All articles published in this journal have been peer-reviewed by reviewers and approved by the editors.

1. Review Procedure

The submission management system for the Journal of Communication, Language and Culture (JCLC) is the Open Journal System (OJS). This platform handles all stages of the publication process, including submission, peer review, copyediting, and production.

JCLC follows a double-blind peer review process, meaning that both the authors’ and reviewers’ identities are concealed from one another throughout the review. Each submission is independently evaluated by at least two anonymous reviewers.

Submissions are first screened by the editors for general quality and relevance to the journal’s scope. After this initial screening, papers are assigned for peer review by editors who match the paper’s topic with reviewers’ expertise, taking into account any competing interests. A manuscript will only be considered for acceptance if it receives favorable recommendations from at least two reviewers. The acceptance or rejection of a revised manuscript is final.

2. Quality Criteria

Reviewers are instructed to evaluate submissions solely on academic merit, using the following criteria:

• Relevance of the article’s content to the scope and themes of the journal;
• Clear demonstration of originality, novelty, and timeliness of the research;
• Soundness of methodology, analysis, and results;
• Adherence to ethical standards and codes of conduct relevant to the research field;
• Clarity, cohesion, and accuracy in language and other forms of expression, including figures and tables.

All articles are checked for textual overlap to detect potential plagiarism. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 20% during the initial review stage will be rejected outright and will not be considered for publication.

3. Competing Interests

The editors declare no competing interests in relation to the submissions they handle. If an editor has a competing interest in a submission, the peer review is managed by another editor without such a conflict.

4. Peer Review Policy

JCLC follows a double-blind peer review model to ensure objective evaluation. Peer review helps validate research and establishes a standard by which its quality can be assessed.

• All submitted papers undergo double-blind peer review, which typically takes 1 to 3 months from the date of submission.
• JCLC is committed to the prompt and thorough evaluation of all submissions.
• Simultaneous submission of the same manuscript to multiple journals is not permitted.
• Manuscripts outside the journal’s scope will not be considered for review.
• Each paper is reviewed by at least two subject experts selected by the editorial board.
• All publication decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief, based on reviewers’ reports.
• Authors of rejected papers are notified promptly.
• All submitted manuscripts are treated as confidential.
• All manuscripts submitted to JCLC are checked for plagiarism. Those with a similarity index over 20% will be rejected without further consideration.