Publication Ethics

Publication Ethic

To support and promote integrity in research publication, the editorial board and reviewers should ensure themselves adhered to the ethical standards and policies based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). and covers the code of ethics for chief editor, editorial board members, reviewers and authors. This statement is based on:

http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/New_Code.pdf

Research of English for Academic Purposes in Asia (RANIA) is committed to guarantee that all procedures are directed merely to facilitate an objective and intellectual treatment. Further, the editors and reviewers evaluate manuscripts without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or certain political and group interest.

Duties of Authors

Be in charge of making sure that all submitted material is new and original.
Work that has already been published in another journal cannot be duplicated.
Articles that are under review or consideration by the journal may not be submitted concurrently to other journals.
Can only publish their work elsewhere if they are officially rejected by the journal or if the journal accepts their request to withdraw their work.
Must report any inaccurate data in their published work to the publisher or chief editor so that the piece can be retracted or corrected.
Need to contribute significantly and take responsibility for any errors in their job.

Duties of Reviewers

Prior to accepting an application for review, any competing interests must be declared.
Has the right to decline to consider any submission if there is a conflict of interest or insufficient information.
Examine each contribution in a fair, impartial, and competent manner.
Inform the Chief Editor of any unethical behavior you saw during review so that appropriate action can be taken.
Must guarantee that a contribution is unique and keep an eye out for any instances of plagiarism and duplicate publishing.
Cannot discuss the submission's content without authorization.
Respect the time allotted for the evaluation procedure. The Chief Editor may grant requests for an extension of time to consider the submission.

Duties of Editorial Board Members

Participate actively in the journal's growth and overall welfare.
Serve as representatives of the journal.
Constantly encourage and support the journal.
Examine the work that they have been given.

Duties of Chief Editor

Justly and only based on their intellectual quality, evaluate submissions.
Maintain the privacy of manuscripts and refrain from sharing any information about them with parties outside of the publishing process.
Is in charge of selecting which articles will be published and when.
Actively solicit feedback from authors, reviewers, and board members on how to enhance the journal's reputation and visibility.
Clearly explain to prospective contributors the requirements for authors and the submission process.
Verify that the right reviewers are chosen or identified for the review procedure.

General Organization of Paper (2025)

The paper will be published in Research of English for Academic Purposes in Asia (RANIA) after the peer-reviewed process and decided as “Accepted” by Editor.

Manuscript content should, in general, be organized in the following order: TITLE; AUTHORS NAME; AUTHORS AFFILIATION; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; METHOD; RESULTS, DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (optional); and REFERENCES. Please follow the template

Body Text

The body of the text is a set of body text paragraphs defined as follows:

12pt Times New Roman, for Arabic 16pt Sakkal Majalla
One space, defined as 12pt

Paper Title

The title of the paper should be less than 20 words, in 14 pt bold Times New Roman and be centered. SHOULD HAVE ENGLISH TITLE and Roman script. The title should have 0 pts space above and 12 pts below.

Authors Name and Affiliations

Write Author(s) names without a title and professional positions such as Prof, Dr, Walmer ppt, etc. Do not abbreviate your last/family name. Always give your First and Last names. Write clear affiliation of all Authors. Please indicate Corresponding Author (include email address) by adding an asterisk (*) in superscript behind the name.

Author names should be in 12 pt Times Roman bold. Authors addresses are superscripted by numerals and centered over both columns of manuscripts. Author affiliations should be in 12 pt Times Roman.

Abstract and Keywords

An abstract should stand alone, means that no citation in the abstract. Consider it the advertisement of your article. The abstract should tell the prospective reader what you did and highlight the key findings. Avoid using technical jargon and uncommon abbreviations. You must be accurate, brief, clear and specific. Use words which reflect the precise meaning. The abstract should be precise and honest. Please follow word limitations (200‐300 words).

Keywords are the labels of your manuscript and critical to correct indexing and searching. Therefore the keywords should represent the content and highlight of your article. Use only those abbreviations that are firmly established in the field. Each word/phrase in keyword should be separated by a semicolon (;).

INTRODUCTION

In Introduction, Authors should state the objectives of the work at the end of introduction section. Before the objective, Authors should provide an adequate background, and very short literature survey in order to record the existing solutions/method, to show which is the best of previous researches, to show the main limitation of the previous researches, to show what do you hope to achieve (to solve the limitation), and to show the scientific merit or novelties of the paper. Avoid a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results. Do not describe literature survey as author by author, but should be presented as group per method or topic reviewed which refers to some literatures.

Example of novelty statement or the gap analysis statement in the end of Introduction section (after state of the art of previous research survey): “........ (short summary of background)....... A few researchers focused on ....... There have been limited studies concerned on ........ Therefore, this research intends to ................. The objectives of this research are .........”.

METHOD

Methods should make readers be able to reproduce the experiment. Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. Do not repeat the details of established methods.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Results should be clear and concise. The results should summarize (scientific) findings rather than providing data in great detail. Please highlight differences between your results or findings and the previous publications by other researchers. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

In discussion, it is the most important section of your article. Here you get the chance to sell your data. Make the discussion corresponding to the results, but do not reiterate the results. Often should begin with a brief summary of the main scientific findings (not experimental results).

The following components should be covered in discussion: How do your results relate to the original question or objectives outlined in the Introduction section (what/how)? Do you provide interpretation scientifically for each of your results or findings presented (why)? Are your results consistent with what other investigators have reported (what else)? Or are there any differences?

CONCLUSION

Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research. Tells how your work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Without clear Conclusions, reviewers and readers will find it difficult to judge the work, and whether or not it merits publication in the journal. Do not repeat the Abstract, or just list experimental results. Provide a clear scientific justification for your work, and indicate possible applications and extensions. You should also suggest future experiments and/or point out those that are underway.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Recognize those who helped in the research, especially funding supporter of your research. Include individuals who have assisted you in your study: Advisors, Financial supporters, or may another supporter, i.e. Proofreaders, Typists, and Suppliers, who may have given materials. Do not acknowledge one of the authors names.

REFERENCES

The Citation and Reference listuses the APA 7th Style Edition (www.apastyle.org). Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Use other published articles in the same journal as models.

All publications cited in the text should be included as a list of references. This journal has to follow standard templates available in key reference management packages EndNote (http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp), Mendeley (https://www.mendeley.com). Using plug-ins to word processing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article and the list of references and citations to these will be formatted according to the journal style, which is described below.

REFERENCES (Examples)

Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderland, L., & amp; Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General Format. Retrieved February 9, 2013, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

Ball, S., Kenny, A., & Amp; Gardiner, D. (1990). Literacy, Politics And The Teaching Of English. In I. Goodson, & P. Medway, (Eds.), Bringing English To Order (pp. 47- 86). London: The Falmer Press.

Big Drop In Students Studying O-level Literature. (1997, August 16). The Straits Times, p. 3.

Chambers, E., & Gregory, M. (2006). Teaching And Learning English Literature. London: Sage Ltd.

Choo, S. (2004). Investigating Ideology In The Literature Curriculum In Singapore. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Department Of English Language And Literature: National University Of Singapore.

Choo, S. (2011). On Literature’s Use(ful/less)ness: Reconceptualising The Literature Curriculum In The Age Of Globalisation. Journal Of Curriculum Studies, 43(1), 47-67.

Curriculum Planning And Development Division. (2007). Literature In English, Teaching Syllabus. Ministry Of Education: Singapore.

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