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Author Guidelines

It is the great honor of LTLT to receive submissions from authors around the world. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected. For further information, please have a look at the full description of the review process.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the country where the study was conducted.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission is my/our original work. It has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal or publication outlet.
  • This submission complies with the policies of LTLT and Researcher Publishers on the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated tools. The required AI Tool Use declaration has been completed, either describing how AI or AI-assisted tools were used or confirming that no such tools were used during the preparation of the manuscript.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness. DOI links have been included if available. The APA 7th referencing and in-text citation style is strictly observed.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
  • I understand that LTLT reserves the right to reject a submission at any stage of the editorial and peer-review process if it does not meet the scholarly, ethical, technical, or scope requirements of the Journal. Editorial decisions will be communicated to the corresponding author.

Empirical Research Articles

Empirical research articles report original studies that make a substantial contribution to understanding issues in language education. Such articles may employ qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approaches and should be grounded in clear theoretical or conceptual frameworks and rigorous research design. Submissions should present well-structured analyses, discuss findings in relation to existing literature, and highlight meaningful implications for language teaching, learning, teacher education, or policy. The research should offer new insights that advance knowledge and practice in the field of language education.

Critical Review Articles

Critical review articles provide comprehensive and analytical syntheses of existing scholarship within a specific area of language education. They may include systematic, bibliometric, conceptual, or other rigorous forms of critical review. Reviews should be appropriately focused while engaging sufficiently with relevant scholarship to establish the current state of knowledge in the area. Critical review articles should move beyond descriptive summaries by critically evaluating theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions, identifying significant patterns and developments, revealing research gaps or unresolved issues, and discussing implications for future research, language teaching, learning, teacher education, or policy.

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