English Language in Focus (ELIF)

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Author Guidelines

English Language in Focus (ELIF) Journal publishes original research in the field of English Applied Linguistics with relevance to real-world issues. The most important criterion for acceptance of an article is that the article must make significant scientific contributions. In most cases, meeting this standard requires a theoretically important, empirically proven, preferably through the use of multiple studies. The research methodology and data analysis must be sound.

Author who wish submit article must send it via OJS system and ensure that the following items are present:

1. Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible
2. Author's name and affiliation. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. The author's affiliate address is displayed below the names (where the actual work was done). Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
3. Abstract. Abstract in English language. A concise and factual abstract is required of approximately 200 words. The abstract should briefly describe the purpose of the research, the main results, and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, references should be avoided.
4. Figure captions. Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. 
5. Tables. Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.
6. Citation in text. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa)
7. References. Please use reference management software products. These include all products that support Citation Style Language styles, such as Mendeley, Zotero, or Endnote.
   
8. Reference style. Citations in the text and references should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition.
9. Manuscripts should be written in English and must be submitted online through our Online Submission Website. For the journal template click here.

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.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is 1.15 line passing; 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.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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