The Editorial Board of Semas. Revista de Lingüística Teórica y Aplicada invites the international academic community to contribute to issues 15 and 16. We invite researchers, scholars, and graduate students to submit original research works that provide relevant knowledge in the field of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics and that are capable of suggesting new directions for research in terms of topics, methodologies, approaches, and bibliographic sources. Book reviews and interviews with specialists in the field will also be accepted.
Contributions submitted to the journal must be unpublished and must not be committed to other journals or publishers. Contributions are accepted in Spanish and English. All research articles will undergo a (double-blind) peer-review process for validation prior to publication.
This new call will remain open until May 15, 2026; works received after this date will be considered for subsequent issues of the publication.
Articles must be submitted as a digital copy through the journal's website: http://semas.uaq.mx/.
Two digital files must be uploaded for each contribution. One of them will contain the author's information and must include, at a minimum: the author(s)' first and last name(s), as customarily used to sign their work and without using initials (if the text is the work of more than one author, the first will be considered the lead author); the author(s)' institutional affiliation, including city and country; a brief curriculum vitae of the author, including teaching or research positions and ranks; and the author(s)' email address. The other file will contain the full body of the article, and any reference to the author within the body of the document must be avoided in order to preserve their anonymity during the review process.
Each manuscript must be accompanied by:
- The title of the text in Spanish and English.
- An abstract of the text in Spanish and English, not exceeding 150 words. It must be written in a single paragraph that concisely presents the purpose, the main results, and the conclusions of the research.
- Keywords or key phrases for the text (no fewer than 3 and no more than 8), in Spanish and English. They must not duplicate words or phrases already present in the title of the text.
- The following must also be clearly defined: an introduction stating the aims and any other elements to be highlighted; the sections, with their corresponding headings; the conclusions; and the bibliographic references.
Formatting guidelines for manuscripts
- Text format: .doc or .rtf
- Paper size: Letter (216 x 279 mm)
- Font: Times New Roman 12
- Line spacing: 1.5
- Maximum length for research and critical/theoretical reflection articles: 20 pages
- Maximum length for reviews and interviews: 5 pages
- All sources cited in the articles or mentioned in the body of the text must be clearly identified, following the guidelines established in the 7th edition of the APA style.