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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The text is double-spaced or 1.5-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission file is blinded (all author names and affiliations have been removed from the text, acknowledgments, and file properties).
  • If the submission uses generative AI tools in the writing or research process, the authors have explicitly declared the extent and purpose of this usage in the 'Comments to the Editor' section.

Author Guidelines

The Global TESOL and Applied Linguistics Review (GTALR) welcomes original research submissions that contribute to the fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL. All manuscripts must be prepared in English and submitted exclusively in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. For research articles, the word count should range between 6,000 and 8,000 words, including the abstract, references, and appendices, while review articles are expected to be between 3,000 and 5,000 words. Manuscripts must strictly adhere to the APA (7th Edition) style for all citations and references to ensure consistency.

To maintain the integrity of our double-blind peer-review process, authors are required to submit an anonymized manuscript file. This means all author names, affiliations, and identifying information must be removed from the main text, acknowledgments, and file properties. The manuscript should be structured to include a title page with author details, an abstract of 150–250 words, 5–6 keywords, and a main body consisting of an introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion, followed by the reference list.

Regarding ethical practices, all submissions must clearly state the ethical considerations of the study. This includes obtaining informed consent from research participants, ensuring the confidentiality of data, and addressing any potential risks to those involved. Furthermore, if generative AI tools were utilized during the research or writing process, authors must provide a transparent declaration in their submission cover letter, detailing the specific extent and purpose of such usage. By submitting to GTALR, authors confirm that their work is original and adheres to these scholarly and ethical standards.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who choose to publish their work in The Global TESOL and Applied Linguistics Review (GTALR) retain full copyright of their articles. By submitting, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and agree to have their work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This license is designed to promote the open exchange of knowledge, allowing others to share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided that they give appropriate credit to the original authors and acknowledge its initial publication in this journal.

In addition to these terms, authors are free to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of their work, such as posting it to an institutional repository or including it in a book or edited volume, provided that the initial publication in GTALR is clearly acknowledged. We believe in the importance of maximizing the visibility of academic research; therefore, authors are fully permitted and encouraged to post their work online, including on personal websites or in institutional repositories, both prior to and during the submission process. This practice is supported by the journal as it facilitates productive scholarly exchanges and contributes to higher citation rates for the published research.

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