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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.

  • Does the contribution analyse authentic English discourse or does it compare some non-Anglophone discourse to authentic English discourse?
  • Is the file submitted as an MS Word file (.doc)?
  • Does the contribution include the title, name and affiliation of the author and the article itself (title, text, notes and references) and a brief biographical note about the author (50 words)?
  • Is the length of your contribution  12-18 standard pages (6000-8000 words) including references and notes?
  • Are all tables, graphs and pictures in MS Word file format?
  • Does your manuscript use the APA7 referencing style?
  • Are all copyright matters cleared?
  • Is the contribution written in Standard English? If the author of the contribution is not a native speaker of English, is the text proofread by an expert native speaker of English?
  • Is the ORCID number of the author(s) indicated in the submission form and included in the bio note?
  • Are the DOI of all items that have a DOI included in the reference list?

  • Submission declaration

    Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is original and has not been published previously, except in the form of abstract, conference presentation, or unpublished academic thesis (which should be explicitly acknowledged in the text) and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Author Guidelines

Guidelines for authors

  • Contributions must analyse authentic English discourse.
  • Contributions must be submitted via the journal submission system. Authors should register in the system before uploading their manuscripts.
  • Each author may have only one manuscript under review at a time.
  • Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is original, has not been published previously (except as an abstract, conference presentation or unpublished academic thesis, which should be explicitly acknowledged in the text) and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
  • Each submission should include:
    • the title of the paper,
    • the author’s name and institutional affiliation,
    • the article itself (including title, main text, notes, and references),
    • a brief biographical note of approximately 50 words (for details, see previous issues).
  • Manuscripts should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words (approximately 12 to 18 standard pages), including notes and references.
  • All tables, figures, graphs and images should be in format compatible with MS Word.
  • Authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions and for all copyright-related matters.
  • Contributions should be written in Standard English and carefully proofread before submission.
  • All manuscripts must conform to APA 7th edition referencing and formatting guidelines.

AI policy

This journal does not encourage but allows the use of AI tools to support preparation. These tools must never be used as a substitute for human critical thinking, expertise and evaluation. When applied for basic checks of grammar, spelling and punctuation, the use of AI tools need not be declared. When used for other purposes, the use of AI Tools for manuscript preparation must be disclosed in an AI declaration statement upon submission and, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, this statement will appear in the published work. The declaration must include the name of the AI Tool used, and the purpose and extent of its use.

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

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