Cfp: 'Workplace discourses in the (post) Covid era. Linguistic and discursive reflections on well-being'

This Special Issue of the I-LanD Journal aims at advancing linguistic research on workplace
discourse by exploring the profound transformations in worker dynamics and organizational
communication after the Covid pandemic. The issue will be edited by Laura Di Ferrante,
(University of Milan), Eric Friginal (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), and Kim
Grego (University of Milan).

Submission of abstracts
Authors wishing to contribute to this issue are invited to send a 300-word abstract (excluding
references) of their proposed article in English in MS Word format with keywords (max. 6)
and a short biosketch of the author(s) to the Editors of the special issue by 28 February 2025.
Proposals should not contain the authors’ name and academic/professional affiliation and
should be accompanied by an email including such personal information and sent to
workplace.wellbeing@unimi.it. Please use as subject line “I-LanD Special Issue 1/2025 –
abstract submission” and Cc the I-LanD Journal Editors at giuditta.caliendo@univ-lille.fr and
mcristina.nisco@uniparthenope.it. Notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent to authors
via email by 15 March 2025. When an abstract is accepted, the full article should be submitted
before 30 July 2025. The final article length should be between 7,000 and 8,000 words
(references excluded from the word count).

Important dates:
- Submission of abstracts: 28 February 2025
- Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2025
- Submission of chapters: 30 July 2025
- Expected publication: December 2025.