Professional and Academic English is a peer-reviewed journal published bi-annually by the IATEFL English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group (ESP SIG). The journal publishes articles from researchers and practitioners working in the field of academic, professional or occupational English in various contexts and disciplines. These articles range from research-based work to personal experience of experimenting/ implementing an ESP course. Currently ESP SIG are collecting articles for Issue 40 to be published in Autumn 2012. A sample past issue in PDF format can be viewed on (please note that you may have to copy and paste the address):

If you have any article in the areas mentioned above and would like your contribution to be considered for publication in the Summer/Autumn issue of the Journal, please send an email to Prithvi Shrestha, on pnshrestha@gmail.com as soon as possible in May – June 2012 to ask for guidelines for submission and a styled Word template. Please ensure that the heading of your email says ‘ESP SIG Journal – Issue 40 – Enquiry about article submission’.

The deadline for submission is 15th July 2012. The word limit for a research-based article is between 4,000 to 5,000 words. We also publish short articles (2,500 – 3000 words) that report or reflect on your experience of teaching/ running an ESP course which may focus on aspects such as assessment, course design and students’ experience of the course.

ESP SIG are also looking for short conference reports (circa 600-800 words) with 2 to 4 labelled photographs – if you would like to submit one, please send an email to Prithvi by 15th July 2012 with a heading ‘ESP SIG Journal – Issue 40 – conference report’. Book reviews (between 400 to 500 words) are also welcomed – please send a relevant ESP or EAP book review to Prithvi again by 15th July 2012 with a heading ‘ESP SIG Journal – Issue 40 – book review’. All attachments for the three types of publications mentioned above need to be sent in Word.

You do not have to be a member of IATEFL in order to submit your article. When you submit your article, please include your email address, and institutional affiliation (if applicable) as well.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Dr Prithvi Shrestha

On behalf of Professional and Academic English editorial team

ESP SIG, IATEFL.