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FOCUS

Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning focuses on research-based articles on first, second, and foreign language learning. The aim is to publish original research articles (ORA) that explore language learning and teaching. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles from academics, researchers, graduate students, and policymakers. All articles should be in English.

SCOPE

1. Foreign language acquisition,
2. Translation and language learning,
3. Foreign language learning and identity,
4. Gender and equality in English language learning,
5. Foreign language skills,
6. Linguistics and English language learning,
7. Literature and English language learning, and
8. Foreign language teaching and learning. 

All disciplinary perspectives are welcomed, from linguistics and psychology to anthropology, cognitive science, neuroscience, sociology, and religious studies.

 

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Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

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Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning implements the peer review process. All articles submitted will be reviewed in a closed single-blind review by at least two reviewers. Their responses will help the editor (or editorial board) to determine whether an article can be published (accepted), published after revision, or rejected. The authors must improve returned articles. After improvements have been made per the reviewers' feedback, the author should resend (resubmit) the article for further review. To avoid plagiarism, all articles submitted to Vision Journal will be checked with similarity checker software. The Editor in Chief makes the final decision on manuscripts.

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Peer Review Process

 

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Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning is published twice a year in April and October.

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Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that makes research freely available to the public, thus supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge

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Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning utilizes the Public Knowledge Project Private LOCKSS Network (PKP-PLN) to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries, which are permitted to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. Read More

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Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning an International peer-reviewed and open-access journal in first, second, and foreign language learning. The aim is to publish rigorous, original empirical, conceptual, and research articles that explore the application of any language teaching and learning. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles from academics, researchers, graduate students, and policymakers. All articles should be in English.

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Publication Ethics

Vision: Journal for language and foreign language learning is a peer-reviewed journal, published biannually by the English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia. It is available online as an open-access source as well as in print. The following section clarifies the ethical behavior of all the parties involved in the act of publishing an article in the journal, including the author, editor-in-chief, the editorial board, the reviewers, and the publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in Vision: Journal for language and foreign language learning is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a clear reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree upon the standards of expected ethical behavior for all the parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, editor, reviewers, publisher, and society. The publisher of Vision: Journal for language and foreign language learning is obliged to take all the stages of the publishing process seriously and to recognize its ethical standards and other responsibilities. English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprinting or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.

Publication Decisions

The editor of Vision: Journal for language and foreign language learning is responsible for deciding the best eligible articles for publication. The validation of the work in question and its importance for researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors are guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and are constrained by the legal requirements in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making their decisions.

Fair Play

Editors will always evaluate manuscripts in terms of their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or the political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer reviews assist the editor in making editorial decisions, and through the editorial communications with authors may also assist them in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referees who feel unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript, or know that a prompt review will be impossible, should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others, except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any observation, derivation, or argument that has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work undertaken, as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

Authors should ensure that their work is entirely original, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

In general, authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors, while others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

If authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with them to retract or correct the paper.

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To avoid Plagiarism, every submitted manuscript will be screened by Grammarly and Turnitin.

Plagiarism includes:

1. Word for word plagiarism – borrowing another author’s language word-for-word but not putting the language in quotation marks nor citing it correctly.

2. Source plagiarism – using the idea of others without giving enough recognition or mentioning the source explicitly.

3. Plagiarism of authorship – presenting another author's work as one’s own.

4. Self-plagiarism - authors publishing one article in more than one journal by recycling papers. The important thing in self-plagiarism is that when citing one's own work, the new article produced must have significant changes. This means that the article is a small part of the new articles produced. So readers will get new things, which the author pours over new articles from old articles.

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Research misconduct means fabrication, falsification, citation manipulation, or plagiarism in producing, performing, or reviewing research and writing an article by authors, or in reporting research results. When authors are found to have been involved with research misconduct or other serious irregularities involving articles that have been published in scientific journals, Editors have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the scientific record.

In cases of suspected misconduct, the Editors and Editorial Board will use the best practices of COPE to assist them to resolve the complaint and address the misconduct fairly. This will include an investigation of the allegation by the Editors. A submitted manuscript that is found to contain such misconduct will be rejected. In cases where a published paper is found to contain such misconduct, a retraction can be published and will be linked to the original article.

The first step involves determining the validity of the allegation and an assessment of whether the allegation is consistent with the definition of research misconduct. This initial step also involves determining whether the individuals alleging misconduct have relevant conflicts of interest. 

If scientific misconduct or the presence of other substantial research irregularities is a possibility, the allegations are shared with the corresponding author, who, on behalf of all of the co-authors, is requested to provide a detailed response. After the response is received and evaluated, additional review and involvement of experts (such as statistical reviewers) may be obtained. For cases in which it is unlikely that misconduct has occurred, clarifications, additional analyses, or both, published as letters to the editor, and often including a correction notice and correction to the published article are sufficient. 

Institutions are expected to conduct an appropriate and thorough investigation of allegations of scientific misconduct. Ultimately, authors, journals, and institutions have an important obligation to ensure the accuracy of the scientific record. By responding appropriately to concerns about scientific misconduct, and taking necessary actions based on evaluation of these concerns, such as corrections, retractions with replacement, and retractions, Vision journal will continue to fulfill the responsibilities of ensuring the validity and integrity of the scientific record.

Retraction

The papers published in Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning is considered retracted in the publication if :

1. they have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g., data fabrication) or honest error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error),
2. the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e., cases of redundant publication),
3. it constitutes plagiarism,
4. it reports unethical research.

The mechanism of retraction follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf.

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Because the research involves human subjects, every article submitted to Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning must meet the ethical clearance requirements, including:

1. Ethical approval for all research
2. Protection of participants
3. Informed consent
4. No coercion
5. The right to withdraw.
6. Anonymity and confidentiality
7. Appropriate exclusion criteria.
8. Concern about participant's health and well-being.
9. Duty of care.
10. Additional safeguards for research with vulnerable populations
11. Ethical treatment of non-human animals.
12. Appropriate supervision.

 

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Revenue Sources

The operations of Vision Journal are funded by the State (the Ministry of Religious Affairs Republic of Indonesia), i.e., through Budget Implementation List or Daftar Isian Pelaksanaan Anggaran of Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang, Indonesia.

Advertising Policy

Vision Journal does not accept advertising from any parties.

Direct Marketing Policy

In promoting the results of publications to the public, Vision Journal tries not to do things detrimental to other parties (e.g., spreading spam) and to avoid misleading information between prospective authors and publishers.

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Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning does not charge any submission or publication fees, and no fees are incurred for article processing or for the review process.