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Each volume of the TDAJ may centre on a specific theme or themes, but overall, we welcome referenced articles which primarily focus on aspects of teacher development that can be categorised as:

• Bottom-up Teacher Development (e.g. lesson observations, personalized professional development plans, teacher empowerment, etc.)
• Teacher Identity (i.e. how teachers’ beliefs/attitudes and different identities affect teacher development and teaching)
• Teacher as researcher (i.e. ways in which research can be a teacher development tool)
• Mentoring (e.g. Induction/orientation programs, mentoring novice/experienced teachers)
• Pedagogies (e.g. developing inclusive, critical, etc. pedagogy into one’s practice)

IATEFL Teacher Development SIG is delighted to open the call for papers for Volume 5 of our academic journal, the Teacher Development Academic Journal (TDAJ). TDAJ is an open-access, peer-reviewed research journal published by TDSIG. In addition to experienced researchers, we encourage new writers to reflect on their own practice and share ideas of good practice. The theme for Volume 5 is Harnessing the Potential of AI for Teacher Development.

We invite applications by abstract for papers on the following themes:
1. Transforming Classroom Practice Through AI Tools
2. The Role of AI in Personalized Professional Development
3. Innovating Professional Learning Through AI
4. AI as a Catalyst for Teacher Development Success

Applications may be for a short article of 1500-2500 words or a longer form article of 2500-5000 words.

To submit an abstract, please complete the form here by 17th March 2025: https://forms.gle/iEEaBFw6XSa41Yi5A

See the official Call for Papers.

Volume 4, Number 1 – December 2024 (members only)
Volume 3, Number 1 – December 2023 – The Future of Teacher Development (members only)
Volume 2, Number 2 – June 2022 – Taboo(ed) issues in ELT through the lens of critical pedagogy (open access)
Volume 2, Number 1 – October 2021 – Race & Queerness in ELT (open access)
Volume 1, Number 1 – June 2020 (open access)

Article Submission Guidelines

1. A full style guide will be sent to all accepted authors.
2. TDAJ does not publish previously published articles or the articles under review by other journals. After submission to TDAJ, the authors are asked to refrain from sending their papers to a different journal until a publication decision is made.
3. Only one submission accepted per author per journal (this includes co-written articles).
4. To keep anonymity during the reviewing process, please do not write your name when referring to your work in any part of the article. Please refer yourself as “author” in the article.
5. Articles are accepted into two length categories excluding abstract, references, tables, and appendix:
   1. Shorter: 1500-2500 words
   2. Longer: 3500-5000 words
6. Authors should follow the guidelines stated in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition.
7. Images should be high resolution (at least 300 dpi) and be understood in grayscale.
8. All communication will be done through [email protected].
9. Authors do not have to be TDSIG members.

Ground for Resubmission, Review, or Rejection

1. Failure to meet any of the submission guidelines
2. Failure to comply to set deadlines
3. Article deemed to lack sufficient academic rigour
4. Focus is not adequately on teacher development within the chosen category
5. Plagiarism
6. Need for a balance of journal themes
7. Failure to appropriately address revisions suggested by the editors

* In certain cases, articles may be selected for future journal issues for varying reasons and authors will be notified of this case. The TDSIG Editorial Committee (see below) reserves the right to make any final decisions on articles included in the TDAJ.