EST Open Access Prize
EST Open Access Prize supports translation studies authors by making outstanding journal articles freely accessible, recognizing scholarly excellence and reducing barriers to published research.
Funder: European Society for Translation Studies
Due Dates: October 2027 (Call for submissions) | January 1, 2028 (Submission window opens) | January 20, 2028 (Application deadline) | June 2028 (Prize presentation)
Funding Amounts: Open access publication for two articles: one in a Routledge periodical and one in a Benjamins journal
Summary: The prize recognizes outstanding translation studies articles and makes two selected publications freely accessible.
Key Information: Applicants must be paid-up EST members for 2028, with eligible articles first published online in 2025–2027.
Description
The European Society for Translation Studies (EST) Open Access Prize supports free access to outstanding journal articles in translation studies. Established at the EST Congress in Oslo in 2022, the prize continued following positive feedback. It responds to the growing importance of freely accessible academic publications in a field where many journals remain behind access barriers.
Awarded every three years in collaboration with Routledge and Benjamins, the prize makes two selected articles openly accessible: one from each publisher’s participating journals. The Open Access Prize Committee prioritizes excellence of scholarly contribution, including originality, significance, and theoretical and methodological rigor. The potential impact on an applicant’s career may also be considered. The next prizes will be presented at the EST Congress in Kraków in June 2028.
