Submissions

Author Guidelines

Screening and initial selection of articles (Research Policy)

Screening and initial selection of articles is conducted within 2 to 3 working days by the Editor-in-Chief. Subsequently, the article will be assigned to a subject editor who will appoint reviewers according to the article’s field. Reviewers are expected to complete the review process within 24 days. The subject editor will then evaluate the reviewers’ comments and forward the recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief for a final decision.

General Information

Studies in Language, Education, and Culture is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal. The journal accepts original research articles, literature reviews, and case studies written in English. Its main objective is to provide global access to scholarly works in the fields of language, education, and cultural studies. Manuscripts must be submitted by one of the authors and not by third parties. Final decisions rest with the Editorial Committee of the journal.

Original Articles (Template Journal)

Articles included into this category are research reports or empirical research papers with a suggested word length of 3,500 – 5,000 excluding tables and figures. Original research articles should follow the systematics below:

• Title – The title should be ‘catchy’ but not diverting the main message of the article. We suggest authors to avoid titles which identify the institution where the research was undertaken.

• Abstract – The length of the abstract should be 200–300 words.

  • Background: the background and rationale of the study.

  • Aims: aims and objectives of the study.

  • Methods: methodology of the study.

  • Results: the highlights of study’s results.

  • Conclusion: a short conclusion and recommendation.

  • Keywords: please write 3–6 keywords related to this study.

• Key Messages – Write 2–5 key messages related to this study. Key messages may relate to applicability, novelty, and/or impact of the research.

• Introduction – The introduction should discuss the background of the research, the rationale, and the research questions and/or aims. In this section, the current evidence on the topic should be discussed to subsequently be related to the research gap which would be addressed by the research.

• Methods – This section should include the research design applied, context, subject and sampling, data collection tools, data analysis, and the steps of the research.

• Results – Results may be presented using tables, charts/figures/flowcharts or transcripts.

• Discussion – Authors should discuss the results and how they can be interpreted from the perspective of previous studies and of the working hypotheses.

• Conclusion – Authors are expected to provide a brief conclusion to recap the information in the previous sections. Authors are suggested to provide recommendation for further practice and research based on the current research.

• Funding – Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”.

• Competing Interests – Authors should declare any competing or possible conflict of interest regarding to the article. Available funding donors should also be declared.

• Acknowledgements (if any)

• Conflicts of Interest – Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

• References – The amount of literature cited should be sound but reasonable and it is expected that 80% of them are current literature of the last 10 years. Please use Vancouver citation style (Mendeley or Zotero).

Literatur Review (Journal Template)

Articles included into this category are literature review, scoping review, systematic review, and critical review of a policy based on scientific methods with the suggested word length of 4,000 – 6,000 excluding tables and figures. Review articles should follow the systematics below:

• Title – The title should be ‘catchy’ but not diverting the main message of the article. We suggest authors to avoid titles which identify the institution where the research was undertaken.

• Abstract – The length of the abstract should be 200–300 words.

  • Background

  • Aims

  • Methods

  • Results

  • Conclusion

  • Keywords: please write 3–6 keywords related to this study.

• Key Messages – Write 2–5 key messages related to this study. Key messages may relate to applicability, novelty, and/or impact of the research.

• Introduction – The introduction should discuss the background of the research, the rationale, and the research questions and/or aims. In this section, the current evidence on the topic should be discussed to subsequently be related to the research gap which would be addressed by the research.

• Methods – This section should include the review design applied, data sources, inclusion/exclusion criteria, data extraction and analysis steps.

• Results and Discussion – Authors are encouraged to combine the results and discussion. Strengths and limitations of the review should also be included.

• Conclusion – Authors are expected to provide a brief conclusion to recap the information in the previous sections. Authors are suggested to provide recommendation for further practice and research based on the current research.

• Funding – Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”.

• Competing Interests – Authors should declare any competing or possible conflict of interest regarding to the article. Available funding donors should also be declared.

• Acknowledgements (if any)

• Conflicts of Interest – Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

• References – The amount of literature cited should be sound but reasonable and it is expected that 80% of them are current literature of the last 10 years. Please use Vancouver citation style (Mendeley or Zotero).

Case Report (Journal Template)

Articles included into this category are critical cases, problems or incidents occurred in language, education, or cultural contexts, such as language loss, classroom management, pedagogical innovations, cultural conflicts, or community-based education. Suggested word length is 1,500 – 3,000 excluding tables and figures. Case study articles should follow the systematics below:

• Title – The title should be ‘catchy’ but not diverting the main message of the article. We suggest authors to avoid titles which identify the institution where the research was undertaken.

• Abstract – The length of the abstract should be 200–300 words.

  • Background

  • Aims

  • Methods

  • Results

  • Conclusion

  • Keywords: please write 3–6 keywords related to this study.

• Key Messages – Write 2–5 key messages related to this study. Key messages may relate to applicability, novelty, and/or impact of the research.

• Introduction – The introduction should discuss the background of the case, the rationale, and the significance of the issue.

• Case Description – A detailed narrative of the case or situation including relevant context and chronology.

• Discussion – The discussion of the case should be supported by literature and theory. Strengths and limitations should also be discussed.

• Conclusion – Authors are expected to provide a brief conclusion to recap the information in the previous sections. Authors are suggested to provide recommendation for further practice and research based on the current case study.

• Funding – Please add: “This research received no external funding” or “This research was funded by NAME OF FUNDER, grant number XXX” and “The APC was funded by XXX”.

• Competing Interests – Authors should declare any competing or possible conflict of interest regarding to the article. Available funding donors should also be declared.

• Acknowledgements (if any)

• Conflicts of Interest – Declare conflicts of interest or state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

• References – The amount of literature cited should be sound but reasonable and it is expected that 80% of them are current literature of the last 10 years. Please use Vancouver citation style (Mendeley or Zotero).