may be used if other figures or tables are required.
- The submission should follow APA 7 for references and formatting.
- The submission should be no longer than 1,500 words (including references and appendices).
2026 CALL Proceedings
Submissions should be related to the conference theme and can only be submitted by authors who have had their presentations accepted for the relevant International CALL Research Conference.
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