AUTHOR GUIDELINES

JRSP-ELT follows COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines for its all publications. Authors are pleased to visit: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines.

Manuscript Format and Style

All manuscripts should be prepared aptly in a single M S Word File consisting of title, abstract, key words, main text, tables, charts and images. References should be cited in the MLA (Modern Language Association) style. To learn more about MLA style, please visit https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/  or https://style.mla.org/mla-format/

• No requirements for the length of manuscripts
• Authors should give their contact details- full name and address with a brief bio-data and statement.
• Author’s photo is welcome
• Previously published papers should not be submitted
• The board of editors has the right to make changes in any article

Peer Review Process

• The submitted papers are gone for the blind peer review process.
• The identity of the author and the reviewer is hidden from one another.
• The articles would be selected and published based on the reviewers’ comments and recommendations such as the validity of research, originality and significance of content.
• The decision of editorial board is final to publish or reject any article.

Open Access Policy 

This journal follows Open Access Policy to its content, in view of making research freely available to the public with the aim of exploring and bringing together the worldwide research scholars and teaching professionals of English Language and Literature.

Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own. ( Oxford Dictionaries)

Plagiarized articles will be strictly rejected.  Submitted manuscripts should be the original works of the author(s). Authors are advised to get rid of their articles plagiarized, for which an anti-plagiarism program (http://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/) may be used. 

Article Processing Charges (APC)

This journal is self supporting one and it doesn’t receive funding from any institution or government. So, Authors need to pay a minimum fee as APC (Article Processing Charges) for publication of their papers. The processing fees are required to meet the expenses such as internet services, website maintenance, etc.

Authors will be informed to pay the APC fee only after their papers accepted by the board of editors. They will be sent intimation 10 days before the date of publication whether their papers accepted/rejected.

For Indian Authors: 2000 INR   and    for Foreign Authors: 40 USD

Dates for Paper Submission  

Month of Issue	Last Date	Date of Acceptance	Date of Publication
January	15 January	20 January	30 January
March	15 March	20 March	30 March
May	15 May	20 May	30 May
July	15 July	20 July	30 July
September	15 September	20 September	30 September
November	15 November	20 November	30 November

Authors are pleased to understand that the submissions received after the deadline will be considered and accepted for the next issue.

Research Papers/Articles should be mailed to chief.editor.jrspelt@gmail.com or csrao46@gmail.com

Chief Editor: Dr. V. Chandra Sekhar Rao

Email: chief.editor.jrspelt@gmail.com

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