Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU)
Prepare your manuscript for Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-07-15
Article types
Review
Letter
Readiness requirements
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Abstract length
- Review: Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: Article should cover the title, the full names of the authors and his or her affiliation, abstract, keywords (conceptual words), abbreviations (if any), the main parts (Introduction, Literature Review, Research Method, Discussion, and Conclusion), and references.
Keywords
- Provide 3-8 keywords chosen by the author.
- Please provide 3 to 8 keywords as index terms signifying the article content.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references in APA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- It should be self-contained and must be citation-free.
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- It should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
- APA (American Psychological Association) reference style is required.
- Citations in the text should specify the source covering the last name of the author, year of publication, and the page number.
- Unpublished results and personal communications should not be in the reference list.
- Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: Manuscripts are written by using standard citation application (Mendeley/Endnote/Zotero).
- All sources of citation should be included in the list of references, and the references should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary, and arranged according to the following: (i) Last name of the author followed by a comma, (ii) Fist name and second name followed by a period, (iii) Year of publication in the parenthesis followed by a period, (iv) Title of the book typed in italic and followed by a period, (v) Place of publication followed by a colon, and (vi) Name of the publisher followed by a period.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
Funding statement
- Include or confirm the funding statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Ethics statement
- Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Blinded manuscript
- Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Preprints and prior publication
- Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: Submissions must be unique and should not have been published earlier or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this Journal.
Other submission requirements
- Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: Manuscript should be typed in Microsoft Word (.doc) with the font Calibri 12 on A4 paper format with single space between 6-12 pages.
- Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.
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- It should cover the background and the description of the problem, and the importance of the subject matter.
- It should be concise, with no subheadings.
- Submission Preparation Checklist As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
Language and text style
- Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: The language of the manuscript must be English (either American or British standard, but not the mixture of both).
- Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: Authors are invited to submit the original works related to linguistics, literature or language teaching via the Open Journal System (OJS) of Language Literacy, https://jurnal.uisu.ac.id/index.php/languageliteracy.
Manuscript structure
- Title is the fewest possible informative words (not more than 12 words) which must accurately describe the content/topic of discussion. b.
- It should introduce the subject matter/topic of discussion, the goal of the study, the theory used, the method applied, and the (expected) findings.
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- It should clearly explain the important conclusions of the work highlighting its significance and relevance.
- Review: Author Guidelines The authors(s) must follow the author guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission: Article should be in the form of a research result, scientific essay, analysis, criticism or review of books on the related fields, which potentially contribute to the highly scientific advancement.
Title page and author information
- The author’s name should be accompanied by complete affiliation address, and corresponding email address.
What your package checks
Keywords: 3-8 keywords
References: APA
Format: Calibri, single spacing
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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