Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
- This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
- All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
- All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
- Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.
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Important:
Please supply a Cover Page AND an Anonymised Main Document as two separate Word files for the following submission formats:
(1) Full-Length Article
(2) Research Synthesis
(3) Scholarship in Focus
(4) Study Plan or Protocol
Please supply a main document with author details on a cover page as one Word document for the following submission formats:
(1) Academic Blog
(2) Innovative Practice
(3) Key Concepts and Theories
(4) Material and Event Review
Academic Blog
Post-publication, open peer review - 600-800 words
The journal has a dedicated space for publishing blog posts. These are for discussions and disseminations of views or experiences related to languages and international education. Authors are welcome to make use of this space to elicit feedback from researchers and practitioners regarding an emergent research or teaching idea. There is no expectation that primary data need to be reported in blog posts. However, since the journal’s aim is to promote scholarship in languages and international education, authors are strongly encouraged to include literature that informs their ideas.
Innovative Practice
Pre-publication, open peer review - 2,000-4,000 words
This section allows authors to critically reflect on any practical issues related to teaching and learning. Topics relevant to the section can be an innovative teaching strategy/activity, educational technology, lesson plan, curriculum design, assessment, professional development for teachers. The practice needs to be developed by the authors or adapted from existing resources, and in the case of the latter, a proper written acknowledgement of the original source and permission from the original copyright holder. Authors need to be able to document the impetus for such innovation, provide a description of the innovation, and most importantly, reflect on the effectiveness or usefulness of the innovation. This section aims to encourage practitioners to reflect on their own teaching practice so there is no expectation that submissions include any primary data.
Key Concepts and Theories
Pre-publication, open peer review - 800-1,000 words
This section is for authors to share their understanding of concepts/theories pertinent to languages and international education. In addition to a short synthesis of how scholars have defined the concepts/theories, authors are expected to document their own understanding of the concepts/theories in their own teaching and socio-cultural contexts. Of particular importance to this section is how the concepts/theories help inform the authors’ research and/or practice.
Scholarship in Focus
Pre-publication, double-blind peer review - 1,000-2,000 words
This section focuses on scholarship work that is either in progress or smaller in scale. Authors may have completed the pilot phase of a study while others may have conducted a classroom-based study on a lesson, one or a handful learners, or a new teaching activity. Manuscripts submitted to this section need to include primary data. While authors do not necessarily need to argue how their work contributes to new knowledge, submissions need to highlight how the scholarship work contributes to teaching and learning in the authors’ or similar contexts.
Study Plan/Protocol
Pre-publication, double-blind peer review - No more than 4,000 words
SAJILE supports open scholarship practices. We encourage authors to submit a research plan (for primary studies) or a protocol (for research syntheses) to be reviewed. The research plan/protocol will be peer reviewed. Study plan/protocol that is peer reviewed will be published as a citation document with its on digital object identifier (DOI). Authors whose study plans/protocols are accepted and published will receive a conditional acceptance to their completed studies, should they decide to submit to SAJILE. Registered Reports will go through an expedited peer review process.
Full-Length Article
Pre-publication, double-blind peer review - No more than 8,000 words
This section is for primary research that has a strong relevance to practice and policy. Authors need to demonstrate how their research contribute to new knowledge and how their findings can be relevant to practitioners in similar contexts. For studies that are smaller in scale or in progress, authors are advised to submit to the “Scholarship in Focus” section.
Material and Event Review
Pre-publication, open peer review - 1,000-2,000 words
This is a space for authors to critically review a book, a book chapter, an article, a blog, a conference, or a presentation. The focus is not only on the recount of the content but more importantly on the evaluation of and reflection on the resource/event. Of particular interest is how the resource/event has had an impact on the authors’ work as teachers and/or researchers.
Research Synthesis
Pre-publication, double-blind peer review - No more than 10,000 words
This section is dedicated to the publication of different types of research syntheses such as scoping review, qualitative research synthesis, meta-analysis, bibliometric review. Only syntheses conducted systematically (i.e., with a dedicated methodology section) and their protocols published (e.g., on IDESR) will be considered. Authors should refer to the PRISMA checklist for reporting standards and use the flow chart to document the search and screening process. Research synthesis submitted to this journal needs to make clear how the synthesised findings contribute to a better understanding of teaching and learning issues.
Copyright Notice
All accepted manuscripts receive a digital object identifier (DOI) and are published under the Creative Commons, meaning that authors remain the copyright holders while they grant permission for the journal to have exclusive right to publish their work. See the table under “Before Submission” for details about the Creative Commons license for each section in the SAJILE Journal Text.
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