Reading & Writing 2025 Special Collection: We invite you to submit

AOSIS calls on all authors to participate in the Reading & Writing 2025 special collection that will be published in the open-access scholarly journal. Submit your latest research for consideration, contribute to the open-access content available to everyone, and share your expertise with a wider audience.

Timeline:

• Submissions open: 30 October 2024
• Submissions deadline: 28 February 2025
• Expected publication date: 01 August 2025

Literacy Learning Across Contexts: Home – Play – Work

The theme of ‘Literacy Learning Across Contexts: Home – Play – Work’ aligns perfectly with the journal’s mission. It provides a platform for papers that explore how various everyday environments influence literacy practices. By examining literacy learning in diverse contexts, this theme supports interdisciplinary approaches that can drive socio-economic transformation and contribute to educational development.

All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts based on reviewers’ comments. The final decision on publication will be made by the guest editors, in collaboration with the Reading & Writing editorial team.

Objective:

This collection aims to:

1. Examine how diverse, everyday environments shape literacy practices.
2. Support interdisciplinary approaches to literacy learning.
3. Enhance socio-economic transformation through literacy research.
4. Contribute to educational development by exploring real-world literacy contexts.

Recommended topics:

We encourage submissions on a range of topics, including but not limited to:

1. Literacy practices in home settings and their impact on learning.
2. The role of play in literacy development for children and adults.
3. How literacy skills are developed and applied in the workplace.
4. Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding literacy in diverse environments.
5. The influence of everyday contexts on literacy and socio-economic transformation.
6. Educational strategies that connect literacy learning across different life contexts.

Manuscript information:

The author guidelines include information about the types of articles received for publication and preparing a manuscript for submission. Read the full submissions guidelines.

Submission procedure:

When submitting your article to the Reading & Writing, choose ‘Special Collection: Literacy Learning Across Contexts: Home – Play – Work’ as the article type. You can access the submission portal on the journal’s website after logging in with your personal credentials. For further information on the submission process, visit the journal procedure page.

All submissions will undergo an anonymous review process to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The Editor-in-Chief will make the final decision on acceptance, revision, or rejection based on the feedback from the reviewers.

We will be happy to provide you with any assistance during the submission and application process. Kindly enquire at submissions@rw.org.za.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of the guest editor:

• Dr Zelda Barends (Stellenbosch University) – zbarends@sun.ac.za

We would be honoured to receive a positive reply from you and look forward to receiving your article.