Call for Papers - Linguaculture, vol. 17, no. 1, 2026

Posted on 2026-02-02

Contemporary Perspectives in Translation Studies: Poetics, Politics, and Glocal Contributions

This issue is developed within the framework of the RoTEXTRA project and builds on the scholarly conversations initiated by the international conference Contemporary Perspectives in Translation Studies organised as part of the project.

We invite original contributions that explore contemporary perspectives in Translation Studies, with a particular focus on translation poetics and politics and on glocal, including Romanian, contributions to translation theory and practice.

Set against a backdrop of accelerated linguistic, cultural, and technological change—marked by globalization, digital transformation, and the growing presence of AI—this issue aims to examine how translation both shapes and is shaped by contemporary realities. Translation is approached not only as a linguistic operation, but also as a cultural, ideological, ethical, and institutional practice.

We particularly welcome papers addressing the poetics of translation, understood as the strategies, principles, and creative tensions involved in translating literary, specialized, and hybrid texts, as well as the politics of translation, including issues of power, ideology, policy, censorship, ethics, and technological mediation. The role, visibility, and responsibility of the translator—as mediator, creator, editor, and cultural agent—are also central concerns of this issue.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • The poetics of translation: literary, specialized, and hybrid texts
  • The politics of translation: ideology, power, policy, censorship, ethics
  • Translation and technology: digital tools, AI, and the human factor
  • The translator’s role, agency, and visibility
  • Romanian Translation Studies: historical developments, defining voices, institutional trajectories
  • Localisation, globalization, and cultural mediation in translation
  • Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches in Translation Studies

Submission guidelines

  • Length: 4,000–7,000 words
  • Language: English
  • Originality: Submissions must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere.
  • Review process: All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

Important dates

  • Submission of manuscripts: 20 April 2026
  • Publication of the issue: June 2026

Submission procedure

Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts via the Linguaculture Submissions page:
https://journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/about/submissions

Please consult the Instructions for Authors before submitting:
https://journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/instructions-authors

Acknowledgement: This work was supported by a grant of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS - UEFISCDI, project number PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2023-0768, within PNCDI IV.