Call for Book Reviews 2022

Posted on 2022-05-20

As rEFLections continues to expand in issues, so comes a growing need for perspective. Hence, we are inviting authors to submit insightful reviews of recent books published in the field of EFL or applied linguistics (at least since 2020). Book reviews should be short and concise, reaching only about 800 – 1000 words each.

Reviews submitted should also provide a constructive critique of the book's content and arguments, and its strengths and limitations, based on the book's intended goal, whilst including important and relevant academic references where possible to support your evaluation.

Ideally, an effective book review should include the following:

  1. - A brief overview of the book's content, purposes and intended audience.
  2. - A critique of the book's content and arguments, highlighting key strengths and weaknesses with references to other work (where possible).
  3. - An overall assessment of the suitability of the book for teachers, educators, students, etc.

All book reviews will be considered for publication based on the quality of the reviewer's critique/evaluation of the book and organization of arguments.

For sample book reviews, feel free to consult past entries of previous issues of the journal here.

For submissions and enquiries, please contact Howard Lim (Book Review Editor) at howard.lim.eh@gmail.com.