Journal of English and Applied Linguistics - JEAL

The Journal of English and Applied Linguistics announces that the submission deadline for the December 2026 Volume 5, No. 2 is June 30, 2026.

We release an Advance Access Article feature, where accepted and publication-ready articles are uploaded individually ahead of the full issue release.

All papers are anonymously and rigorously reviewed by two reviewers. All accepted papers are published 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝗣𝗖).

Please visit our official website for more details on the aims and scope of the journal: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/aimsandscope.html

For further inquiries please contact Dr. Leah Gustilo ([email protected]).

Language is "missing" as an explicit goal in the UN's SDGs, but the SDGs intersect with language. That is why JEAL, in its revised aims and scope, has explicitly mapped each research area/theme to a target SDG.

Journal of English and Applied Linguistics - JEAL revised Aims and Scope.

The Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (JEAL) publishes high-quality research that addresses language-related challenges through both empirical and theoretical approaches. It values studies with scientific rigor that advance debates and issues, propose new frameworks, or synthesize scholarship in applied linguistics. By linking theory with practice, the journal fosters discussions in language research, education, and use. Its scope is relevant to diverse professional and societal contexts where effective communication is essential and where understanding of language helps address real-world problems, particularly in education, healthcare, media, business, law, governance, technology, social justice, and intercultural communication.

JEAL distinguishes itself by foregrounding the role of language research in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), highlighting scholarship that connects language studies with global sustainability, equity, inclusion, and collaboration. This distinct focus positions JEAL as a venue for research that contributes meaningfully to both academic discourse and societal transformation.

All submissions undergo rigorous peer review and must adhere to international ethical standards in scholarly publishing.

Intended Readership
JEAL serves an international readership of academics, educators, linguists, policymakers, and language professionals who seek to apply linguistic theory to practical challenges and engage with the latest advancements in applied linguistics. The journal welcomes contributions from scholars worldwide, including those working across the Inner, Outer, and Expanding Circles of English, and encourages comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. JEAL particularly values submissions that foster international collaboration and highlight diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.

Scope
JEAL invites submissions exploring language in varied contexts, focusing on both theoretical and applied aspects. Key areas include:

Language and Pedagogy: English for Academic Purposes; language teaching, learning, and assessment; classroom discourse; spirituality, identity, and criticality in language education. Contributions promoting inclusive quality education (SDG 4) are encouraged.

Language in Society: Multilingualism; language contact, variation and change; language ideologies and attitudes; language planning and policy; language and politics; language in migration; media discourse; identity and power; interpersonal and intercultural communication. Research on reduced inequalities (SDG 10) and gender equality (SDG 5) is prioritized.

Language in Professional Contexts: English for Specific Purposes; legal and healthcare systems; organizational and institutional communication. Studies contributing to peace, justice, and strong institutions (SDG 16) are welcomed.

Language and Technology: Internet linguistics; AI in teaching, learning, assessment, and research. Work supporting sustainable communities (SDG 11) through digital inclusion is encouraged.

Language and the Brain: Language acquisition and cognitive processing.

Language and Ecology: Research on the intersections of language and ecological issues, including sustainability and environmental discourse. Submissions may examine how language shapes public understanding of climate change, biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable practices, as well as how discourse informs ecological policy. Such work connects applied linguistics to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 12–15), including responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, and life on land.

Article Types
JEAL publishes both empirical and non-empirical scholarly work, including:

Original empirical research: Systematic data collection and analysis offering new insights.
Theoretical and conceptual papers: Extending or introducing new models, concepts, or frameworks.
Perspectives and reflective articles: Author viewpoints or critical self-analysis of professional, research, or teaching experiences.
Review articles: Scoping or systematic reviews mapping existing scholarship, identifying gaps, and future directions.
Editorials: Framing issues, introducing special topics, and contributing to current debates.

