About the Journal

Language in Communities, Education and Public Life treats multilingualism as the normal human condition. It publishes studies of how languages are used, taught, ranked, and contested, and of how those choices shape access to education, jobs, public services, and justice. Every paper must be about language and its social context. The journal welcomes sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, applied linguistics, language education, translation studies and discourse analysis, using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods.

Published by SHORAM Editorial Services, Manipal, Karnataka, India. Two issues a year, January and July, with the inaugural issue scheduled for January 2027. The journal publishes in English. Manuscripts, titles and abstracts must be in English. Examples from other languages may be included with English translations or glosses.

Articles are open access under CC BY 4.0. Authors retain copyright. References follow APA 7th edition. Research articles, reviews, short reports, data and documentation papers, and methods notes undergo double-anonymous review by at least two reviewers. Policy commentaries receive editorial review plus one external review. Book reviews receive editorial review.

No submission fee. APCs are waived for manuscripts submitted on or before 31 December 2026, including if accepted or published later. Submissions from 1 January 2027 carry an APC of USD 150 per accepted article, payable after acceptance. Payment does not influence editorial decisions.

Contact: info@shoramedits.com.

Publication ethics and editorial independence

Submissions must be original, appropriately cited and approved by all authors. Simultaneous submission, plagiarism, fabricated or falsified evidence and undisclosed conflicts are not permitted. Authors must provide applicable ethics approval and consent, funding, competing-interest, contribution and data-availability statements, and disclose substantive generative AI use. AI systems cannot be authors.

Editors and reviewers disclose conflicts and recuse themselves when necessary. Decisions are based on scope, scholarly merit and review evidence, independently of fees. Research submissions receive external peer review under the routes described above.

Complaints, appeals and corrections

Send a reasoned complaint or appeal to info@shoramedits.com with the manuscript or article identifier and supporting evidence. A person without a conflict will assess the matter. Substantive published errors will be addressed through linked correction or retraction notices as appropriate, preserving the scholarly record.

Identifiers and preservation

The journal DOI prefix is 10.68337. Article DOI registration will be completed through the authorized registration workflow at publication. An independent preservation service has not yet been confirmed. No ISSN or indexing inclusion is claimed at this stage.