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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 is original and not yet submitted or being considered for publication by the publishers elsewhere.
  • The manuscript is written in ENGLISH (both American and British are acceptable)
  • The title is clear and comprehensive with less than 16 words in length.
  • The length of the manuscript does not exceed 8000 words, including figures and tables.
  • The abstract must be less than 250 words and contain the main topic, purpose, method, results, and implications of the study.
  • If the manuscript writing involves AI tools, the authors must indicate which part of the article utilizes the AI software (the sections must be highligthed in yellow).
  • The reference style must be in APA 7th Edition and managed using the reference management software, such as Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, etc.
  • The minimum number of references is 30 scholarly sources with 70% of the total cited works must be from reputable journals, books, and proceedings.
  • The manuscript must be plagiarism FREE, proven by the turnitin results

Author Guidelines

RIALserves 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. Klik here
References The references should meet APA 7th Edition standard
Plagiarism Check The manuscript should go through plagiarism check using iThenticate or Turnitin before submission. The plagiarism check results must be below 15% (overall).

 

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. Klik here
References The references should meet APA 7th Edition standard
Plagiarism Check The manuscript should go through plagiarism check using iThenticate or Turnitin before submission. The plagiarism check results must be below 15% (overall).

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

Authors who submit article to this journal, agree to grant the copyright to Research and Innovation in Applied Linguistics (RIAL) under a Creative Commons Attribution License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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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