JOURNAL INFORMATION
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EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION POLICIES
RESEARCH INTEGRITY
CONTACT AND COLLABORATION
Author Guidelines
JOLLT Journal of Languages and Language Teaching is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to publishing original, rigorous, and significant contributions to languages, linguistics, applied linguistics, language education, and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal welcomes manuscripts that advance theoretical understanding, provide reliable empirical evidence, introduce relevant methodological approaches, or offer meaningful contributions to language teaching and learning.
Authors are required to prepare their manuscripts in accordance with these guidelines, the current JOLLT manuscript template, and the journal's editorial and publication ethics policies. Manuscripts that do not meet essential scholarly, ethical, or formatting requirements may be returned for correction or declined during the initial editorial assessment.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that their work is original, relevant to the journal's focus and scope, written in academic English, and prepared using the official JOLLT template. All authors must approve the submission and comply with the journal's authorship, originality, research ethics, and disclosure requirements.
Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance for publication. All editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, methodological quality, originality, ethical compliance, and the journal's peer review procedures.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AT A GLANCE
The following table summarizes the principal requirements for manuscript submission to JOLLT.
| Component | Submission Requirement |
|---|---|
| Accepted Manuscript Types | Original Research Articles and Review Articles |
| Language | English |
| Title | Maximum 15 words |
| Abstract | 200-250 words |
| Keywords | 3-5 keywords |
| Manuscript Format | A4 paper, single-column layout, Times New Roman, 12 pt main text |
| Manuscript Length | According to the current official JOLLT template and submission requirements |
| References | APA Style, 7th edition; minimum 10 references |
| Similarity Screening | Turnitin; 20% initial screening benchmark with contextual editorial assessment |
| Research Integrity | Compliance with authorship, research ethics, originality, and disclosure policies |
| Submission System | Online Journal Systems (OJS) |
QUICK NAVIGATION
Authors may use the following links to navigate directly to the relevant sections of these guidelines.
1. BEFORE SUBMISSION
Authors should carefully review the journal's Focus and Scope, publication policies, and manuscript preparation requirements before submitting their work. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the submitted manuscript satisfies all relevant requirements.
All manuscripts submitted to JOLLT must meet the following conditions:
- Scope and Relevance: The manuscript addresses a topic within the journal's stated focus and scope and demonstrates its relevance to an identifiable scholarly audience.
- Originality: The manuscript represents original scholarly work and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.
- Scholarly Contribution: The research provides meaningful theoretical, empirical, methodological, educational, or practical contributions.
- Academic Quality: The manuscript presents a clear research problem, appropriate methodology or review approach, reliable evidence, and defensible conclusions.
- Author Agreement: All listed authors meet the relevant authorship criteria, approve the submitted version, and agree to its submission.
- Ethical Compliance: Relevant ethical approvals, consent arrangements, permissions, and research integrity requirements have been satisfied.
- Manuscript Preparation: The manuscript follows the current JOLLT template and uses clear and appropriate academic English.
- Complete Disclosure: Information concerning author contributions, funding, conflicts of interest, data availability, and substantive artificial intelligence use is provided where applicable.
- Accurate Metadata: All author names, institutional affiliations, contact information, and other required submission metadata are complete and accurate.
Authors are responsible for verifying the accuracy of their manuscript, including quotations, references, figures, data, analytical results, and other scholarly materials.
2. MANUSCRIPT TYPES
JOLLT accepts two principal categories of scholarly manuscripts: Original Research Articles and Review Articles. Each category must demonstrate academic relevance, methodological rigor, originality, and a clear contribution to the fields covered by the journal.
2.1. Original Research Articles
Original Research Articles report original investigations addressing clearly defined research problems and contributing new empirical, theoretical, methodological, or practical insights to language-related scholarship.
JOLLT welcomes research employing quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, ethnographic, case study, classroom-based, corpus-based, discourse-analytical, design-based, and other appropriate research approaches.
