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Author Guidelines

Every manuscript submitted for publication in JOLL will be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin software. If the editors or peer reviewers detect plagiarism, the author/s will be informed and requested to rewrite the text or provide any necessary citations. The manuscript will not be eligible for review and publication if the Turnitin report results are more than 20% of the similarity index.

  1. Articles must be submitted through OJS of Journal of Language and Literature 
  2. Articles must be on language, literature, translation, or cultural studies. 
  3. Articles must be in English, 5000 – 7000 words (excluding the abstract), saved as Word Document (.doc/.docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf); A4 paper, Font: Cambria 11. 
  4. Article should include (a) title; (b) name of contributor (with no academic title), e-mail, and institution; (c) abstract; (d) 3 or 4 keywords; (e) introduction, methodology, results and discussion, conclusions, (f) references, and (g) appendices—optional. 
  5. Abstract should be prepared in English, 200 - 250 words. 
  6. Abstract should state (a) the purpose of the study, (b) basic procedures in the study, and (c) principal conclusions. 
  7. Text (i.e. introduction, methodology, discussion, conclusion) should be organized under suitable headings.
  8. Citation and Reference follow/adapt the APA format. 

General Rules

  1. Journal of Language and Literature (JOLL) is an internationally recognized blind peer-reviewed electronic journal.
  2. Manuscript must align with the mission and purpose of Journal of Language and Literature (JOLL)
  3. Authors must adhere to the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed).
  4. Manuscripts must be submitted as Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) and must be 1 spaced using a 11-point font in Cambria; employ italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. The paper size is A4 (i.e., 210 x 297 mm), two-column format (i.e., 85 mm each) with a 2.2 cm margin at the top, a 2.2 cm margin at the bottom, 2.2 cm margin on the left, and 2 cm margin on the right. Lines are one-spaced, justified. Page numbers should be included in the text located in footer section of each page. Use of pronouns such as I, we etc. is to be avoided.
  5. Recommended manuscript length is 5000 to 7000 words, excluding the abstract.
  6. Include an abstract of 200-250 words.
  7. To prevent misconduct in authorship, JOLL only allows a maximum of five authors for one article starting in 2024, and each author contribution should be stated clearly. Please refer to CRediT author statement.
  8. Include a title page with author/s contact information. If the manuscript has more than one author, please indicate which author is acting as the contact person.
  9. Include a statement indicating that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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