Submissions may be full-length articles (7,000–8,000 words) or short communications (3,500–4,500 words). All manuscripts must demonstrate scholarly rigor, originality, and relevance to applied linguistics.

JEAL is an open-access journal with no Article Processing Charge (APC). The publication costs are funded by De La Salle University as part of its commitment to serving the international academic community. The journal is hosted in DLSU’s Animo Repository, powered by Elsevier’s Digital Commons, which is accessed by users from over 700 institutions worldwide.
Submissions are accepted year-round, and articles are published on a rolling basis.

Check our acceptance criteria here: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/peer_review.html
For your paper to be included in the review process for the June 2026 issue, submit your paper by February 27, 2026.

To submit your paper, follow this link: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/
For inquiries, contact Leah Gustilo at [email protected]

Peer Review | Journal of English and Applied Linguistics | DLSU Publications | De La Salle University To comply with international publishing standards, our journal employs a double-blind peer review system,typically lasting three to four months. This period allows the reviewers to thoroughly evaluate submitted manuscripts. We are dedicated to a fair review process and deeply value the contributions...

Featured Article at the Journal of English and Applied Linguistics - JEAL

Discursive and Ideological Issues Foregrounding the Attitudinal Conceptualization of Yahoo Yahoo (Internet Fraud) in Selected Nigerian Comedy Skits
By Temitope Michael Ajayi & Aishat Lare Husseini

This study examines how Nigerian comedy skits portray attitudes toward Yahoo Yahoo (internet fraud), revealing themes of parental pressure, colonial revenge, mentorship, and spiritualism. It shows how cybercrime has become discursively institutionalized in Nigeria.

🔹 Highlight: This research is part of a project supported by the Equipment Subsidy Grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/vol4/iss2/7/

JEAL is an open-access journal with no Article Processing Charge (APC). The publication costs are funded by De La Salle University as part of its commitment to serving the international academic community. The journal is hosted in DLSU’s Animo Repository, powered by Elsevier’s Digital Commons, which is accessed by users from over 700 institutions worldwide.
Submissions are accepted year-round, and articles are published on a rolling basis.

Check our acceptance criteria here: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/peer_review.html

For your paper to be included in the review process for the June 2026 issue, submit your paper by February 27, 2026.

To submit your paper, follow this link: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/

For inquiries, contact Leah Gustilo at [email protected]

Discursive and Ideological Issues Foregrounding the Attitudinal Conceptualization of Yahoo Yahoo (Internet Fraud) in Selected Nigerian Comedy Skits Cybercrime, Yahoo Yahoo in the Nigerian context, has emerged as one of the major issues the global space is currently facing, and as such has received scholarly attention, mostly from the sociological, anthropological, and legal perspectives, but very scant attention from linguistics. From alinguist...

FEATURED ARTICLE:
Are you curious about how Philippine English is shaping global language use? A fascinating new article, “From Dictionary to Classroom: Philippine English in the Oxford English Dictionary and Language Education in the Philippines” by Danica Salazar (Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press), has just been published in the Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2025).

👉 Read the full article here:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/vol4/iss2/5/

JEAL announces the following deadlines for this year's publications:

Vol. 5, No. 1 - February 28, 2026

Vol. 5 No. 2 - June 30, 2026.

We release an Advance Access Article feature, where accepted and publication-ready articles are uploaded individually ahead of the full issue release.

All papers are anonymously and rigorously reviewed by two reviewers. All accepted papers are published 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝗣𝗖).

Please visit our official website for more details on the aims and scope of the journal: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/aimsandscope.html

For further inquiries please contact Dr. Leah Gustilo ([email protected]).

Announcement: JEAL Publication Schedule for 2026
Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (JEAL)

Dear Authors and Readers,
We wish to inform you of JEAL’s publication plan for 2026. This year, the journal will release:
• One Regular Issue – June 2026
• One Invited Special Issue – December 2026

For those who aim to publish in JEAL’s Regular Issue (June 2026), kindly note that the submission deadline is February 28, 2026.