Original Research Articles are expected to demonstrate:
- A clearly formulated research problem, objective, question, or hypothesis.
- A substantive research gap supported by relevant scholarly literature.
- An appropriate theoretical, conceptual, or methodological foundation.
- A rigorous and transparently reported research design.
- Sufficiently described participants, materials, instruments, procedures, or data sources.
- Systematically presented findings supported by reliable evidence.
- Critical interpretation of findings in relation to previous research and relevant theories.
- Clear identification of scholarly contributions, implications, and limitations.
The manuscript should extend existing knowledge rather than merely reproduce established findings or describe a local research setting without a meaningful scholarly contribution.
2.2. Review Articles
Review Articles critically examine, evaluate, and synthesize existing research to advance scholarly understanding of a clearly defined problem or topic.
JOLLT considers systematic literature reviews, scoping reviews, critical or integrative reviews, and meta-analyses when the approach is appropriate to the research question and sufficiently rigorous.
Review Articles should demonstrate:
- Clearly defined review objectives and research questions.
- A justified review design and scope.
- Transparent identification and selection of relevant literature.
- Appropriate analytical or appraisal procedures.
- Critical synthesis of theoretical, empirical, or methodological evidence.
- Identification of research patterns, disagreements, limitations, and knowledge gaps.
- An original scholarly contribution through synthesis, conceptual development, or evidence-based recommendations.
Systematic reviews and scoping reviews should follow relevant methodological and reporting standards, including PRISMA or PRISMA-ScR where applicable.
Manuscripts that merely summarize previous studies without critical analysis, methodological transparency, or a substantive scholarly contribution may be declined during initial editorial screening.
2.3. Manuscript Classification
Authors must select the appropriate manuscript type during submission through OJS. The selected category must accurately reflect the manuscript's research objectives, methodology, and scholarly contribution.
The editorial team may request clarification or correction when the selected category does not correspond to the content of the manuscript.
3. AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTORSHIP CRITERIA
JOLLT recognizes authorship as a form of scholarly credit accompanied by responsibility and accountability. Authorship must be based on genuine intellectual contributions rather than academic rank, administrative position, institutional affiliation, financial support, or professional relationships.
Following the principles of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), each listed author is expected to satisfy the following four criteria:
- Make a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the research, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of research data.
- Draft the manuscript or critically revise it for important intellectual content.
- Approve the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication.
- Accept accountability for the integrity and accuracy of the work and cooperate in resolving questions concerning the manuscript.
Individuals who provide technical assistance, routine data collection, language editing, administrative support, general supervision, or funding without satisfying the authorship criteria should be acknowledged rather than listed as authors.
Gift authorship, guest authorship, ghost authorship, and the deliberate omission of eligible contributors are unacceptable.
3.1. Author Contributions
All submitted manuscripts must identify the contributions of individual authors. JOLLT encourages the use of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to describe these contributions.
Relevant contribution categories include Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft, Writing - Review and Editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project Administration, and Funding Acquisition.
Each author may have more than one contribution role. However, assignment of a CRediT role does not independently establish eligibility for authorship.
3.2. Corresponding Author Responsibilities
The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the editorial office, coordinating the manuscript submission and revision process, confirming the approval of all coauthors, and ensuring that the submission metadata and required declarations are accurate.
The corresponding author must inform all coauthors of significant editorial decisions and ensure that they approve the final manuscript before publication.
3.3. Changes in Authorship
The authorship list and author order must be agreed upon before submission.
Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must include a written explanation and confirmation from all affected authors. The editorial office may request additional documentation or clarification when authorship disputes arise.
Unauthorized changes to authorship after manuscript acceptance are not permitted.
3.4. Author Information and Identification
Authors must provide their full names without academic degrees or professional titles. Institutional affiliations must identify the relevant department or unit where appropriate, institution, city, and country.
The corresponding author must provide a valid email address. Authors are encouraged to register and provide an ORCID iD to support accurate author identification and scholarly attribution.
