Following the internal review, authors are notified by e-mail as to whether their manuscript has been sent out for external review or, if not, why not. Submissions which meet the basic requirements are then sent out for blind peer review from 2-3 experts in the field, either from the journal's editorial board or from our larger list of reviewers. This second review process takes 2-3 months. Commentaries which comment on previous articles should do so in a constructive fashion. Hypermedia links to additional information may be included.
Commentaries go through the same two-step review process as for articles described above.
Reviews should normally include references to published theory and research in SLA, CALL, pedagogy or other relevant disciplines. Reviews of individual books or software are generally 1,200-1,600 words long, while comparative reviews of multiple products may be 2,000 words or longer. Accompanying images should be sent separately as jpeg or gif files. Contact Jennifer Leeman if you are interested in having material reviewed or in serving as a reviewer. LLT does not accept unsolicited reviews.