Several years ago, when the IATEFL; ESP SIG Journal carried out a survey of members, one person said they would like: “Less from Anglo-Saxon based perspective – more on global Englishes – I guess Garnet Publ. was Anglo-Saxon from the sound of it. How about finding an Asian sponsor?”
A quick survey of the last few journals showed:
| Issue 48 Editor: England Contributors: 1 India 1 Japan 1 Oman 1 Russia 1 Croatia |
Issue 47 Editor: England Contributors: 1 UK 1 Japan 1 China 1 India 1 Indonesia 1 Brunei |
Issue 46 Editor: South Africa Contributors: 3 Austria 1 Russia 1 Nigeria 1 Cuba |
| Issue 45 Editor: South Africa Contributors: 1 England 1 USA 3 Japan 2 Japan 2 USA |
Issue 44 Editor: South Africa Contributors: 1 England 1 Greece 4 Argentina 1 Italy 1 Russia |
Issue 43 Editor: England Contributors: 2 Japan 1 China 2 Russia |
I said I did not think that counted as being predominantly Anglo-Saxon.
Here is the latest information:
| Issue 54 Editor: England Contributors: 1 Japan 1 China 1 Poland 1 Austria 1 Brazil 1 Ghana |
Issue 53 Editor: England Contributors: 1 Bangladesh 1 Armenia 1 Russia 1 South Africa |
Issue 52 Editor: England Contributors: 1 China 1 Japan 3 England |
| Issue 51 Editor: England Contributors: 1 Russia 1 Germany 1 Northern Cyprus 1 Ghana |
Issue 50 Editor: England Contributors: 1 Germany 2 England 1 Cuba 1 Russia 1 Congo |
Issue 49 Editor: England Contributors: 4 Greece 1 Russia 1 Scotland 1 England |
I think we are doing quite well. It will be interesting to see what happens in the future!