Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS)

Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS) Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS), print and online versions, is a journal dedicated to contributing to the improvement of English Language Studies in Indonesia. It is intended to contribute to human progress and development by way of English Linguistics, Literature, Education, and other relevant sub-disciplines. IJELS is not limited to ELS in Indonesia but covers ELS in any other countries throughout the world. IJELS is managed and published in Yogyakarta by the English Language Studies of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, twice a year, namely in March and September. It is expected that IJELS will bring a new color of knowledge sharing to enrich the flourishing of English Language teaching and studies across the universe. Authors throughout the world are warmly welcome to submit original and unpublished papers anytime, all year round.

Journal Title	: Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS)
Frequency	: 2 issues per year \| March & September
DOI	: https://doi.org/10.24071/ijels
ISSN	: 2715-0895 (Online) \| 2442-790X (Print)
Editor in Chief	: Hardi Prasetyo
Publisher	: English Language Studies, Sanata Dharma University
Indexing	: Google Scholar

Submission Closed

2026-08-03

Dear Authors,

Due to the high volume of submissions to Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS), we have temporarily closed the submission portal starting from July 31, 2026. We sincerely appreciate your interest and understanding.

Best regards,

IJELS Editorial Team

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): March 2026

This issue presents six articles by authors from Indonesia, Burundi, and Iraq, covering translation studies, contrastive linguistics, literary criticism, technology-assisted language learning, ELT materials evaluation, and discourse analysis. Topics include cultural translation in Adventist hymnody, a contrastive analysis of Indonesian and English grammar, a trauma-theory reading of contemporary American fiction, YouTube-based self-regulated learning, a Bloom's Taxonomy analysis of an English textbook, and a discourse analysis of sponsorship language in online video content.

Published: 17-04-2026

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