CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE OF
VERTIMO STUDIJOS / STUDIES IN TRANSLATION
‘Translation at the Crossroads of Ideologies and Cultures’
Dedicated to Professor Nijolė Maskaliūnienė
TLDR:
Journal VERTIMO STUDIJOS / STUDIES IN TRANSLATION: https://www.journals.vu.lt/vertimo-studijos/en.
Special Issue on Translation at the Crossroads of Ideologies and Cultures: Dedicated to Professor Nijolė Maskaliūnienė for her long‑standing service to Translation Studies.
Online publication: December 2026
Deadline for submissions: 25 September 2026
Editors of the Special Issue: Dr. Dalia Mankauskienė and Ingrida Tatolytė
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions for the Special Issue of the journal VERTIMO STUDIJOS / STUDIES IN TRANSLATION on Translation at the Crossroads of Ideologies and Cultures.
VERTIMO STUDIJOS / STUDIES IN TRANSLATION, ISSN 2029-7033 | eISSN 2424-3590, is an annual academic international peer-reviewed journal publishing research on a wide range of topics concerning translation and interpreting. The journal aims to provide a forum for scholarly discussion on the theory and practice of translation and interpreting, disseminate the latest findings in translation research to its readership, foster academic exchange, and address emerging questions and challenges in the field . The submitted articles are peer-reviewed and discussed by the members of the Editorial Board.
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EDITORIAL LINE
The Special Issue is focused on the topics covered by the preceding conference Translation at the Crossroads of Ideologies and Cultures (Vilnius University, 18–20 June 2026).
The more detailed description of the topics and problems covered can be found on the Conference Website, here: https://www.vertimas.flf.vu.lt/en/.
This special issue is dedicated to Professor Nijolė Maskaliūnienė, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Vertimo studijos / Studies in Translation since its inception in 2008 and Chair of the Scientific Committee of the conference Translation at the Crossroads of Ideologies and Cultures, in recognition of her outstanding dedication to advancing Translation Studies.
SUBMISSION
- Papers (in English or Lithuanian) should be sent via Submission platform https://www.journals.vu.lt/vertimo-studijos/about/submissions
- The Guidelines can be found here: https://www.journals.vu.lt/vertimo-studijos/en/about/submissions;
- Contact for inquiry: Dalia Mankauskienė <
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Manuscript submission: 25 September 2026.
- Final decision of the editorial board: 15 November 2026.
- Online publication: December 2026.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editorial Board of the Special Issue:
Nijolė Burkšaitienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Jorge Díaz-Cintas, University College London, United Kingdom
Jonė Grigaliūnienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Gunta Ločmele, University of Latvia, Latvia
Nijolė Maskaliūnienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Dainora Maumevičienė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Joss Moorkens, Dublin City University, Ireland
Outi Paloposki, University of Turku, Finland
Piet Van Poucke, Ghent University, Belgium
Artūras Ratkus, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Andrejs Veisbergs, University of Latvia, Latvia
Mary Wardle, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy