Editorial & Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Language Education (JoLE) undergo a rigorous editorial and peer review process to ensure academic quality and integrity.

1. Initial Editorial Screening

The Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor conducts an initial screening to evaluate:

  • Relevance to the journal’s scope

  • Originality and contribution

  • Compliance with author guidelines

  • Similarity check (plagiarism screening)

Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria will be rejected without external review.

2. Double-Blind Peer Review

JoLE applies a double-blind peer review process, in which:

  • Authors do not know the identity of reviewers

  • Reviewers do not know the identity of authors

Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers who are not members of the editorial board and have relevant expertise in the field.

3. Review Criteria

Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:

  • Originality

  • Methodological rigor

  • Theoretical contribution

  • Clarity of analysis

  • Relevance to language education

4. Review Timeline

The peer review process typically takes 4–8 weeks, depending on reviewer availability.

5. Editorial Decision

Based on reviewer reports, the Editor-in-Chief makes one of the following decisions:

  • Accept

  • Minor Revision

  • Major Revision

  • Reject

Final decisions are made solely by the editorial board.