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Author Guidelines

The editors of LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching welcome authors to submit articles written in English in accordance with the following guidelines -- points 1-10:

1. Articles have not been published or accepted for publication, or are being considered for publication elsewhere.

2. In addition to the manuscript, a written statement should be attached which clarifies the originality and free of plagiarism.

3. Types of articles suitable for publication include research reports and conceptual ideas.

4. Each article should be normally approximately between 3,000 and 10,000 words long and in form of essay written in English which includes:
a. Title (15-20 words) in bold type and in capital each word (except for function words; Use lower case for function words, for example, prepositions and conjunctions) , and in 12-point size of Times New Roman font,
b. Author's name (without academic degree) with an e-mail address and institution's name.
c. Abstract in English (150-200 words) which includes research problems, methods, and results.
d. Keywords in English (3-5 words).
e. Introduction (without subsection) which includes the background and objectives. The introduction section ends with an emphasis on items to be discussed.
f. Theory (literature reviews/theoretical construct) of the research.
g. Method
h. Results (with sections)
i. Discussion (with sections) which includes data analysis, verification of hypothesis, findings, and the intepretation.
j. Conclusion (without sections) which includes the concluding remarks, research implications, and suggestions.
k. Reference list should appear at the end of the article and includes only literatures actually cited in the manuscripts. Reference list should contain at least 60% new primary literatures and at most 40% new secondary literatures. References are ordered alphabetically and chronologically. When writing a reference list, please use the APA style (the sixth edition).

5. Conceptual Idea
a. Introduction
b. Theory
c. Theory Aplication
d. Conclusion
e. Reference

6. Every section heading is in bold type and in upper case for the first letter, for example, Introduction, and every subheading is in bold type, in italics and in upper case for the first letter of each content word and in lower case for the first letter of each function word, except for the first letter of the function word which begins a subheading, for example, Data Analysis and Engaging Activities and Tasks.

7. Another suitable type of article is a book review. Please note the following requirements for submitting book reviews:
a. Books being reviewed should be newly published.
b. Book reviews should be between 2-4 pages in length.
c. A copy or scan of the book cover should be attached.

8. The editors appreciate if authors excerpt information from subsequent published articles in LLT.

9. Articles should be uploaded onto the LLT website in soft-files using Microsoft Word application, double-spaced on A4-sized paper, using 12 size Times New Roman font. Each article, written in English, should be normally approximately between 3,000 and 10,000 words long.

10. Authors will be sent notifications of the receipt of manuscripts and editorial decisions (whether the articles are accepted or not) by e-mail.

Article submissions and publications in LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching are free of charge -- without any article submission charges or article processing charges.

 

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word or .rtf (not .pdf) format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs 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.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
 

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs 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.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
 

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal, LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 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 that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement 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 acknowledgement 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).

 

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.