The December issue will be an Invited Special Issue, limited to contributions from selected authors. There will be no open call for submissions for this issue.

We encourage authors to prepare their manuscripts early and submit within the given timeline for the June 2026 issue. Thank you for your continued support and contributions to JEAL.

JEAL is an open-access journal with no Article Processing Charge (APC). The publication costs are funded by De La Salle University as part of its commitment to serving the international academic community. The journal is hosted in DLSU’s Animo Repository, powered by Elsevier’s Digital Commons, which is accessed by users from over 700 institutions worldwide.

Submissions are accepted year-round, and articles are published on a rolling basis.

Check our acceptance criteria here: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/peer_review.html

To submit your paper, follow this link: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/submit.cgi...

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Peer Review | Journal of English and Applied Linguistics | DLSU Publications | De La Salle University To comply with international publishing standards, our journal employs a double-blind peer review system,typically lasting three to four months. This period allows the reviewers to thoroughly evaluate submitted manuscripts. We are dedicated to a fair review process and deeply value the contributions...

In addition to data-based empirical research papers, JEAL welcomes non-empirical academic papers, including scoping literature review, editorial, reflective, conceptual, and perspective papers. Below are the distinctions and expectations for each type to ensure clarity and consistency in submissions.

Reflective Papers
• Focus: Critical self-analysis of professional, research, or teaching experiences.
• Basis: Personal or professional experiences of the author, connected to theory and literature.
• Style: Scholarly, analytical, but often in first person point of view.
• Contribution: Insights gained, implications for practice, linking personal experiences with academic discourse.

Conceptual Papers
• Focus: Clarification, extension or development of theories or models.
• Basis: Literature synthesis; personal reasoning, no new empirical data.
• Style: Argumentative, analytical, and theory-based
• Contribution: Extends models or introduces new models, concepts, or frameworks;

Sample Paper from JEAL
Roe, Jasper; Renandya, W***y A.; and Jacobs, George M. (2023) "A Review of AI-Powered Writing Tools and Their Implications for Academic Integrity in the Language Classroom, Journal of English and Applied Linguistics. 2(1), 22-30
https://doi.org/10.59588/2961-3094.1035

Perspectives Papers
• Focus: Author’s viewpoint on a conceptual, theoretical, or policy issue; reshaping dominant narratives.
• Basis: Literature review, author's personal insights, sometimes data-backed theorizing
• Style: Argumentative, persuasive, often third-person.
• Contribution: Offers new conceptual trajectories, challenges prevailing views, introduces new lines of inquiry

Sample paper from JEAL

Magpale, Teri An Joy G. (2025) "Beyond the Standard: A Sociolectal and Probabilistic Turn in Philippine English Phonology," Journal of English and Applied Linguistics, 4(2),
2, 132-141. https://doi.org/10.59588/2961-3094.1216

Dayag, Joseph Decena (2025) "Fostering Vocabulary Enhancement through Quizizz: A Perspective on Digital Gamification," Journal of English and Applied Linguistics: 4(1), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.59588/2961-3094.1186

Scoping Review Papers
• Focus: Mapping the breadth and scope of existing literature on a topic.
• Basis: Broad and systematic literature search, identifying gaps, themes, and future directions.
• Style: Integrative and descriptive
• Contribution: Synthesizes what is known and identifies areas needing further inquiry.

Editorials
• Focus: Setting the tone of the journal, introducing special topics, contributing to current debates and issues
• Basis: Editor's or author's personal insights; not data-driven
• Style: Opinionated, persuasive, narrative
• Contribution: Sets the tone for an issue, provides thought leadership, highlights current issues or debates

Sample Paper from JEAL
Roe, Jasper (2024) "Exploring the Impacts of GenAI on English and Applied Linguistics: Implications for a Future-Ready Journal," Journal of English and Applied Linguistics: 3(1), 8-13.
https://doi.org/10.59588/2961-3094.1092

JEAL is an open-access journal with no Article Processing Charge (APC). The publication costs are funded by De La Salle University as part of its commitment to serving the international academic community. The journal is hosted in DLSU’s Animo Repository, powered by Elsevier’s Digital Commons, which is accessed by users from over 700 institutions worldwide.

