1. What is ARECLS?

ARECLS is the acronym for the Annual Review of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences. It is an electronic journal published annually by the School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences in Newcastle University, UK.

2. Do I need to subscribe to access articles?

No. There is no subscription required and access to journal content is free.

3. Is there a paper copy of ARECLS?

No. ARECLS is currently only available electronically.

4. What software do I need to access ARECLS articles?

Articles can be accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The latest version can be downloaded for free at get.adobe.com/uk/reader.

5. Can I cite or quote work published in ARECLS?

Yes. You can cite or quote any article published in ARECLS unless the author states otherwise.

6. How can I contact editors?

Please email your queries to arecls@ncl.ac.uk.

7. What are ARECLS submission guidelines?

These are the requirements that prepare your article for publication in ARECLS. To find out about ARECLS journal publication submission guidelines please visit Submissions.

8. Can I publish an article I already published in another journal?

Yes. You can do so as long as you have permission to do this from the other journal and the article conforms to the ARECLS guidelines.

9. Can I publish more than one article in one volume?

Only one sole authored (or 2 co-authored) manuscript per person may be submitted per annual volume. Submissions may be jointly authored by research students and academics in the school.

10. How does the editorial board decide on the acceptance of a submission?

Each article is reviewed by both student editors and the editors, who are established academics in the field.

11. Does the Editorial Board deal with all kinds of questions?

Yes. The Editorial Board is responsible for all enquiries with regard to the journal.

12. When my submission has been accepted, could I get an official letter of acceptance?

Yes. Once your submission is accepted, we will send you an official e-mail on request.

13. Do you accept articles that are not of the types required by the submission guidelines?

All types of articles are welcomed, providing they are within the field regulated in the guidelines.

14. Can I submit my paper published in ARECLS to other journals?

Yes. You retain copyright and you may publish the article elsewhere. You should acknowledge the previous publication in ARECLS.

15. Do you accept contributions from outside Newcastle University?

Not normally, as the aim is to publish work by research students in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University.

16. How do I create a link directly to my article either from my own website or my department’s website?

Use the web address on which your article is published.

17. How much time is required from submission to acceptance?

Complete list of current submission dates/deadlines can be found on the homepage. 

18. Can I use media files in my article? If so, do I have to send them separately or upload them to a server?

Yes. These should be emailed as separate attachments.

19. What does 'blind peer review' article evaluation mean?

Blind peer review means that your work is subjected to the scrutiny of outside reviewers who are experts in the field of Applied Linguistics. The process involved is 'blind', meaning that the reviewer and author of the article are unknown to each other, anonymity contributing to objectivity and fairness on the part of the reviewer.

20. If a paper is not accepted for publication, does the author have the right to resubmit the paper?

This is dependent on whether or not the paper in question has been rejected as being unsuitable for inclusion in the ARECLS Journal or needs minor revisions to make it worthy of inclusion. In the case of minor revision, such a paper is likely to be reconsidered for inclusion in the journal.

21. Is it possible to submit a paper co-authored by an academic at an institution other than the University of Newcastle upon Tyne?

Yes, this is possible but not in the case of students enrolled in the 'Introduction to Academic Publishing' module. Students in this situation need to submit a paper solely researched and written by themselves in order to receive credit for the module.

22. Is it possible to present a paper co-authored with another research student either enrolled at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne or at another tertiary institution?

The situation is the same as for the above question. Students enrolled in 'Introduction to Academic Publishing' must fulfil the credit requirements for the module; this means researching and writing a paper without outside assistance, for submission in the journal.

23. Can authors publish other editions of their paper in non-English language journals, for example if the author's teaching context is China, may they publish their paper in China, translated into Chinese?

Yes, because you, as the author, retain the copyright of the article which you have written.