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About Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

Aims and scope

The Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is the journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA). The aim of the journal is to present research in a wide range of areas, but in particular research that is relevant to the particular region of the world that it covers. The journal aims to promote the development of links between language related research and its application in educational, professional, and other language related settings.

Areas that are covered by the journal include first and second language teaching and learning, bilingualism and bilingual education, the use of technologies in language teaching and learning, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, translation and interpreting, language testing, language planning, academic literacies and rhetoric.

ARAL is a peer reviewed journal. Research articles are reviewed anonymously by members of the editorial board and guest reviewers.

CALL FOR PAPERS - 2009

Print ISSN: 0155-0640
Online ISSN: 1833-7139

Publication information

From volume 29 (2006), ARAL is being published online as well as in print, by Monash University ePress on behalf of ALAA. Previous issues were published by ALAA itself, in print format only.

ALAA used to publish Occasional Papers and a special thematic issue of the journal knows as 'Series S'. These have not been published since 2005. Claims for any of these items for 2005 or earlier should be made through the the Secretary of ALAA.

Prior to 2006, two issues of ARAL were published each year as well as a special thematic issue known as 'Series S'. However, from 2007 the Series S publication has been incorporated into ARAL itself, and so three issues of the journal will be published each year: two regular issues and one thematic issue. Subscribers will receive access to each of these issues. There was no Series S publication in 2006.

Back issues, claims and other publications produced by ALAA

Issues of ARAL published prior to 2006, including the Series S publications, were published in print format only and as such have not been archived on the ePress website. For inquiries about back issues and claims, please contact the Secretary of ALAA.

ALAA used to publish Occasional Papers and a special thematic issue of the journal knows as 'Series S'. These have not been published since 2005. Claims for any of these items for 2005 or earlier should be made through the the Secretary of ALAA.

ALAA members who renew their membership by a set date also receive a print copy of the AILA Review, which ALAA distributes to its members.

For any queries regarding back issues and other publications, please contact the Secretary of ALAA.

Authors and referees

As a way of saying 'thank you' for contributing to ARAL, Monash University ePress offers:

  • authors (including book reviewers) - 12 months' free online access to the issue in which their article appeared;
  • referees - 12 months' free online access to the whole journal (including online back issues).

Authors, articles on any topic of relevance should be submitted via the OJS Submission and Refereeing System after reading the submission instructions for authors. Submitted articles should follow APA style as set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition, but with the following modifications:

  • Author/editor names should use full first names rather than initials, and family names should always precede the first name.
  • Please use 'and' rather than '&' within author-date citations
  • Page spans should be separated by an en-dash rather than a hypen (the keyboard shortcut for this is 'Control + minus' (the minus is on the numerical section of the keyboard).
  • Page numbers should be provided in full in the reference list, rather than abbreviated. ie 243–248 rather than 243–8 or 243–48.

Advertising in ARAL

Enquiries about advertising in the journal should be directed to the Editor, Dr Carsten Roever.

Abstracting and indexing services

This journal is indexed by the following Abstracting and Indexing services:

Editorial committee

Co-Editor: Dr Carsten Roever
School of Languages Linguistics
The University of Melbourne
Parkville
Victoria 3010
Australia
Email: Carsten Roever

Associate Editor: Zifirdaus Adnan
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
University of New England
NSW 2351
Australia
Email Zifirdaus Adnan

Associate Editor: Judith Rochecouste
Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching
Monash University
Caulfield East
Victoria 3145

Australia
Email Judith Rochecouste

Reviews Editor: Elizabeth Ellis
School of Behavioural, Cultural and Social Sciences
University of New England
Armidale
NSW 2351
Australia
Email Liz Ellis

Publisher

Monash University ePress

Building 4
Monash University
Wellington Road
Clayton 3800
Victoria
Australia
epress@lib.monash.edu.au

 

 

Special offers / news

ALAA memberships and ARAL subscriptions are now available through Monash University ePress.
Purchase a 2009 subscription or membership.