Authorship Criteria

Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching expects authorship to reflect substantial intellectual contributions to the work. Authorship must not be based solely on seniority, position, funding, or institutional affiliation.

Eligibility for Authorship

·       Each author should have made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work; data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation; or the development of the theoretical or methodological framework.

·       Each author should participate in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.

·       Each author must approve the final version and agree to its submission for publication.

·       Each author must accept accountability for their contribution and cooperate in resolving questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of the work.

Author Order and Corresponding Author

·       The order of authors should reflect the authors’ agreed assessment of their relative contributions. The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the editorial office and for ensuring that all co-authors approve the final manuscript and submission.

·       Contributors who do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged, with their consent, where appropriate.

Contribution and Disclosure

Authors should provide a contribution statement when requested by the journal. Any use of AI must be disclosed in accordance with the journal’s AI Policy; AI systems cannot be listed as authors.