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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 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).
  • 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.

Author Guidelines

  • All manuscripts need to be submitted online via e-mail ijollt@usm.my or ijollt@outlook.com.
  • Authors are required to adhere to the template provided by IJoLLT and format the paper accordingly prior to submission.
  • All manuscripts should be in Microsoft Word format and single spaced. Margins should be set to Normal, which are 2.54 cm for Top, Bottom, Left and Right.
  • Paper size should be set to A4 (21 cm x 29.7 cm).
  • Each manuscript should have 4,000 to 5,000 words (exclude references).
  • Every abstract should contain 250 to 300 words and a maximum of 5 keywords.
  • Manuscripts with missing abstract and keywords will be rejected.
  • For each table and figure, be sure to include the table/figure number and title.
  • Reference and quotation should follow APA style format. Refer to  IJoLLT Style Template.
  • Authors are strongly encouraged to cite manuscripts that are published by IJoLLT in their manuscripts.
  • Authors must submit one blind manuscript without author identification and another manuscript with author identification.
  • The author is responsible for language editing of the manuscript.
  • Author(s) are reminded that their submitted manuscript(s) should not have been published in other journals or is under consideration for publication in other journals.
  • Manuscripts will be submitted for originality check through Turnitin (less than 30%). If a high similarity index is recorded, submitted manuscripts will be rejected.
  • Manuscripts will be reviewed (2 weeks) and sent out to authors to go through the reviewers’ comments (if accepted) and for correction before publication.
  • IJoLLT does not charge submission and publication fees.
  • The editorial board has the right to amend the manuscript accepted for publication to enhance the style and clarity.
  • The editorial board has the prerogative to distribute the manuscript electronically. 
  • The final decision rests with the Chief Editor.

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