Submissions

Author Guidelines

JELLIC welcomes original scholarly articles, critical essays, and scholarly reviews in English language studies, literature, and cultural studies. Submissions should demonstrate a clear research purpose, engagement with relevant scholarship, sound methodology where applicable, and a significant contribution to knowledge.

Manuscripts must be original and must not have been published previously or submitted simultaneously to another journal. Authors should submit an editable Microsoft Word document and provide complete and accurate submission metadata, including the title, abstract, keywords, author names, institutional affiliations, and contact details.

Each manuscript should include an abstract of approximately 150–250 words and four to six keywords, unless the relevant article type requires otherwise. Authors should organize their manuscripts clearly, use appropriate headings, and provide complete citations and references in the style specified by JELLIC.

To support anonymous peer review, authors should remove identifying information from the manuscript and document properties when required by the journal’s review policy. Authors are responsible for confirming that all co-authors have approved the submission and that any necessary permissions, funding disclosures, conflict-of-interest statements, and ethical declarations have been provided.

Submission does not guarantee acceptance. Manuscripts will be assessed for relevance, scholarly quality, and compliance with the journal’s editorial policies. Submissions considered suitable may proceed to peer review before an editorial decision is made.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

JELLIC applies an Article Processing Charge only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. There is no requirement to pay the APC at the time of submission or during peer review. The applicable rates are:

• Authors from African countries: XAF 40,000.
• Authors from all other countries: USD 100.

Payment may be made through MTN Mobile Money or Orange Money using the official details of the journal's authorized payment recipient, which will be communicated by the editorial office after acceptance.

Authors must include their manuscript ID as the payment reference and submit proof of payment or the transaction reference to the designated journal contact. Payments are subject to verification by the journal's authorized finance or editorial representative.

Payment of the APC does not guarantee acceptance or publication. All manuscripts remain subject to JELLIC's peer-review process, editorial decisions, and publication standards.