Call for Papers

Studies in ELT and Applied Linguistics (SELTAL) is a peer-reviewed journal published annually by the Department of English Education, Central Department of Education, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. The Department of English Education invites authors from this field to submit their manuscripts for its forthcoming issue to be published in December 2025.

Deadline for the submission of manuscripts: 10 December, 2025.

Submission mail: kamal.devkota@cded.tu.edu.np (Coordinator, Publication Wing, Department of English Education)

The Author Guidelines is given below.

Author Guidelines

Submission Checklist

Authors are advised to use this checklist before submitting their papers. Please check the guide for authors for more information

• Email address/es and affiliation/s of all the authors are clearly stated.
• One author is designated as the corresponding author
• The manuscript has been written in clear and concise English and checked for spelling and grammar.
• All sources cited in the text are mentioned in the reference list; all the references listed in the reference list are cited.
• The articles submitted to this journal should not be published previously or under consideration elsewhere.
• The articles should be between 5000-7000 words, including references.
• Include a short biographical note of the authors (100 words).

Sections of the article

Title:             The title should be precise and informative of the paper. Please do not include the abbreviation in the title. The title should be written in title case, bold and centered.

Abstract:      An abstract should be accurate, coherent, readable, concise, and within 250 words. It should state the brief background information, purpose of the study, methodology, results, and major conclusions. Usually, references to literature and uncommon abbreviations are avoided. However, if it is necessary to include abbreviations, they should be defined.

Keywords:    Three to six keywords separated by a comma should be listed immediately after the abstract. These keywords should be the most important aspects of the research article. The 'Keywords’ is written as a single word and italicized.

Introduction: The introduction should state the adequate background to contextualize the study within the existing literature, frame the issues raised in the study, the need for the research, and objectives or research questions that guide the study.

Methodology: The methodology should describe the research design, participants, sampling procedures, sample size, research methods, and tools, as well as data collection and analysis procedures.

Results:         Results should be clear and concise.

Discussion: The discussion should provide the significance of the results without repeating them. The results and discussion sections can also be combined.

Conclusions: The main conclusions of the study should be written in line with the objectives along with implications.

Appendices: The research tools can be included in appendices.

Tables and figures: All tables and figures should be clearly labeled. The table and figure should have a number, and title. Tables and figures should be referred to by their number (e.g., As shown Table 1, Table 2; As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2). Do not use “table below” or “table above”. The items to be compared should be placed next to each other in the Tables. Shading and decoration should be avoided. Spacing within Tables can be varied (single-spaced, double-spaced, or one-and-half spaced)

Format

• All submissions should conform to the requirements of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition, 2020) (including the format of references, tables, and figures).
• Manuscripts should be typed on A4-size paper.
• It should be typed in 12 font Time New Roman.
• Each subtitle should not be numbered.
• The text should be left-aligned and double spaced, and the first line ofeach paragraph should be one tab (0.5 space) indented.
• Use a 1-inch margin on all sides
• All text should align left
• Block quotation should be indented 0.5 space
• Five levels of headings are used:

Source: APA manual seventh edition

References

The word ‘References’ should be in bold and centered. All the entries should be arranged in alphabetical order, and hanging indentation should be used.

Journal article with a DOI

Poudel, K. K. & Thapa, R. (2022). Inadequate grammatical proficiency of B. Ed. English majors: Claims and confessions. Education Quarterly Reviews, 5 (4), 382–392. https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1993.05.04.671

Devkota, K. R. (2025). EFL learner identity construction across socio-cultural structure and learner agency: a case of marginalised Dalit adolescents in rural Nepal. Cogent Education, 12(1), 2514918. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2514918

Peltonen, L., & Hu, G. (2025). Addressing linguacultural competencies in business English pedagogy. ELT Journal, ccaf017. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaf017

Journal article without a DOI

Carter, S., & Whittaker, K. (2009). Examining the British PhD viva: Opening new doors or scarring for life? Contemporary Nurse, 32(1–2), 169-178.

Newspaper article

Acharya, N. (2019, June 9). Tribhuvan University should change the way it handles thesis writing. The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved from https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2019/06/08/tribhuvan-university-should-change-the-way-ithandles-thesis-writing

Books

One author

Creswell,  J.W.  (2016). Educational research:  Planning, conducting, and  evaluating  quantitative and qualitative research. Pearson.

Multiple authors

Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2018). Research methods in education (8^th ed.). Routledge.

Chapters in edited books

Mežek, Š., & Swales, J. M. (2016). PhD defences and vivas. In K. Hyland & P. Shaw (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of English for academic purposes (pp. 361–375). Routledge.

Conference presentations

Maddox, S., Hurling, J., Stewart, E., & Edwards, A. (2016,March 30–April 2). If mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy: The effect of parental depression on mood dysregulation in children [Paper presentation]. Southeastern PsychologicalAssociation 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, UnitedStates.

Theses/Dissertation

Yu, S. (2014). Understanding Chinese EFL students’ participation in group peer feedback of l2 writing: A sociocultural and activity theory perspective (An unpublished PhD thesis). The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Submission email:

 kamal.devkota@cded.tu.edu.np (Kamal Raj Devkota, PhD, Coordinator)