Submissions

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.

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file must consist of two separate Microsoft Word documents: one containing a cover page with the authors' names, affiliations, and available ORCID iDs, and the other containing the anonymized manuscript.
Where available, DOIs or URLs for references have been provided.
The text is 1.5-spaced and uses Bookman Old Style font: 10-point for the main text and 8-point for the abstract and keywords.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
For submissions to peer-reviewed sections, instructions in Ensuring a Peer Review have been followed.
The manuscript is original, properly cites all sources, and does not contain plagiarized or improperly reused material. All submitted manuscripts are screened for textual similarity by the journal using Turnitin.
The submission cannot be withdrawn once it has entered the peer review process without formal approval from the editorial office. I confirm that I will not request withdrawal during review, revision, or production unless exceptional circumstances apply.
If the study involves human participants, the authors confirm that ethical considerations (e.g., informed consent, voluntary participation, data confidentiality) were addressed appropriately in accordance with institutional or international standards.
If AI or chatbot tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard, Bing AI) are used during manuscript preparation, their role must be transparently disclosed in the Acknowledgments section. AI tools cannot be listed as authors and may only be used for limited purposes such as improving language. Use of AI for data generation, analysis, or interpretation is strictly prohibited.
By submitting to JSSAL, authors confirm that they retain the copyright of their work and agree to publish it under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). For full details, see our Copyright Policy and Licensing Policy.
Authors must provide a Funding Statement. If the research received financial support, the funding organization and, where applicable, the grant or project number must be specified. If no external funding was received, authors should state: “The authors received no financial support for the research.”
Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest. If no conflict of interest exists, this should be stated explicitly.

Author Guidelines

The Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Language (JSSAL) welcomes original empirical and theoretically grounded research articles, review articles, book reviews, case studies, and monographic studies that align with the journal’s aims and scope.

Submissions should address teaching and learning processes in educational contexts, particularly language-related dimensions of education. Empirical studies addressing broader educational processes may also be considered when they make a clear contribution to understanding teaching and learning. Manuscripts that fall outside the journal’s scope may be declined during the initial editorial screening.

All submissions must comply with the following author guidelines and publication policies to ensure an efficient, transparent, and ethical review and publication process.

Originality Screening

All submitted manuscripts are screened for textual similarity using Turnitin before being sent for peer review. Similarity reports are evaluated carefully and contextually by the editorial team. Editorial decisions are not based solely on a numerical similarity percentage.

Submission Process

Manuscripts must be submitted online via the submission system. The electronic submission system guides authors through the process, reducing editorial and review times. Templates are optional for initial submissions but recommended for accepted papers.

Manuscript Structure

Title Page: Include author names, a concise title, affiliations, addresses, and the corresponding author's email.
Abstract: Maximum 250 words, avoiding abbreviations and formulas.
Keywords: 4–6 keywords.
Text Formatting: Use Word, A4 size, Bookman Old Style font (8-point for abstract/keywords, 10-point for text). Manuscripts should be 2,500–9,000 words (excluding references, tables, figures), though exceptions may be approved by the editor. Use 1.5 spacing, italics for emphasis (not underlining except URLs), and automatic page numbering.
Sections:
- Introduction: State objectives and background, avoiding extensive literature reviews.
- Methods: Provide sufficient detail for reproducibility, referencing published methods where applicable. Authors are encouraged to include a brief ethics statement describing how informed consent, voluntary participation, confidentiality, and data protection were addressed. Where formal ethical approval is required under applicable institutional or national regulations, the name of the approving committee and the approval details should be provided. If formal approval was not required, authors may briefly explain the reason.
- Findings: Present findings clearly and concisely.
- Discussion: Explore the significance of results, avoiding repetition.
- Conclusions: Summarize key findings (optional standalone section).
- Acknowledgments: List contributors before references.
- Appendices: Number as 1, 2, etc., if multiple.

ORCID Requirement

Authors should provide the available ORCID iDs of all authors at submission. At least one author, preferably the corresponding or first author, must have a valid ORCID iD before publication.

Authors may read "What is ORCID?" before registering.

Reference Style

All manuscripts must follow the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (7th ed.) citation style. Use of DOIs is encouraged.

For detailed guidelines, visit: APA Style

Review and Publishing

All research articles, review articles, case studies, and monographic studies undergo double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers. Book reviews are evaluated editorially and do not undergo external peer review.

For more details, see our Publication Policy.

Book Reviews

JSSAL welcomes book reviews of recently published scholarly works relevant to the journal's scope. Book reviews should be between 1,000–2,000 words and do not undergo peer review; they are evaluated directly by the editorial team. Reviews should include full bibliographic information of the reviewed work and provide a critical, balanced assessment of its contribution to the field.

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