Thank you for your interest in Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics (RALs). Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically by using the Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics online submission and review website at http://rals.scu.ac.ir. This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process. Please note that:
RALs will encourage linguists, applied linguists, and practitioners to contribute to the journal by submitting conceptual and empirical research articles and systematic reviews on a wide array of topics including:
As Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz has supported all of the publishing costs of the Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics (RALs), article processing charges and any other publication fees in the journal are free for authors, so there are no article processing charges.
RALs is committed to ensuring integrity and promoting innovative and evidence-based sources of information in order to maintain the quality and impact of the papers published, according to the Core Practices set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). RALs favors a double-blind peer-review process, which means that both the reviewer and the author remain unknown to each other, ensuring objectivity during the process (For more information, see Peer Review Process)
The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the complete editorial process and decision-making responsibility. Articles may sometimes be accepted for publication but later rejected in the publication process, even in some cases after public posting in "Articles in Press" form, in which case all rights will revert to the author (For more information, see Publication Ethics)
All correspondence about your manuscript should be emailed to the editorial office at rals@scu.ac.ir and/or Mashhadi.scu@gmail.com. You may also call the Journal’s office on Sundays and Mondays at 10:00 to 13:00 and find out about the status of your paper submitted to the journal. The designated corresponding author should communicate with the editorial office on behalf of all authors during the review process. The corresponding author is expected to coordinate with co-authors as necessary.
The editorial office runs a plagiarism check on every submission using iThenticate. By submitting your manuscript to this journal, you accept that your manuscript is screened for plagiarism against previously published works. Individual authors and researchers can now check their work for plagiarism before submission. Please click here for more details.
Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that the manuscript has been read and approved by all authors and that all authors agree on the submission of the manuscript to the Journal. The corresponding author should carefully check that all those whose works contributed to the paper are acknowledged as contributing authors. ALL named authors must have made an active contribution to the analysis and interpretation of the data and/or the drafting of the paper and ALL must have critically reviewed its content and have approved the final version submitted for publication. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the manuscript content. They should also sign an agreement form confirming their contribution in writing the manuscript. Papers are only considered for publication once consent is given by all contributing authors. (Authorship Form)
Authors are required to disclose any possible conflict of interest. These include financial issues (for example patent, ownership, stock ownership, consultancies, speaker's fee). Author’s conflict of interest (or information specifying the absence of conflicts of interest) will be published under a separate heading entitled ‘Conflict of Interests’. (Conflict of Interests Form)
Articles may sometimes be accepted for publication but later rejected in the publication process, even in some cases after public posting in "Articles in Press" form, in which case all rights will revert to the author.