Moving Forward: rEFLections 2024 & Onwards

To all our authors, contributors and readers, as another fruitful year comes to a close, we have a few major announcements to share with you that will impact the journey we take forward. Please take note of the following changes as we enter the year of 2024 and onwards:

 

We are Going Digital

From 2024 onwards, rEFLections will be going fully digital; this means that printed issues will effectively be discontinued until further notice and all future issues will only be accessible online (See Archives). However, there is an exception for a special curated print that will be released at the end of each year, where 10 to 12 of the most noteworthy articles will be handpicked to showcase the best of rEFLections that year.

 

Revised Count of Articles per Issue

From 2024 onwards, the total number of articles published per issue will be adjusted to 14 ~ 16. This is to accommodate more academic work from our authors without being overwhelming in each issue. However, exceptions will also be made for conference papers that will be selected for inclusion in our special issue(s) throughout the year.

 

Expected Delay Due to Influx of Submissions

With a global rise in recognition, rEFLections has seen an explosion in the number of submissions we received this year. While the editorial team is working as hard as they can to meet our authors' demands, we would like to manage expectations as well. Until further notice, please note that if a submission is received now, the entire due process may take up to 8 or 12 months to reach its finality.

 

Update on Formal Requests & Correspondence

We, at rEFLections, would like to remind our authors that we reserve the right to issue an acceptance letter only after a submission has gone through its due process. Regarding email correspondences, please note that only urgent matters will be tended to with haste; general enquiries will be tended to at the editorial team's discretion.

 

Thank you for your support and attention as always. We wish you all happy holidays in the coming weeks!