Submissions

Author Guidelines

Preparing your submission

Submit an editable manuscript through the journal's OJS submission system. Indicate the requested article type on the separate title page and follow its word limit below; the editorial office will assign the appropriate review route. Use clear English, an English title and abstract, and four to six keywords. Include a concise abstract stating the purpose, approach, principal findings and contribution; book reviews may omit an abstract.

Upload a separate title page with the title, author names, affiliations, correspondence details, ORCID identifiers where available, contribution statement, funding, competing interests and acknowledgements. Supply an anonymous main manuscript without names, identifying acknowledgements or document properties. Cite your previous work in the third person and avoid unnecessary identifying details. Explain any essential identifying material privately to the editor.

Structure and presentation

Research manuscripts should explain their question, relevant literature, approach, evidence, findings, discussion and limitations. Use headings appropriate to the method and article type. Number tables and figures, give informative captions and cite each in the text. Supply readable images and editable tables. Define abbreviations and provide source and permission information for reused material.

Use APA 7th edition author-date citations and reference formatting. Every in-text citation must have a matching reference and every listed reference must be cited. Provide DOI links where available. Verify bibliographic details against the original source; do not include invented or unverified references.

Research and publication statements

Include ethics approval and consent information where applicable; funding and funder involvement; competing interests; author contributions; data availability; and disclosure of substantive generative AI use. Data may be restricted to protect participants or community rights; explain the reason and any suitable access procedure. Ensure that every author approves submission and that the work is not being considered by another journal.

Licence, publication and charges

Authors retain copyright. Published articles are licensed under CC BY 4.0, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Authors must have authority to grant this licence; clearly identify third-party material subject to separate permissions.

The journal publishes twice yearly, in January and July, with the inaugural issue planned for January 2027. Initial submissions received through 31 December 2026 are exempt from the article processing charge, including when a revision or acceptance occurs later. For initial submissions from 1 January 2027, the charge is USD 150 per accepted article, payable after acceptance. No submission fee is charged and no payment is required for review or rejection. A withdrawn manuscript submitted as a new submission receives its new initial submission date.

Submission checklist

• The article fits the journal's scope and section word limit.
• All authors agree to the submission and author list; the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere.
• The anonymous main file and separate title page are complete.
• References, tables, figures, permissions and required disclosures have been checked.
• Participant privacy, consent and community rights have been respected.
• The corresponding author has read the review, ethics, copyright and fee policies.

Journal-specific requirements

The central question must concern language in communities, education or public life. The journal publishes in English. Submit the manuscript, title and abstract in English. For multilingual examples, identify the language or variety, explain transliteration conventions and provide translations or glosses sufficient for readers to follow the analysis. Explain corpus construction, transcription, sampling and analysis where applicable.

Data and documentation papers require openly deposited data, a persistent link where available and documentation of reuse conditions. If participant consent, community rights or legal constraints prevent open deposit, consult the editor about a suitable alternative article section before submission. Protect speakers' identities and respect restrictions on culturally sensitive or community-held knowledge.

Article types and review requirements