Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors must ensure their submission complies with all the following items. Submissions not meeting these guidelines may be returned to authors.

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal (or an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word format.
• Where available, URLs for references have been provided.
• The text is single-spaced, in a 11-point font, with italics used instead of underlining (except for URLs). All illustrations, figures, and tables are integrated into the text at appropriate points, not appended at the end.
• The text conforms to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
• I do not have any submissions currently under review.
• I am not a coauthor of any submissions currently under review.

Author Guidelines

Length of Manuscript

1. Articles typically range from 4000 to 7000 words. Authors exceeding this limit may incur an additional publication processing fee.
2. Book reviews should be between 500 and 750 words.
3. Notes, Discussions, and Scoping Reviews should generally not exceed 2000 words. Abstracts are not necessary for these types of submission.

Abstracts

A concise abstract of up to 250 words should be included on the first page using regular font. Following the abstract, provide a line labeled "Keywords:" followed by a colon. Include no more than six words, alphabetically arranged and separated by commas. Each keyword should start with a lowercase letter unless it is a proper noun.

Submission of Manuscripts to MEJLLT

should not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication elsewhere in any form.

submissions should be made directly to the editor in-chief at: editro@mejllt.com, make sure to attache a minimum of two files: (1) Title Page File and (2) Anonymous Manuscript File.

Title Page File

Manuscript title, author(s), with designation of corresponding author, affiliation, country, ORCID No., contact number, academic rank (Assistant, Associate, Adjunct, Full Professor, Lecturer, MA/PhD student), and email address

Anonymous Manuscript File:

• Avoid including any author-related information.
• Strictly follow the Author Guidelines.
• Review the metadata of the file (file properties) and delete any reference to author names.
• This text will be utilized for our blind reviewing process

Important Note

1. Proper formatting of submissions, including titles, headings, subheadings, tables, in-text citations, and reference lists in accordance with the Author Guidelines, is essential for the submission to be reviewed by the internal committee. Failing to adhere to these formatting requirements may result in immediate rejection.

After the completion of a submission, our in-house editorial committee will carefully review the manuscript. Depending on the committee's evaluation, we typically move forward with the peer-review process or reject the submission within a two-week timeframe. If the decision is to proceed, we generally reach a final verdict within three months. The reviewers play a crucial role by providing their feedback through a comprehensive review report that includes descriptive elements. While we highly value the reviewers' input, the ultimate decision to publish articles in MEJLLT lies with the Editor-in-Chief.

Contributors are kindly asked to adhere to the following guidelines:

1. The body of the article should be written in Times New Roman regular font size 11, while the abstract should be in font size 10. Headings and subheadings should be in bold. Only the first word of each heading and subheading should be capitalized, unless it is a proper noun.
2. Kindly upload two Microsoft formatted files: Title page.doc and Anonymous manuscript.doc.

Style Guidelines

References

• Present complete bibliographical details for references and arrange them alphabetically, following the examples.
• Avoid enclosing the manuscript, tables, or references in boxes and refrain from using box designs.
• Before submission, ensure internet references are verified and updated.
• Utilize justified alignment for the entire text, including the references.
• Abbreviate "MA" and "PhD" for theses and dissertations.
• Include only references cited in the text within the reference list.
• Long quotes (40 words or more) should be displayed on a separate line with a hanging indent of 0.5 inches.

Books

• List the author's surname, followed by a comma, and their first name in bold. Use initials only if the original work does.
• Write out first names of authors and editors when known.
• For multiple authors, include first names and/or initials for subsequent authors. You may use & before the family name of the last
• Place the date in parentheses, followed by a period.
• If an author has two books published in the same year, use "a" and "b" after the date (e.g., 1991a).
• Italicize book titles and capitalize significant words, including subtitles.

Examples

• Jenkins, Jennifer. (2000). The Phonology of English as an International Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The Big Picture/Academic Writing: The One-hour Guide (3rd digital ed.). Copenhagen: Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/.

Articles

• Journal article titles should be formatted in Times New Roman and enclosed in single quotation marks.
• Capitalize only the initial word and proper nouns in titles.
• End titles with a period after the closing quotation mark.
• For papers in edited collections, italicize the title and enclose it in single quotation marks.
• Italicize journal titles and capitalize significant words.
• Ensure inclusion of volume, issue, and page numbers, and provide DOI if accessible.

Examples

• Iemmolo, Giorgio. (2010). ‘Topicality and differential object marking: Evidence from Romance and beyond’. Studies in Language, 34 (2): 239-272.
• Farghal, Mohammed & Shakir, Abdulla. (1994). ‘Kin terms and titles of address as relational social honorifics in Jordanian Arabic’. Anthropological Linguistics 36 (2): 240-253.

Edited Books

• For a repeatedly cited edited book, present complete details in a distinct entry and only mention authors and dates elsewhere. For single citations, include full details alongside the entry.

Example

• Wodak, Ruth, Johnstone, Barbara & Kerswill, Paul (eds.). (2011). The Sage Handbook of Sociolinguistics. London: Sage.

Dissertations

Example

• Green, Mara. (2014). The nature of signs: Nepal’s deaf society, local sign, and the production of communicative sociality. Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Internet Sources

Example

• Back, Lauren. (2024). Language of Thought Hypothesis: Post 1. Language Matters Blog. https://www.languagemattersblog.com/post/language-of-thought-hypothesis-post-1 (Retrieved on 20 June, 2024).

Bibliographical References in Text

• Use parentheses for in-text citations: (Hymes 1967:8). If the author’s name is in the text: Hymes (1967:8).
• No comma between the author’s name and date.
• Separate works in the same parentheses by semicolons in chronological order: (Hymes 1967; Searle 1975).
• Use initials only if citing more than one author with the same surname: (T. Gardner and A. Gardner 1989:234).
• For works by three authors, list all names in the first citation and use et al. for subsequent citations: (Ledgeway, Schifano, and Silvestri 2019); (Ledgeway et al. 2019).
• For works with four or more authors, use the first author's surname followed by et al. in text: Parafita Couto et al. (2024). List all authors in the references.
• List works published in the same year alphabetically: (Miller 2020; Pearson 2020).

Headings and Subheadings

• Number headings and subheadings sequentially using Arabic numerals (e.g., 2.1.1). Limit to a maximum of three layers (e.g., 2.1.1.1 is not permitted).
• Capitalize only the initial word in headings and subheadings, with the exception of proper nouns.

Footnotes

• Short notes must be included in the text within parentheses.
• There should be no footnotes on individual pages.
• Collect longer notes as Endnotes before the References section. Number the notes consecutively using Arabic numerals.

Tables and Figures

• Incorporate tables and figures within the text and provide a separate file if deemed necessary.
• Tables and figures should be numbered and accompanied by captions (e.g., Table 1, Figure 1). Table titles should be positioned on top, while figure titles should be placed at the bottom.
• Utilize regular font for titles, capitalizing the first word and proper nouns.
• Align text within tables to the left.
• Avoid bolding or shading table content.
• Refrain from splitting tables over two pages.
• The maximum allowable number of tables is eight.
• When referencing tables, use their respective numbers (e.g., Table 1) rather than their position (e.g., "the table below").
• Ensure that tables do not extend beyond the text margins.

Example

Transcription

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