Submissions

Submission Guidelines

Aims and Scope

Technology in Language Teaching & Learning publishes research on language teaching and learning through technology, cultural and intercultural learning, policies, and theories and methods of technology integration into language education. The journal places a clear focus on language teaching pedagogy using technology and seeks to be a useful resource for teachers who are exploring how to better employ technology in their own teaching and learning contexts.

Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts are evaluated on their presentation and analysis of new empirical data using appropriate research methods, or on their development of theories relevant to language teaching and learning through technology.

Titles should be neither too informal nor too narrow in focus. Include a specific country in the title only if it has a crucial impact on the study. Ensure the writing is clear throughout and proofread the manuscript thoroughly before submission. A large number of grammatical errors can make a manuscript difficult for reviewers to read and may affect their evaluation of the research.

All submissions must be original work that has not been published and is not under review elsewhere. Manuscripts that have been published as preprints may be considered as already published.

Article Types

• Original Research Articles

Original research articles should be 6,000–8,000 words in length, excluding references and appendices. These submissions report empirical research grounded in sound methodology and relevant theoretical frameworks. Studies employing multiple data collection methods are encouraged. Where a single method is used (e.g., a survey), the analysis must be sufficiently rigorous to provide in-depth insights into language teaching or learning contexts.

• Conceptual and Theoretical Articles

Conceptual or theoretical articles propose new models, frameworks or perspectives that advance understanding in the field of language teaching and technology. These papers do not require empirical data. They must demonstrate critical engagement with existing literature and offer original, well-argued contributions. Suggested length is 5,000–7,000 words, excluding references and appendices.

• Invited Commentaries and Position Papers

These articles are usually commissioned by the editorial team and provide critical reflections, responses to recently published work, or perspectives on emerging trends and debates in the field. Length is 2,000–4,000 words. To propose a commentary or position paper, please contact the editor in advance at y.wang@aoni.waseda.jp.

Peer Review

All original research articles and conceptual and theoretical articles undergo double-blind external peer review by at least two reviewers with expertise in the field. Invited commentaries and position papers are reviewed by the editorial team and may be sent for external review at the editors’ discretion. Final decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief.

Editors and editorial board members who submit their own work are excluded from all decisions on that manuscript, which is handled independently by another editor.

Manuscript Preparation

1. File Format and Anonymisation

Manuscripts must be submitted as a .docx file. Remove all information identifying the authors from the main manuscript file, including document properties. Cite the authors’ own work as “Author1, 20xx” or “Author2, 20xx” in the text, and list it in the references as “Author1. (20xx).” or “Author2. (20xx).”

2. Abstract and Keywords

All submissions must include an English abstract of 150–250 words and four to six keywords.

3. Headings and Layout

Do not number headings or subsections. Make heading levels clear using the heading styles in Microsoft Word or an equivalent program. Please do not try to reproduce the layout of published articles.

4. References

All citations and references must follow APA 7th edition. Include DOIs wherever available, formatted as https://doi.org/xxxx.

References to works published in non-Roman scripts (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic) must be transliterated, with an English translation of the title in square brackets, following APA 7th edition. All author names and affiliations must also be given in Roman script.

5. Title Page

Submit a separate title page file containing the following information.

• Full names of all authors, with institutional affiliations (including country or region) and email addresses
• ORCID iDs for all authors (strongly encouraged)
• The corresponding author’s name and contact details
• All sources of funding with grant numbers, or a statement that the research received no specific funding
• Conflict of interest. Any competing interests, or a statement that there are none
• Ethics approval. For studies involving human participants, the name of the approving ethics committee or institutional review board and confirmation that informed consent was obtained
• Data availability. Where the data supporting the findings can be accessed, or why they cannot be shared
• Acknowledgements, if any

These statements will be published with the article.

6. Declaration of Use of Generative AI

Authors must follow the journal’s guidelines on the use of generative AI in preparing and writing manuscripts, available at https://www.castledown.com/journals/index/author-guidelines-on-the-use-of-generative-ai

7. Research and Publication Ethics

Technology in Language Teaching & Learning follows the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), available at https://publicationethics.org/core-practices. Editors, reviewers and authors are expected to act in accordance with these practices.

Research involving human participants must have received approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board, and participants must have given informed consent. Where formal approval is not required in the authors’ context, please explain this on the title page. Participant data must be anonymised in the manuscript.

All submissions are checked for plagiarism using iThenticate. Cases of suspected misconduct are handled following COPE guidance.

Publication Frequency

Technology in Language Teaching & Learning publishes accepted articles on a continuous basis.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All articles are published under a CC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence.

There are no fees to submit to this journal. An article processing charge of AUD 990 applies once a manuscript has been accepted for publication. Details, including any waiver policy, are available here. The full open access statement is available here.