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Website: www.currents.umk.pl

ISSN 2449-8769 (online)

ISSN 2545-0387 (print)

CURRENTS. A Journal of Young English Philology Thought and Review is an open access interdisciplinary journal addressed mainly to young researchers in the field of English studies. It was founded in 2013 by the Academic Association for Doctoral Students of English Philology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and its first issue was released in 2015. It is published with a frequency of one issue per year.

Aims and scope

Currents: A Journal of Young English Philology Thought and Review is dedicated to all aspects of English studies, including linguistics, literary and cultural studies, translation, book editing and ESL teaching. It seeks to explore interconnections and differences between various sub-disciplines and approaches within English philology, providing a platform for debate to young scholars. Currents invites contributions from students of English studies in Poland and abroad, pursuing BA, MA and PhD degree programmes and young researchers. The major part of each issue consists of academic articles related to the key themes described in call for papers published in the latest issue or on the journal website. A separate section is devoted to book reviews and conference reports.

Editorial process

The journal applies a double-blind review procedure for scholarly articles. Each article is reviewed by one or two academic referees. The list of reviewers is published in each issue. The review sheet can be consulted here.

Currents is edited by members of the Academic Association for Doctoral Students of English Philology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and the Association’s academic supervisors.

Fees:

the journal does not charge publication fees at any stage of the publishing process

Editors-in-chief

Edyta Lorek-Jezińska and Nelly Strehlau (Nicolaus Copernicus University)

Editorial Board:

Edyta Lorek-Jezińska (Nicolaus Copernicus University)

Nelly Strehlau (Nicolaus Copernicus University)

Joanna Antoniak (Nicolaus Copernicus University)

Academic Association for Doctoral Students of English Philology (Nicolaus Copernicus University)

Advisory Board:

Prof. Martin Butler (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg)

Prof. Tyler Kessel (Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY)

Dr Sigríður Ólafsdóttir (University of Iceland)

Dr Andrea Roxana Bellot (University of Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)

Dr Mihaela Culea (“Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău)

Publisher

Academic Association for Doctoral Students of English Philology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland / Doktoranckie Koło Naukowe Filologii Angielskiej, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu

ul. Bojarskiego 1

87-100 Toruń, Poland

Contact

All submissions and queries should be submitted to

currents.journal.umk@gmail.com