Special Issue-Reinventing Specialized Translation: Technologies, Pedagogies, and Emerging Frontiers

May 06, 2026

Submission Now Open for this Special Issue of Critical Studies in Languages and Literature

Aims and Scope

Specialized translation has become a central pillar of professional translation practice, encompassing diverse domains such as legal, medical, technical, scientific, financial, and audiovisual translation. As global communication expands, the demand for domain-specific expertise and terminological precision has intensified. This special issue seeks to advance scholarly understanding of specialized translation through theoretical, empirical, and applied research.

We invite contributions that explore how specialized translation operates within professional, academic, and technological contexts. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary studies that combine linguistic, cultural, technological, and cognitive perspectives.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

·       Domain-specific translation practices: legal, medical, scientific, technical, and financial translation.

·       Terminology management and knowledge organization in specialized fields.

·       Corpus-based approaches to specialized discourse.

·       Pedagogical frameworks for training specialized translators.

·       Cognitive processes in specialized translation and interpreting.

·       Technological innovation: AI-assisted translation, CAT tools, and machine translation post-editing.

·       Quality assurance and evaluation in specialized translation.

·       Ethics and professional standards in domain-specific translation work.

·       Intercultural communication and localization in specialized contexts.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

·       Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research that is not under consideration elsewhere.

·       All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review according to the journal’s standard procedures.

·       Manuscripts should conform to the journal’s author guidelines [link].

·       Typical length: 6,000–8,000 words, including references, tables, and figures.

·       Submissions should be made through the journal’s online system [link].

·       When submitting, please select “Reinventing Specialized Translation: Technologies, Pedagogies, and Emerging Frontiers” from the drop-down menu.

·       Special issue languages: English - French

Key Dates

·       Manuscript submission deadline: [August 1, 2026]

·       Revised manuscript due: [October 1, 2026]

·       Final decision notification: [November 1, 2026]

·       Publication of special issue: [December 1, 2026]

Guest Editor:

Prof. Mimouna Brahim Zitouni, Professor Translation, Princess Nourah bint Abdulruhman University, KSA