4. ORIGINALITY, PRIOR PUBLICATION, AND PLAGIARISM SCREENING
JOLLT is committed to maintaining the integrity and originality of scholarly publications. Authors must appropriately acknowledge the ideas, words, data, methods, and other intellectual contributions of previous researchers.
Plagiarism, unauthorized duplication, misleading text recycling, data fabrication, falsification, and misrepresentation of previously published material are unacceptable.
4.1. Similarity Screening
Manuscripts are screened using Turnitin or another similarity detection system designated by the editorial office.
JOLLT uses an overall similarity score of 20% as an initial screening benchmark. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold require additional editorial examination and may be returned for clarification or revision.
Similarity Screening Principle
A similarity score above 20% does not automatically establish plagiarism or require rejection. Likewise, a score of 20% or below does not guarantee originality. Editorial decisions are based on the nature, extent, context, and attribution of overlapping text rather than the similarity percentage alone.
4.2. Evaluation of Textual Overlap
The editorial team considers correctly attributed quotations, bibliographic references, standardized terminology, methodological descriptions, and legitimate textual reuse when interpreting similarity reports.
Substantial unattributed overlap, inappropriate paraphrasing, misleading reproduction of previously published work, and deliberate concealment of sources may result in manuscript rejection or further investigation.
4.3. Previous Dissemination
Authors must disclose relevant previous dissemination of the manuscript or related material, including preprints, conference papers, theses, dissertations, and earlier publications when necessary for the assessment of originality.
Prior dissemination does not automatically constitute duplicate publication. Its acceptability is determined through editorial evaluation and applicable publication policies.
Further information is provided in the journal's Screening for Plagiarism Policy.
5. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION AND GENERAL FORMATTING
All manuscripts must be prepared using the latest official JOLLT manuscript template. Authors should ensure that the manuscript is clearly structured, professionally presented, and consistent with the journal's formatting requirements.
| Formatting Element | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Page Size | A4 |
| Layout | Single column unless otherwise specified by the template |
| Main Text | Times New Roman, 12 pt |
| Article Title | Times New Roman, 14 pt |
| Title Length | Maximum 15 words |
| Abstract | 200-250 words |
| Keywords | 3-5 keywords |
| File Format | Editable Word-compatible document accepted by OJS |
| Reference Style | APA Style, 7th edition |
| Manuscript Length | Follow the current official JOLLT template and submission requirements |
Authors must maintain consistency in headings, abbreviations, statistical symbols, units, terminology, citations, and reference formatting.
The organization of manuscript sections may be adapted to the selected research design, provided that the manuscript remains consistent with the journal's official template and reporting expectations.
Requirements concerning scholarly content are based on methodological adequacy and clarity rather than fixed paragraph counts or mandatory word limits for individual paragraphs.
6. TITLE, ABSTRACT, KEYWORDS, AND AUTHOR INFORMATION
6.1. Article Title
The article title must clearly and accurately represent the central topic, research problem, or principal contribution of the manuscript.
The title must not exceed 15 words. Authors should avoid unexplained abbreviations, unnecessary technical expressions, vague wording, and claims that are not supported by the research.
6.2. Author Names and Affiliations
Author names must be presented without academic titles or degrees. Accurate institutional affiliations and the corresponding author's email address must be provided.
Where an anonymized review manuscript is requested, identifying information should be supplied separately through the relevant OJS fields or files in accordance with editorial instructions.
6.3. Abstract
Each manuscript must include an English-language abstract of 200-250 words.
The abstract of an Original Research Article should communicate:
- The research problem or relevant background.
- The research objective or question.
- The research design, participants or data sources, and analytical approach.
- The principal findings, including important quantitative evidence where appropriate.
- The main conclusion and scholarly or practical implications.
The abstract of a Review Article should identify the review objective, scope, literature identification and synthesis approach, principal findings, and conclusions.
