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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.
  • The manuscript aligns with the journal's Aims and Scope
  • The manuscript is original and not yet submitted or being considered for publication by the publishers elsewhere.
  • The manuscript follows the journal’s template or formatting guidelines . Download the templates here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d-wgEV6Ij8UYUFL1fSPln7x3ld191D2Z
  • All figures and tables are formatted based on the APA 7th Edition. Visit: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures
  • The manuscript is written in ENGLISH (both American and British are acceptable)
  • The title is clear and comprehensive with less than 20 words in length.
  • The length of the manuscript does not exceed 8000 words, including figures and tables.
  • The abstract must be less than 200 words and contain the main topic, purpose, method, results, and implications of the study.
  • Any use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, translation software, AI data analysis tools, etc.) in the research, writing, or editing process is fully disclosed in the manuscript (e.g., in the acknowledgments).
  • The reference style must be in APA 7th Edition and managed using the reference management software, such as Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, etc.
  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Author Guidelines

RIAL serves as a mentoring journal to guide the novice and experienced authors through the publishing process. Our editorial team and reviewers are committed to provide a mentorship for all authors in revising, developing, and polishing the manuscripts until they are publishable. First, the editorial team will examine the submitted manuscript immediately to see if it meets the journal requirements for publication. Second, the manuscript will be sent out for the blind reviews (two independent reviewers) and the communication between the authors and reviewers will be facilitated by the editorial team. It aims to facilitate academic interaction and communication between the authors and the reviewers. Third, on acceptance of the manuscript and approval from the editorial team, the manuscript will continue to the production stage that includes proofreading, copyediting, styling, and reference synchronization. 

First authors may only submit one paper per issue to RIAL-EJ. After getting one article accepted by reviewers, the author might then submit another manuscript.

Research Article

Description Research articles generally consist of the following components: a title and abstract, an introduction, literature review, a methodology, results/ findings, discussion, and references. The length of the manuscript is between 5000 and 8000 words (including references, tables, and figures). We welcome the qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research articles.
Format

Use and consult your manuscript with the research article template 
Abstract The abstract should not exceed 200 words in length. It must include the topic, purpose, scope, method, results, and implication of the study.
Tables and Figures If you use tables and figure in your manuscript, please refer to APA 7th Edition. Click here
References The references should meet APA 7th Edition standard
Plagiarism Check The manuscript does not exceed acceptable similarity thresholdswith total similarity below 20%, and no single source above 5%, excluding references and common phrases.

 

Review Article

Description The length of the review article should be between 3000 to 5000 words.
Format

Use and consult your manuscript with the review article template 
Abstract The abstract should not exceed 200 words in length.It must be comprehensive and informative.
Tables and Figures If you use tables and figure in your manuscript, please refer to APA 7th Edition. Click here
References The references should meet APA 7th Edition standard
Plagiarism Check The manuscript does not exceed acceptable similarity thresholdswith total similarity below 20%, and no single source above 5%, excluding references and common phrases.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors who publish with Research and Innovation in Applied Linguistics (RIAL) retain copyright of their work.
  2. Authors grant RIAL the right of first publication under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which allows others to share and adapt the work for any purpose, even commercially, provided appropriate credit is given, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated. Derivative works must be distributed under the same license.
  3. Authors are encouraged to distribute their work (e.g., in institutional repositories, on personal websites, or in books), provided that the journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication.

Collaborative Works:

For collaborative works, authors should ensure that they have secured the necessary permissions from co-authors to submit the manuscript and grant the rights outlined in this policy.

Archiving and Access:

RIAL upholds an open access policy, ensuring that articles are freely accessible to a global audience upon publication. Authors' work will be archived electronically, facilitating its long-term availability and visibility.

 

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