Submissions are accepted year-round, and articles are published on a rolling basis. However, to be considered for the June 2026 issue, manuscripts must be submitted on or before February 28, 2026.

Check our acceptance criteria here: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/peer_review.html

To submit your paper, follow this link: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/submit.cgi?context=jeal

Reflecting on reflective practice: issues, possibilities and guidance principles Reflection is a foundational concept and practice across the higher education sector, recognised for its role in supporting student learning and professional development. This comment paper frames ...

New publication alert!

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (JEAL) — Volume 4, Issue 2 (December 2025) has been released.

As of November 2025, JEAL has reached 1,928 institutions in 177 countries/regions through its digital platform powered by Elsevier.

You may access the current issue here: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/vol4/iss2/

Submissions are accepted year-round, but to be considered for the June 2026 issue, papers must be submitted by February 27, 2026. �Please refer to our submission guidelines here: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/styleguide.html

JEAL is open access. It remains free of charge. It is published by De La Salle University as part of its service to the international academic community.

Journal of English and Applied Linguistics | Vol 4 | Iss 2

𝗝𝗘𝗔𝗟, a publication of DLSU Publishing House (DLSUPH), is proud to announce the release of its 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰, 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮 for December 2025! Included in this issue are the following:

𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗦

From Tradition to Innovation? A Diachronic Corpus Analysis of Simplified Technical English in Aviation
𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘸𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭

Top-Ranking Grammatical Keyword in Hong Kong English
𝘊𝘩𝘪 𝘞𝘶𝘪 𝘕𝘨

From Dictionary to Classroom: Philippine English in the Oxford English Dictionary and Language Education in the Philippines
𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘳

Ecolinguistic Analysis of Princess Mononoke: Boosting Environmental Literacy
𝘈𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘢 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢, 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘔. 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘈. 𝘎𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘭á𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯

Discursive and Ideological Issues Foregrounding the Attitudinal Conceptualization of Yahoo Yahoo (Internet Fraud) in Selected Nigerian Comedy Skits
𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘈𝘫𝘢𝘺𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘪

Beliefs and Practices of Filipino Bilingual Senior High School Students on Language Learner Autonomy
𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘌. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘯𝘰, 𝘡𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪 𝘌𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘙. 𝘖𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘫𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪 𝘊. 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯

Discourse, Power, and Pedagogy in AI and Human-Designed EFL Lesson Plans: A CLIL and Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective
𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘋. 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈. 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴

Enhancing English Literacy Through Task-Based Learning in a Technology-Integrated Classroom
𝘠𝘶𝘦𝘩-𝘛𝘻𝘶 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘨

𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

Beyond the Standard: A Sociolectal and Probabilistic Turn in Philippine English Phonology
𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘪 𝘈𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘺 𝘎. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦

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Visit our website on Animo Repository to access these articles:
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/vol4/iss2

Congratulations to the authors. Sincerest thanks as well to JEAL's Editorial Board for their support and to the reviewers for their invaluable evaluations and recommendations.
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The 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 (JEAL) is hosted in the Animo Repository of De La Salle University and is part of the Digital Commons Network, powered by Elsevier. It is also indexed by MLA International Bibliography.

All papers are anonymously and rigorously peer reviewed. All accepted papers are published 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝗣𝗖).

For the June 2026 issue, articles must be submitted on or before Feb 27, 2026.

🌐 Official website: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/
📧 For further inquiries, contact Dr. Leah Gustilo ([email protected])

Excited to share this good news! JEAL IS NOW INDEXED IN AGPCI!