Abstracts must be concise, informative, and self-contained. References, unexplained abbreviations, unsupported claims, and unnecessary background information should be avoided.
6.4. Keywords
Authors must provide 3-5 keywords separated by semicolons. Keywords should reflect the central concepts, research context, methodology, or principal subject of the manuscript.
Keywords should be sufficiently specific to support scholarly indexing and discoverability.
7. STRUCTURE OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES
Original Research Articles must present a coherent scientific argument from the identification of the research problem to the interpretation of evidence and formulation of conclusions.
7.1. Introduction
The Introduction must establish the background, research problem, relevant theoretical and empirical foundations, knowledge gap, and purpose of the study.
Authors should develop the Introduction through the following elements:
- Research Background: Introduce the relevant research domain, key concepts, and scholarly context.
- Problem Statement: Define the research problem and explain its theoretical, empirical, educational, or practical significance.
- Literature and Knowledge Gap: Critically synthesize relevant studies and identify unresolved questions, limitations, or inconsistencies in existing knowledge.
- Research Objectives: State the objectives, questions, or hypotheses and explain the intended scholarly contribution.
Claims of research novelty must be supported by relevant literature. Authors should explain how the current study extends, challenges, refines, or meaningfully builds on previous scholarship.
7.2. Method
The Method section must provide sufficient information to enable readers to evaluate the appropriateness, rigor, transparency, and reproducibility of the research.
The following components should be reported where relevant to the research design.
Research Design and Context
Describe the research approach, design, setting, and rationale for selecting the methodological framework.
Participants or Data Sources
Describe the population, sample, participant characteristics, sampling procedures, selection criteria, corpus, documents, or other data sources as appropriate.
Research Instruments and Data Collection
Explain the instruments, measures, observation procedures, interview protocols, experimental tasks, research materials, or other techniques used to obtain the data.
Report relevant evidence concerning validity, reliability, trustworthiness, or other indicators of research quality appropriate to the methodology.
Research Procedures
Describe how the research was conducted, including interventions, data collection stages, ethical safeguards, and relevant implementation procedures.
Data Analysis
Explain the analytical techniques and criteria used to interpret the data. These may include quantitative statistical analysis, thematic analysis, discourse analysis, content analysis, corpus analysis, or other appropriate methods.
Analytical assumptions, interpretation criteria, and relevant software should be described where necessary.
7.3. Results and Discussion
Results: Present the principal research findings clearly and systematically in accordance with the research objectives or questions.
Quantitative findings should include relevant descriptive and inferential statistics, including effect sizes or measures of uncertainty where appropriate. Qualitative findings should be supported by credible analytical evidence, such as excerpts, coding categories, themes, or relevant textual data.
Tables and figures should be used when they improve clarity. Information already presented in tables should not be repeated unnecessarily in the accompanying text.
Discussion: Interpret the findings in relation to relevant theories, research literature, and the objectives of the study.
The Discussion should address:
- The meaning and significance of the principal findings.
- Agreement or disagreement with relevant previous studies.
- Possible theoretical, empirical, or contextual explanations.
- The contribution of the findings to existing scholarship.
- Relevant educational, methodological, or practical implications.
- Research limitations and alternative interpretations.
The Results and Discussion may be combined when required by the official template, but empirical evidence and its interpretation must remain distinguishable.
7.4. Conclusion
The Conclusion must directly address the research objectives and synthesize the principal contributions supported by the findings.
It should not reproduce the abstract or repeat the Results and Discussion in detail. Conclusions must remain proportionate to the evidence and should not introduce new unsupported findings.
7.5. Recommendations
Recommendations should be based on the research findings and directed toward relevant stakeholders, such as researchers, educators, institutions, curriculum developers, or policymakers.
Recommendations should be specific, realistic, and consistent with the limitations and scope of the research.
8. STRUCTURE OF REVIEW ARTICLES
Review Articles must provide a transparent, critical, and analytically meaningful synthesis of published scholarship.
