Author Guidelines

Carefully read the submission guidelines as follows:

A. Aim and Scope

Articles published in the Journal of English Language Teaching encompass a broad range of research or papers related to teaching English. Some of the topics covered in JELT include:

  1. Curriculum design and development
  2. English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
  3. English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
  4. English language and literary studies
  5. English language testing and assessment
  6. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in ELT
  7. Innovations in language teaching and learning
  8. Interculturally-based English teaching and learning
  9. Language Planning and Language Policy
  10. Second language acquisition (SLA)
  11. Teacher Training and Professional Development
  12. Teaching English as a second or foreign language
  13. Technology-assisted language learning (CALL)
  14. Translation studies

 

B. General Requirements

  1. The article is written in English.
  2. The length of the submitted paper is at least 4000 words and a maximum of 8000 words. Editors will evaluate if the paper needs more pages than 8000 words before distributing it to reviewers.
  3. Use tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting. The citation and references must be written based on APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Association)
  4. Make sure that your article is formatted based on the JELT Manuscript Template.

 

C. Before you submit

  1. Register for the journal. Fill in the form with your details. 
  2. Please fill in your first and last name. If you only have one name, repeat it or use it as your last name, too.
  3. Affiliation: Mention your university/institution.
  4. Read the author guidelines again before submitting your article.
  5. Please download the template and paste your article there. Make sure the template is not changed.
  6. Save your manuscript in Ms. Word file/document.
  7. Make sure: 
    1. This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
    2. All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
    3. All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
    4. Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets, and other material provided with this submission.
  8. When your manuscript is ready, begin your submission by clicking New Submission.

 

D. Submission

  1. Begin your submission by clicking New Submission.
  2. Enter your title with "Capitalized Each Word" format.
  3. Check the following boxes to proceed.
  4. Enter your keywords and abstract.
  5. Upload your file in Microsoft Word format (not PDF), no more than 8MB.
  6. When you upload the manuscript file, make sure you click Article text when asked, "What kind of file is this?"
  7. Click Add Contributor to insert your co-contributor's or co-author's data; more than a single author is preferred.
  8. Finish your submission by clicking the Submit button at the end of this process.
  9. When you see an "error" message, ignore it and click OK.
  10. To see your submission/pending submission, click Back to Submissions in the top left corner.

 

E. Structure of The Manuscript

The manuscript must be prepared according to the following structure:

  1. Title. The title of the paper should describe research aims, method/model, and objective, without an acronym or abbreviation.
  2. Abstract. The Abstract has 200 to 350 WORDS; no citation; please state the primary objective(s), research design, methodology, main outcomes, results, and the conclusions.
  3. Section structure. Authors are suggested to present their articles according to the following sections: Introduction - Method - Results and Discussion – Conclusion
  4. References. A minimum of 30 references from reputable journal articles or books is expected.