Justification
The Lingua Research Institute (iLingua) opens the series ‘Lingua’ in the Publications Service of the University of Vigo, with the aim of creating an editorial space for the publication of monographs and collective works on research in languages and linguistics.
Priority will be given to publication proposals that fall within iLingua’s lines of research (https://ilingua.uvigo.gal/es/investigacion/), although original proposals resulting from research outside the Institute may also be considered, provided that they are positively evaluated in terms of quality, novelty and interest.
The originals submitted will be evaluated by the iLingua scientific committee, which will pre-select those that will undergo a peer review process. Taking into account the results of the evaluation process and the available budget, the iLingua scientific committee and the Publications Service of the Universidade de Vigo will determine the number of volumes to be published in each call for papers.
2. Target persons
They will be eligible for publication in this series:
- iLingua members
- members of research groups collaborating with iLingua, from any university or research center
- any researcher who presents a novel proposal of quality and interest.
Type of works and publication conditions
Monographs resulting from linguistic research or collective volumes composed of thematic contributions will be published. In the latter case, there will be one or more persons responsible for the initial selection and revision of the chapters, as well as for the thematic coordination among them.
Originals will be accepted in any of the languages commonly used in scientific research and dissemination. The same work may include chapters or sections in different languages.
The works selected in this call will be published in physical format (paper). The distribution and exchange of the books will be promoted by the Publications Service. In order to increase the dissemination of publications and the visibility of the Universidade de Vigo, and following common practice in many university publishers, the works published in this call will also be made available in free open access, once the time stipulated in the publishing contract has elapsed, through the website of the Publications Service of the University of Vigo under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivativeWorks 4.0 Spain license.
4. Application procedure and deadline
Applicants must submit either the electronic version of the complete volume, or a proposal for publication that includes at least the final version of half of the final volume (in this case, a commitment that the complete book will be available within three months after the selection of originals must also be attached).
The application shall be submitted through the online form available at https://forms.gle/Q4WXnCANMhnmtS7G8
. The deadline for submission is from the publication of this call until September 30, 2025.
Once the applications have been received, the provisional resolution of those admitted and excluded will be published on the iLingua website for notification purposes. Any objections to this resolution may be presented within a period of 10 working days, starting from the day following its publication. The final decision will also be published on the iLingua website, with the same notification effects.
5. Evaluation and selection
In view of the applications, iLingua will rely on the collaboration of external experts for the evaluation phase. Each pre-selected proposal will receive at least two evaluations. The peer review process will be carried out with all the guarantees of confidentiality and absence of conflict of interest.
Once the reports have been received, the iLingua scientific committee will decide which proposal(s) will be published. Its decision may take into account, in addition to the reports:
- preference for works that are aligned with iLingua’s lines of research
- preference for works that incorporate the gender perspective in research (in accordance with European and Spanish regulations).
The criteria used will be stated in the award report.
The proposal of resolution of the scientific committee will be communicated to the applicant research personnel, who will have 10 working days from the day following the notification. Subsequently, the definitive resolution of the concession will be communicated, which will exhaust the administrative channels.
The maximum period for resolving and publishing the resolution of the procedure will not exceed six months, counting from the end of the period for submitting applications. Failure to resolve within this period will entitle the interested parties to consider their applications rejected by administrative silence.
Any questions regarding this call can be sent by e-mail to ilingua@uvigo.gal.
Provisional list of admitted applications (01/10/2025):
- Juan Carlos Moreno Cabrera