Author Guidelines
Pre-Submission Checklist
Authors should ensure before submission that:
- The manuscript is original and has not been previously published.
- The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.
- All authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
- The research falls within the aims and scope of IJADLSN.
- Appropriate research methodologies and theoretical frameworks have been followed.
- The use of AI tools in research or manuscript preparation is disclosed, where required by the journal's policies.
- Necessary permissions and ethical approvals have been obtained, where applicable.
- Sources, literary texts, datasets, and previously published materials have been appropriately acknowledged.
- Copyright and permissions requirements for quoted, reproduced, or adapted material have been addressed.
- Conflicts of interest have been disclosed.
- Sources of funding have been identified.
- The manuscript follows the journal's submission and formatting requirements.
Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Authors are responsible for preparing their manuscripts in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English. The manuscript should have a logical organization and present the research in a professional academic manner.
The structure may vary depending on the article type, research methodology, theoretical approach, and nature of the scholarly investigation.
General Formatting Recommendations
- The manuscript is prepared in a clear, legible, and consistent format.
- All pages are sequentially numbered.
- Headings and subheadings follow a consistent structure.
- Abbreviations and technical terms are defined at their first occurrence.
- Literary works, titles, quotations, and textual examples are presented accurately.
- All tables, figures, charts, diagrams, and illustrations are numbered and captioned.
- Research methods, analytical approaches, and findings are described clearly.
- Literary texts, digital resources, and datasets are appropriately identified and cited.
- Computational tools, AI models, software, and relevant versions are reported where applicable.
- AI-generated or AI-assisted outputs are described transparently where relevant.
- Research data, textual evidence, and analytical results are presented accurately.
- References and in-text citations follow the journal's requirements.
- Copyright permissions are obtained for reproduced or adapted material, where necessary.
- Manuscripts are carefully reviewed and edited before submission.
- Research limitations and relevant ethical considerations are addressed.
- The contribution of the research to literary studies, language research, or digital innovation is clearly explained.
Step-by-Step Submission Process
1. Prepare Manuscript
Authors prepare their manuscripts according to author guidelines ensuring originality, academic ethics, completeness, and alignment with the journal's scope.
2. Editorial Screening
The editorial team evaluates the manuscript for relevance, originality, basic academic quality, ethical adherence, and formatting guidelines.
3. Peer Review
Manuscripts passing initial screening are sent to expert independent reviewers under the journal's double-anonymous peer-review framework.
4. Editorial Decision
The editor evaluates reviewer feedback and issues an official decision: Accept, Revisions Required (Minor/Major), or Decline.
5. Final Production
Accepted manuscripts undergo professional copyediting, typesetting, galley generation (PDF/HTML), and final author proofreading.
6. Publication & Indexing
The finalized article is assigned a DOI and published online under Open Access for global scholarly dissemination and indexing.