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Author Guidelines

Manuscripts submitted to JLEL must meet the following basic requirements:

  • Language: Manuscripts must be written in clear, coherent, grammatically correct, and academically appropriate English.

  • Originality: Manuscripts must represent original scholarly work, must not have been published previously, and must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

  • Scope: Manuscripts must fall within JLEL's Focus and Scope, particularly in the fields of language education, literacy studies, and applied linguistics.

  • Manuscript Types: JLEL accepts Original Research Articles, Conceptual or Theoretical Papers, and Systematic Literature Reviews.

  • Manuscript Length: Manuscripts should normally contain approximately 4,000–8,000 words, including the main text, tables, figures, references, and appendices.

  • Anonymity: The manuscript submitted for review must not contain author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgments that reveal author identity, or other identifying information that could compromise the double-blind peer-review process.

  • Citation Style: Citations and references must follow APA Style, 7th Edition. DOI information should be provided where available.

  • Template: Authors must prepare their manuscript using the current official JLEL Manuscript Template.

Complete requirements concerning manuscript structure, formatting, research ethics, declarations, references, tables and figures, data availability, use of artificial intelligence, authorship, and other submission requirements are provided in the Author Guidelines.

Authors should consult the complete Author Guidelines and use the current official JLEL Manuscript Template before submitting a manuscript.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Before completing a submission, authors must confirm that:

  • The manuscript represents original scholarly work, has not been published previously, and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

  • The manuscript falls within the Focus and Scope of JLEL.

  • The manuscript has been prepared according to the current JLEL Author Guidelines and official JLEL Manuscript Template.

  • The manuscript submitted for review has been fully anonymized and contains no author names, affiliations, email addresses, acknowledgments that reveal author identity, or other identifying information.

  • Complete and accurate metadata for all authors have been or will be entered into the online submission system.

  • All citations and references follow APA Style, 7th Edition, and DOI information is provided where available.

  • All sources have been appropriately acknowledged, and any required permissions for third-party copyrighted material have been obtained.

  • The manuscript complies with JLEL's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.

  • Necessary research ethics approval and informed consent have been obtained and appropriately reported where applicable.

  • Relevant conflicts of interest and funding information have been disclosed.

  • A Data Availability Statement has been provided where appropriate, including any applicable ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, or other restrictions on access to supporting data.

  • Any use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies that materially contributed to manuscript preparation, analysis, or presentation has been transparently disclosed.

  • For manuscripts with multiple authors, an Author Contributions Statement describing the respective scholarly contributions of the authors has been provided.

  • All listed authors meet the journal's authorship requirements, have reviewed and approved the manuscript, and agree to its submission to JLEL.

  • The authors have read and agree to JLEL's Copyright and Licensing Policy and understand that accepted articles will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with the Journal of Language Education and Literacy (JLEL) agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright in their published work and grant JLEL the right of first publication.

  2. Articles published by JLEL are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

  3. Under this license, users may share and adapt published material provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated. The material may not be used for commercial purposes, and adapted material must be distributed under the same license.

  4. Authors may deposit and disseminate the published Version of Record immediately upon publication without an embargo period through institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal or institutional websites, scholarly networks, and other appropriate channels, subject to the applicable license and any third-party rights.

  5. When redistributing or self-archiving the Version of Record, authors should provide complete bibliographic information and the DOI or a link to the original publication in JLEL.

  6. Third-party material included in an article may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions. Material not covered by the article's CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license must be appropriately identified, and authors are responsible for obtaining any permissions required for its inclusion and publication.

For complete information, authors should consult JLEL's Open Access Policy and Copyright and Licensing Policy.

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Names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information entered into the JLEL journal system will be used for the journal's editorial, peer-review, publication, and related scholarly communication processes.

Such information will be handled in accordance with applicable journal procedures and will not be used for unrelated purposes or disclosed to other parties except where necessary for legitimate journal operations or where required by applicable ethical or legal obligations.