Journal of Studies in the English Language (jSEL) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal owned and managed by the Department of English and Linguistics, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand. The journal was established in 2003. under the name of Journal of English Studies. In 2018, the journal was renamed under its current title, so as to Journal of Studies in the English Language (jSEL).

We publish two issues a year (January and July) in print and electronic format. Electronic versions of articles are made available on our website in the form of pdf files that can be downloaded free of charge, and without the need for any kind of registration.

Open Access Policy

We are a diamond open access journal, meaning that there are no fees for either authors or readers. All our content is available for free to download (CC BY 4.0 license) from the journal website.

Aims and Scope

We publish works written in English and on the topic of the English language, including empirical research, academic papers, commentaries, innovations in practice, and book reviews. We welcome work done by ASEAN scholars that focuses on the unique challenges and issues surrounding the use of English in this part of the world. We are especially interested in issues related to English language use in transcultural, translanguaging, and translational settings. These include works done in the following broad areas:

  • Assessment & evaluation
  • Discourse, register, and stylistic analysis
  • English language teaching and learning
  • Global/World Englishes
  • Intercultural communication
  • Literary & cultural studies
  • Translation and interpretation

For full details of the types of papers we publish, see the Author Guidelines. 

Editorial Process (Peer Review)

JSEL operate a double-blind peer review process. The process proceeds entirely through our online system and is as follows:

  1. Manuscripts are screened by the Journal Manager for formatting, length, and plagiarism. Turnitin is used to check all manuscripts for originality (acceptable limit is 15%, but the Editor will check borderline cases).
  2. The Editor (and/or an Editorial Team Member acting as proxy Editor) reads the manuscript to ensure that it meets the aims and scope of the journal, and that it makes a valid and reliable contribution to the field.
  3. If passed by the Editor (or Editorial Team Member acting as proxy Editor), the manuscript is assigned to three reviewers for double-blind peer-review.
  4. When all three reviews are complete, the Editor makes a decision to accept, accept with minor/major changes, or reject the manuscript. If a paper needs to be revised, it may or may not be sent back to the same reviewers, depending on the amount of revision required and the availability of the reviewers.
  5. Upon acceptance, the Editorial Team will make copyedit suggestions to improve the readability of the manuscript. Any suggested edits will only be made permanent with the author’s permission.

Note. An invited paper is a manuscript (original research article, academic article, or review) solicited by the journal's editor to an author or group of authors who is an expert in a specific field (based on the author's reputation, expertise, or previous work). A publication from such author(s) is used to help the journal highlight new insights and research topics related to the English language. Invited papers are subjected to the editor’s review before being accepted for publication.

Licensing and Copyright

JSEL uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license, which allows free and unrestricted use of published works. If you publish with JSEL, you agree to have the CC BY 4.0 license applied to your work. If your institution or funder requires your work or material to be published or made available under another license (e.g., Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0) or Open Governmental License), this is permissible for those licenses if the terms are equivalent to or more permissive than CC BY.

In abiding by CC BY 4.0, you, as the author, agree that anyone may reuse all or part of the content of your article for any purpose free of charge, including commercial purposes. Anyone may copy, redistribute, reuse, or modify the content as long as the author and original source are properly cited. Permitted uses include, but are not limited to, authors self-archiving submitted, accepted, and published versions of their articles in institutional repositories or personal webpages. CC BY 4.0 facilitates free reuse and ensures that JSEL content can be used for research needs without barriers.

Content Not Owned by the Author(s)

If your manuscript contains audio files, clipart, code, images, photographs, tables, videos, proprietary protocols, or any other content that was created by you or your co-authors, or is not owned by you or your coauthors, then you must prove one of the following to us:

  • The material is in the public domain or available under an open access license compatible with CC BY 4.0, or
  • The owner of that content has given you written permission to use and publish the content under an open access CC BY 4.0 license.

If you do not have copyright permission, we will ask you to remove the content and/or replace it with other content that you own or have copyright permission to use.

Removal of Copyright Materials

JSEL reserves the right to remove any content, from any article, whether before or after publication, if concerns are raised about copyright, license, or permissions, and the authors are unable to provide documentation confirming that appropriate permissions were obtained for publication of the content in question under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Trademarks and Symbols

Please note that we cannot publish copyright symbols such as ©, ®, or ™. We are also unable to publish logos or other brand-related content.

Contact Us

Journal of Studies in the English Language
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus)
99 Moo 18 Paholyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, 12121
Thailand

Tel: (+66) 02-696-5649
Emaill: [email protected]
ISSN: 2651-1347 (Print)
ISSN: 2672-989X (Online)