The Journal of Dialogue Studies is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year. It seeks to bring together a body of original scholarship on the theory and practice of dialogue for appraisal and discussion, and to help to establish Dialogue Studies as a distinct academic field. It publishes conceptual, research and/or case-based works on dialogue theory and practice, and papers that discuss wider social, cultural or political issues as these relate to the practice and evaluation of dialogue.
The second issue, to be published in April 2014, will have a particular focus on the critical examination of key dialogue theories. The Editors would particularly like to invite papers which address critical/evaluative questions such as the following:
- Which dialogue theories are/have been most influential in practice?
- Do dialogue theories make sense in relation to relevant bodies of research and established theories?
- Do dialogue theories sufficiently take account of power imbalances?
- How far are dialogue theories relevant/useful to dialogue in practice?

In addition to papers responding to the theme of 'critiquing dialogue theories', the Editors will also consider any paper within the general remit of the Journal, including those exploring the parameters, viability and usefulness of Dialogue Studies as an academic field, as requested in the call for papers for Volume 1, Number 1. Please see the call for papers for Volume 1, Number 1 here: http://www.dialoguesociety.org/publications/academia/829-journal-of-dialogue-studies.html

Academic Editor: Prof Paul Weller, Derby University
For Editorial Team and Board please see the Dialogue Society website.
The Journal of Dialogue Studies is published by the Institute for Dialogue Studies, a subsidiary body of registered charity the Dialogue Society.
For submission guidelines and further information please see http://www.dialoguesociety.org/publications/academia/944-journal-of-dialogue-studies-vol-2-no-1.html

Please send any queries to the Editorial Team via journal@dialoguesociety.org.
An A4 poster to print/share with contacts is available here: http://www.dialoguesociety.org/newsletter/poster/Journal-Vol2No1-Poster.pdf