Submitting articles for publications
'Guidelines for Authors' covering all three journals are available for download below. Please read these before submitting your article.
For further guidance on house style etc, contact the publishers on enquiries@whitingbirch.net

The review process
Editors undertake a preliminary assessment to decide whether an article should be rejected (for example, on grounds of quality or lack of relevance), or sent to full double blind review by two reviewers. The Editors will contact authors once reviews are completed with their decision which may be 'reject', 'accept', or (most likely) changes or rewriting required.

Other resources for authors and reviewers
Also below there is some helpful material for download on:

Writing English for an international audience
We recommend this paper written by Jane McLaughlin and Professor Mark Doel in particular to
• Authors whose first language is not English;
• Authors, whether first-language users of English or not, who wish to ensure that their work is readily understandable to an international audience.

Resources for academic writing in an international context
lists some materials (books, journal articles, professional associations, and websites) which offer guidance on writing for international audiences, and intercultural communication.

The hegemony of English as an academic lingua franca
The role of English as the “lingua franca” of academic publication raises important issues for scholars whose first language is not English. Insistence on precise adherence to one or other model of English can act as a barrier to authors using English as a second language. Authors from some language communities have tended to publish only in English. Others continue to support publication in their own languages as well as English. These issues are considered in a thoughtful article by Elena Iannidou in Professional and Academic English. We are grateful to the author and publishers for their permission to reproduce the article here. (see below). Professional and Academic English: The Journal of the IATEFL English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group 55, pp. 48-55.

Making it easier to find your work.
'If you build a better mousetrap people will tread a path to your door' - yes, but only if they know where your door is. Below is a link to a very useful article from the UK Serials group discussing how you can help people find your work. It includes some obvious, but so often ignored, advise. Give as much attention to the title, abstract and keywords as you do to the rest of the article. Don't use a catchy title and bury the important words in the sub-title.You'll find the article here: https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.534

If you are interested in knowing more, or feel you have a contribution to share on the important topic of writing for an international audience, please email jm4whitingbirch@aol.co.uk.

Becoming a reviewer
Peer review underpins learned and professional publishing. Many reviewers find their work rewarding as they are able to make a contribution to advancing professional standards, as well as developing their own critical skills. We respect the time of reviewers and do our best to ensure that only those articles with a prima facie case for publication are sent to them for review. As a token of our appreciation, reviewers will, once they have completed their first review, be given two years free online access to the relevant journal.

If you are interested in reviewing submissionsfor one or more of our journals, email enquiries@whitingbirch.net. In the email you should provide the following information:
Name, professional affiliation and role, areas of relevant expertise, and the journal or journals of interest.

Book reviews
All our journals carry reviews of books and other materials. We welcome suggestions of titles suitable for review. Some useful notes on reviewing books (as opposed to the peer reviewing of academic articles) can be found on Wendy Belcher's helpful site here.