Authors Guidelines
The Pakistan Journal of Language and Literary Studies (PJLLS) publishes original, double-blind peer-reviewed research articles, empirical reports and book reviews, in the fields of language, linguistics and literature. Authors are encouraged to be innovative and original in their ideas and their expression in terms of language use and must follow the guidelines listed below.
1. Formatting and Style
- The length of the article should consist between 5000-7000 words including abstract (200- 250 words), captions tables, references etc. Manuscript should be submitted in soft copy in MS words, 1 line-spaced typewritten with 12 font size, A-4 size of 8.5 x 11 inches with 1 inch margin on all sides. It should be prepared according to Publication Manual of American Psychological Association (latest ed.). Manuscript should consist of cover sheet with author name, co-authors, contact details, affiliations and identification of correspondence author.
2. Code of Ethics and Plagiarism
- Pakistan Journal of Language and Literary Studies follows code of ethics as laid down by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
- Plagiarism of the manuscript will be checked as per the rules defined by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. If more than 18% similarity index is found, as per HEC’s policy it will either be rejected or left at the discretion of the Editorial Board for conditional acceptance.
- Author’s declaration that manuscript is not submitted or under consideration anywhere else must be given.
3. Manuscript Acceptance and Rejection
- During the review period the author can contact the Editor to ask about its
- In case of revisions, the author(s) must provide an exposition of all corrections made in the manuscript and the revised manuscript should, then, go through the process of affirmation of revisions and be accepted or rejected accordingly. In case of dissatisfaction over the decision of rejection, the author can appeal the decision by contacting the Editor.