The structure may be adapted to the selected review approach, but it should normally include the following components.
8.1. Introduction
Explain the research context, significance of the review topic, limitations or gaps in current knowledge, and review objectives or questions.
8.2. Review Method
Describe the procedures used to identify, select, evaluate, and synthesize relevant literature.
Where appropriate, specify:
- Databases and information sources.
- Search terms and search strategies.
- Search period and date of the final search.
- Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Study screening and selection procedures.
- Data extraction and quality appraisal methods.
- Analytical or synthesis techniques.
8.3. Results or Literature Synthesis
Present the findings through meaningful themes, conceptual categories, methodological patterns, theoretical perspectives, or other appropriate analytical structures.
The synthesis must move beyond summarizing individual articles and identify relevant relationships, research trends, gaps, disagreements, and developments.
8.4. Discussion
Critically interpret the synthesized evidence, examine its implications for existing knowledge, and explain the theoretical, methodological, or practical contributions of the review.
Relevant methodological limitations, uncertainties, and weaknesses of the evidence base must be acknowledged.
8.5. Conclusion
Summarize the principal conclusions supported by the reviewed evidence and identify meaningful implications for research, scholarship, and professional practice.
Systematic and scoping reviews should follow relevant reporting standards, such as PRISMA and PRISMA-ScR, where appropriate.
9. TABLES, FIGURES, QUOTATIONS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Tables and figures must contribute directly to the presentation or interpretation of scholarly information.
All tables and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the manuscript and must be cited appropriately in the text.
Each table must include an informative title, and each figure must include a clear caption. Abbreviations, symbols, measurement units, and sources must be explained when necessary.
Authors must ensure that:
- Tables and figures accurately represent the research data.
- Visual elements are clear, readable, and appropriately labelled.
- The same information is not duplicated unnecessarily in multiple formats.
- Permissions are obtained for copyrighted materials when required.
- Adapted or reproduced materials are appropriately acknowledged.
- Research quotations and participant excerpts are accurately represented.
- Relevant supplementary materials are submitted when necessary to support evaluation or reproducibility.
Supplementary files may include research instruments, datasets, interview protocols, coding frameworks, review procedures, analytical scripts, or other materials relevant to the manuscript.
Confidential or personally identifiable information must not be disclosed without an appropriate ethical and legal basis.
10. RESEARCH ETHICS, INFORMED CONSENT, AND DATA INTEGRITY
All research submitted to JOLLT must comply with relevant institutional, national, and disciplinary ethical standards.
Research involving human participants must describe the applicable ethical review or approval arrangements, informed consent procedures, and confidentiality protections.
Where formal ethical approval was not required, authors should explain the relevant exemption or institutional requirements, where applicable.
Research involving children, vulnerable participants, or sensitive information must provide appropriate safeguards, including guardian permission and participant assent when required.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of all research data and reported findings.
Data fabrication, falsification, manipulation of findings, misleading reporting, and misrepresentation of ethical approval or participant consent are prohibited.
The editorial team may request supporting information or documentation when necessary to evaluate research integrity, subject to confidentiality and data protection requirements.
11. DATA AVAILABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY
Authors must provide a Data Availability Statement explaining whether the data, research materials, or other evidence underlying the manuscript are available and how they may be accessed where applicable.
Authors are encouraged to make anonymized datasets, analytical materials, instruments, research protocols, or other supporting resources available through appropriate repositories when ethically and legally permissible.
Restrictions arising from participant confidentiality, informed consent, institutional requirements, copyright, or other legitimate considerations must be clearly explained.
Examples of Data Availability Statements
Publicly Available Data:
The data supporting the findings of this study are publicly available in [repository name] at [DOI or permanent URL].
Data Available on Request:
The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to applicable ethical and privacy restrictions.
Restricted Data:
The data are not publicly available because they contain information subject to participant confidentiality and institutional restrictions.
No New Data:
No new datasets were generated or analyzed in this study.
