Author Guidelines

The editors invite academics, researchers, graduate students, and policymakers working on first, second, and foreign language learning to submit original research articles. Submissions must be original, based on research, unpublished, and not under consideration by any other journal. Every submission is reviewed by the editors, the editorial board, and peer reviewers. Manuscripts that fall outside the journal's focus and scope, or that do not follow the Author Guidelines (for example, by not using the Microsoft Word file format, Mendeley, or the article template), will be rejected without review.

The full Author Guidelines are available at: https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/vision/author-guidelines

Online Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted online through the Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning portal at https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/vision.

Submission steps

Register as an author by ticking the "Author" role on the registration page: https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/vision/user/register
Log in and click New Submission, then complete the following stages:
- Start: tick all items on the submission checklist, then click Save and Continue.
- Upload Submission: upload the manuscript as an MS Word file, then click Save and Continue.
- Enter Metadata: enter the details and affiliations of every author. For additional authors, click Add Author and fill in their details in the same way. Then complete the title, abstract, keywords, research method, and references in the fields provided.
- Upload Supplementary Files: upload supporting files, a cover letter, or other relevant documents (optional).
- Confirmation: check that all information is correct, then click Finish Submission.

General Instructions

Articles must follow the conventions of scholarly journal writing and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition. Authors may use Mendeley or Zotero with the APA 7th edition style. A minimum of 20 references is required, most of them articles from reputable journals.
Articles must be original work that has not been published in any print or online journal.
While an article is under review or after it has been published in Vision, authors may not submit it to another journal.
Articles are submitted to the editors online through the Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word on A4 paper (210 × 297 mm), using Calibri 11 pt, 1.15 line spacing, top and bottom margins of 4.2 cm, and left and right margins of 2.75 cm. The length should be 4,000–5,000 words, or about 13–15 pages, including figures, graphs, and tables.
Use the article template, which includes the header on even pages showing the journal name, volume, number, month, year, and page range.
Page numbers appear in the footer: on the right for odd pages and on the left for even pages.
Articles must be written in English that is correct, clear, and engaging.

Specific Instructions

The article must report empirical research on first, second, or foreign language learning.
Vision uses a single-blind review system. Authors should therefore include their names, affiliations, institutional addresses, and email addresses on the first page of the article. The same details must be entered on the author page in OJS at registration. Please also provide a telephone number so the editorial office can contact you easily.
The article is written as a narrative essay in paragraphs. Headings are not numbered or bulleted. The article consists of the following parts:

Title. The title is concise and has no subtitle. It states the content of the article compactly and clearly, and may be creative to attract readers. It has no more than 15 words, is written in proper case, left-aligned, in Verdana 14 pt. The main keywords appear in the title, which is free of jargon, abbreviations, and unnecessary words.

Abstract. The abstract is written in English as a single, single-spaced paragraph of no more than 200 words. It briefly and clearly covers five elements: (1) background and aims, (2) method, (3) results, (4) conclusion, and (5) implications. It contains no abbreviations or citations.

Keywords. At least three words or phrases, taken from the research variables, participant characteristics, or underlying theories, listed in alphabetical order and separated by semicolons.

Introduction. The introduction is concise and has no subheadings. It briefly presents (1) the background of the study; (2) a review of relevant literature from the last ten years, including the results and conclusions of earlier studies that show why the present study matters, the research gap, the originality of the work, and hypotheses (for quantitative studies); and (3) the research objective(s). Secondary citations should be avoided.

Methods. This section describes (1) the research design; (2) the participants, including the population, sample profile or size, and sampling procedure; (3) the research instruments and data sources, with a clear account of data collection; (4) the research procedure, in enough detail to allow replication; and (5) the data analysis, with a clear justification. Where the study involves human participants, authors state how ethical approval and informed consent were obtained, including consent from parents or guardians for participants under 18.

Findings. This section presents the results of the study, using tables and figures where appropriate. The findings must answer the research questions or hypotheses.

Discussion. This section critically compares and contrasts the findings with relevant previous studies. It addresses the strengths and limitations of the study and sets out the practical implications of the findings, especially for language teaching and learning. It does not repeat the Findings section.

Conclusion. This section summarises and restates the main findings in concise, clear sentences drawn from the findings and discussion, written in paragraphs without bullets or numbering. It also notes the limitations of the study, the implications of the findings, and directions for future research.

Declarations. Before the references, include the following statements:

Author contributions: the role of each author, preferably using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT), in line with the journal's Authorship Criteria.
Conflict of interest: a declaration of any conflict of interest, or the statement "The authors declare no conflict of interest," in line with the journal's Conflict of Interest policy.
Funding: all sources of financial support, or a statement that the research received no specific funding.
Use of artificial intelligence: a statement of whether AI tools were used in preparing the article and, if so, which tool, for what purpose, and in which sections, in line with the journal's Generative AI Policy.
Acknowledgments (optional): recognition of people or institutions who contributed but do not meet the authorship criteria.

References. References from the last ten years are recommended. List them alphabetically following APA style (7th edition). Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list, and every entry in the list must be cited in the text. Provide the DOI for each reference where available. Authors are encouraged to use a reference manager such as Mendeley or Zotero.

Tables and Figures

The link between each table or figure and the text must be clear, and authors should explain what readers should notice in it. Table and figure captions are written as text, not as images. The format and placement of tables and figures follow the APA 7th Edition about tables and figures. Tables and figures are placed at the top or bottom of a page, not in the middle. Examples are provided in the article template.