Author Guidelines

Plagiarism
Al-Turath Journal of English Language (ATJEL) does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. All submitted manuscripts will be screened using plagiarism-detection software before proceeding to editorial assessment and peer review. Manuscripts containing plagiarism, unattributed quotations or translations, excessive textual overlap, or other serious originality concerns may be rejected.

Before Submission
Authors should ensure that their manuscripts have been prepared in accordance with these guidelines and the step-by-step instructions provided through the journal’s online submission system.

The journal accepts the following article types:

1. Original Research Articles.
2. Review Articles.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word using 12-point Times New Roman font and single spacing throughout, including block quotations, figure captions, tables, and references. A4 paper size should be used with 1 cm margins. Major sections should be clearly identified and separated by appropriate spacing. The manuscript should be organized as follows:

1. List of Authors: Authors’ full names should be provided without unnecessary initials, together with their institutional affiliations. The order of authors should reflect their relative scholarly contributions. The corresponding author must be identified with an asterisk. Each affiliation should include the department, institution, city, postal code where applicable, and country. The corresponding author’s email address must be provided. All authors must review and approve the final version before submission.
2. Title Page: The title page should include the article title, full names of all authors, institutional affiliations, and the corresponding author’s email address. Academic degrees should not be included with the authors’ names. The title should be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the linguistic, literary, translational, or pedagogical focus of the manuscript.
3. Abstract: The abstract should provide a concise and accurate summary of the study and normally include:
   1. Background: Explain the context and rationale for the study.
   2. Objective: State the principal aim or research question.
   3. Methods: Summarize the research design, participants, texts, corpus, instruments, procedures, and analytical methods, as applicable.
   4. Results: Present the principal findings, including relevant statistical or interpretive results.
   5. Conclusion: State the principal conclusions and implications without overstating the findings.
4. Keywords: Provide three to six keywords that accurately represent the principal concepts, methods, genres, authors, texts, or linguistic areas addressed in the study.
5. Introduction: Present the background of the study, identify the research problem or gap, explain its significance, and clearly state the study’s objectives, research questions, or hypotheses.
6. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework: Critically review relevant and current scholarship and explain the linguistic, literary, translational, cultural, or pedagogical framework guiding the study.
7. Methods: For empirical studies, provide sufficient details regarding the research design, participants, textual or corpus data, sampling procedures, instruments, data-collection process, validity and reliability, and methods of analysis. Ethical approval and informed-consent procedures must be reported where applicable. The analytical or statistical software used should also be identified. For literary and theoretical studies, authors should clearly explain the analytical approach, selection of primary texts, interpretive framework, and relevant contextual considerations.
8. Results or Analysis: Present the findings or textual analysis logically and systematically in relation to the research questions, hypotheses, or interpretive objectives. Tables, figures, examples, and textual extracts should support rather than unnecessarily duplicate the discussion.
9. Discussion: Interpret the findings in relation to the study’s objectives, theoretical framework, and previous scholarship. Explain the contribution and implications of the study, acknowledge relevant limitations, and avoid unsupported generalizations.
10. Conclusion: Summarize the principal findings, interpretations, and scholarly contributions. Pedagogical recommendations and suggestions for future research may be included where appropriate.
11. Appendices: Appendices are optional and may contain questionnaires, interview protocols, language tests, coding frameworks, corpus descriptions, supplementary textual extracts, or other materials necessary for understanding the study.
12. Figures: Figures may include graphs, charts, diagrams, manuscript images, linguistic models, or other visual materials. All figures must be numbered consecutively, cited in the text, and accompanied by concise captions below the figure. Authors must obtain permission to reproduce copyrighted materials. Images should be minimally processed and submitted at sufficient resolution, preferably 300 dpi for color images, 600 dpi for grayscale images, and 1200 dpi for line art. The journal may request high-resolution originals when necessary.
13. Tables, Linguistic Examples, and Equations: Tables should be created using Microsoft Word’s table function and numbered consecutively. Each table should have a concise title and any necessary explanatory notes. Linguistic examples, glosses, phonetic transcriptions, lists, and equations must be consistently formatted, clearly aligned, and explained in the text.
14. Acknowledgements: Authors should acknowledge individuals, institutions, funding agencies, sponsors, or providers of facilities and materials that contributed to the research but did not meet the criteria for authorship.
15. References: All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and every reference listed must be cited in the text. References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they first appear and identified using Arabic numerals in square brackets. Full journal titles should be used without abbreviation and italicized, followed by the year, volume, issue, page range, and DOI where available.

Reference Style

The reference list is compulsory and must appear at the end of the manuscript. Footnotes or endnotes must not be used as substitutes for the reference list. Only published works or works formally accepted for publication should ordinarily be included. Personal communications and unpublished materials should be cited in the text only when necessary.

Use the following general format: Author(s). Title of article. Full Journal Name year;volume(issue):page range. DOI. When a work has more than three authors, list the first three followed by et al., unless otherwise required by the journal’s template.

Quotations and Translations

All quotations must be reproduced accurately and accompanied by appropriate citations and page numbers where available. Authors are responsible for observing applicable copyright limitations and obtaining permission for extended quotations or other protected material. When authors provide their own translations, this should be clearly indicated. Published translations must be properly attributed and cited.

Data Fabrication and Falsification

Falsification involves manipulating or omitting linguistic data, corpus results, participant responses, textual evidence, translations, research materials, procedures, or findings so that the study is not accurately represented. Fabrication involves inventing participants, texts, sources, interviews, linguistic examples, translations, data, or findings and presenting them as genuine. Both practices constitute serious research misconduct and are strictly prohibited.

Submission Requirements

1. Cover Letter: Confirm that the manuscript has not been published previously and will not be submitted to another journal while it is under consideration by ATJEL. Authors must disclose any related papers derived from the same research project, dataset, corpus, or literary analysis.
2. Title Page: Include the article title, authors’ full names, affiliations, the institution where the study was conducted, a short running title, and complete contact information for the corresponding author. To support double-blind peer review, identifying information must not appear in the anonymized manuscript file.
3. Tables and Illustrations: Tables and illustrations must be cited and numbered in the order in which they appear. Visual materials should be included only when they improve the presentation or interpretation of the research. Captions must explain the content sufficiently, and sources or permissions must be provided for reproduced material.
4. Supplementary Materials: Research instruments, questionnaires, language tests, interview protocols, audio recordings, corpus files, coding frameworks, teaching materials, and other relevant supporting materials may be submitted for publication with the online article, subject to ethical, legal, and editorial requirements.
5. Acknowledgements: Technical, financial, institutional, linguistic, or material assistance that does not qualify for authorship should be acknowledged at the end of the manuscript.

Human and Animal Rights

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable institutional and national ethical requirements and with internationally recognized ethical principles. Ethical approval and informed consent must be obtained and reported whenever required. Research involving animals, where relevant, must comply with applicable animal-welfare standards. Authors must protect the privacy and confidentiality of research participants, students, interviewees, and other identifiable individuals.

Authorship

Only individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, drafting, or critical revision of the study should be listed as authors. Other contributors should be acknowledged appropriately. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript, agreed to its submission, and accepted responsibility for their contributions.