12. FUNDING, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
12.1. Funding Statement
Authors must identify all financial support relevant to the research and publication, including the names of funding organizations and grant numbers where applicable.
The role of funders in research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or publication decisions must be disclosed when relevant.
When no external funding was received, authors may state:
This research received no external funding.
12.2. Acknowledgments
Contributions that do not meet the criteria for authorship may be recognized in the Acknowledgments section.
These may include institutional assistance, technical support, professional language editing, administrative assistance, or other relevant contributions.
Authors should obtain permission before naming individuals in the acknowledgments.
12.3. Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose relevant financial and non-financial relationships that could reasonably be perceived to influence the conduct, interpretation, or publication of the research.
Potential conflicts may include financial support, employment, consultancy, institutional interests, professional relationships, or personal relationships.
When no conflicts exist, authors should state:
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest related to this research.
Further requirements are provided in the journal's Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies.
13. DECLARATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE
JOLLT recognizes that artificial intelligence tools may support certain research and manuscript preparation activities. However, their use must not compromise originality, accuracy, confidentiality, transparency, or scholarly accountability.
Authors must disclose substantive use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted systems in manuscript preparation, translation, content generation, coding, data processing, analysis, or other research activities.
The declaration should identify:
- The name of the AI tool or service used.
- The purpose for which the tool was used.
- The nature and extent of AI assistance.
- The procedures undertaken to verify and correct AI-generated content.
Artificial intelligence systems cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume scholarly responsibility or accountability for published work.
Human authors remain responsible for all manuscript content, including the accuracy of references, data, analyses, conclusions, and visual materials.
Authors must not disclose confidential research information or personal participant data to external AI services without appropriate authorization and safeguards.
Example of an AI Use Declaration
During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [AI tool] for [specific purpose]. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, verified, and edited by the authors, who remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the manuscript.
When no substantive generative AI assistance was used, authors may state:
The authors declare that no generative artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Routine spelling and grammar checking may be distinguished from substantive AI-generated content, provided that authors remain responsible for the final text and its scholarly accuracy.
14. CITATIONS AND REFERENCES
All manuscripts must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, 7th edition for in-text citations and reference-list entries.
Every cited publication must appear in the reference list, and all bibliographic information must be accurate and verifiable.
Each manuscript must include at least 10 references. At least 80% of the references should be peer-reviewed journal articles, with emphasis on relevant research published within the preceding ten years.
Seminal and foundational publications may be included when necessary to establish the theoretical, methodological, or historical background of the research.
Review Articles are expected to use a sufficiently comprehensive body of literature appropriate to their review objectives and methodology.
14.1. In-Text Citations
| Number of Authors | Parenthetical Citation | Narrative Citation |
|---|---|---|
| One author | (Smith, 2024) | Smith (2024) |
| Two authors | (Smith & Lee, 2024) | Smith and Lee (2024) |
| Three or more authors | (Smith et al., 2024) | Smith et al. (2024) |
Direct quotations must include the appropriate page number or another suitable locator as required by APA Style.
14.2. Reference List
References must be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author and formatted with a hanging indent.
When available, DOI information must be provided in the form of a functional URL beginning with https://doi.org/.
Example of a Journal Article Reference
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77-101. https://doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa
Reference management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote is recommended.
Authors remain responsible for verifying author names, publication years, titles, journal names, volumes, issues, page ranges, and DOI information.
Fabricated citations, unverifiable sources, irrelevant references, and manipulative citation practices are prohibited.
Additional reference examples are available through the official APA Style Reference Examples.
15. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION, REVISION, AND EDITORIAL ASSESSMENT
All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the JOLLT Online Submission System.
15.1. Initial Submission
The corresponding author must select the appropriate manuscript category, provide complete submission metadata, upload the manuscript and required supplementary files, and complete the relevant submission declarations.
15.2. Initial Editorial Screening
The editorial team evaluates whether the manuscript is appropriate for the journal's scope and meets the required standards of originality, scholarly contribution, methodological rigor, research integrity, and manuscript preparation.
Manuscripts that do not satisfy essential editorial requirements may be returned for correction or declined before peer review.
15.3. Peer Review
Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation may undergo independent peer review in accordance with the journal's Peer Review Process.
The responsible editor evaluates reviewer recommendations and makes editorial decisions based on scholarly merit, the quality of evidence, methodological appropriateness, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal.
15.4. Manuscript Revision
When revisions are requested, authors must submit a revised manuscript and a detailed point-by-point response addressing the comments of reviewers and editors.
Authors should clearly identify substantial changes and provide scholarly explanations when they do not adopt particular recommendations.
Submission of a revised manuscript does not guarantee acceptance.
15.5. Final Editorial Decision
The final decision regarding manuscript publication is made by the responsible editor in accordance with the journal's editorial policies and peer review procedures.
Acceptance is based on scholarly and ethical considerations, not on the payment of publication charges or the institutional status of the authors.
16. COPYRIGHT, OPEN ACCESS, AND PUBLICATION CHARGES
16.1. Copyright
Authors retain copyright in their published works and grant JOLLT the right of first publication under the journal's applicable non-exclusive publishing arrangement.
Authors remain responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted third-party material when required.
16.2. Open Access and License
JOLLT provides open access to its published scholarly content.
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), subject to any separately identified rights associated with third-party materials.
The license permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse, provided that appropriate attribution is given and adaptations are distributed under the same or a compatible license as required by the license terms.
16.3. Self-Archiving
Authors may share and archive their work in accordance with the journal's copyright, license, and repository policies, with appropriate acknowledgment of the initial publication in JOLLT.
16.4. Article Processing Charges
Information concerning article processing charges, payment arrangements, and applicable exemptions is provided on the journal's Author Fees page.
Publication charges must not influence editorial assessment or acceptance decisions.
17. AUTHOR SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Before completing the submission process, the corresponding author must verify the following requirements.
| No. | Required Verification |
|---|---|
| 1 | The manuscript is consistent with JOLLT's Focus and Scope. |
| 2 | The correct manuscript type has been selected. |
| 3 | The manuscript is original and is not under consideration by another journal. |
| 4 | All listed authors meet the authorship criteria and approve the submission. |
| 5 | The manuscript follows the current JOLLT template. |
| 6 | The title does not exceed 15 words. |
| 7 | The abstract contains 200-250 words and 3-5 keywords are provided. |
| 8 | The Introduction identifies the research problem, knowledge gap, and objectives. |
| 9 | The methodology or review procedures are adequately explained. |
| 10 | Findings, interpretations, and conclusions are supported by evidence. |
| 11 | Tables, figures, quotations, and supplementary materials are accurately presented and attributed. |
| 12 | Relevant ethical approval, consent, and confidentiality requirements have been addressed. |
| 13 | Author contributions, funding, competing interests, and data availability have been declared as required. |
| 14 | Substantive artificial intelligence assistance has been disclosed where applicable. |
| 15 | References are accurate, verifiable, and formatted according to APA Style, 7th edition. |
| 16 | All OJS metadata, affiliations, correspondence details, and required files have been verified. |
RELATED JOURNAL POLICIES AND INFORMATION
Authors are encouraged to consult the following journal policies and information pages before submitting their manuscripts.
| Journal Policy | Information |
|---|---|
| Focus and Scope | View Policy |
| Publication Ethics | View Policy |
| Plagiarism Policy | View Policy |
| Peer Review Process | View Policy |
| Open Access Policy | View Policy |
| Copyright and License | View Policy |
| Author Fees | View Information |
| Online Submission | Submit Manuscript |
| Editorial Contact | Contact Journal |
FINAL REMINDER
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts meet JOLLT's scholarly, methodological, ethical, and formatting requirements. The editorial office reserves the right to request revisions or decline submissions that do not comply with these guidelines or the journal's publication policies.
