About the Journal

Aims and Scope

The Journal of Narrative and Language Studies (NALANS, ISSN: 2148-4066) is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing scholarship in the fields of literature, linguistics, and language education. We provide a platform for innovative, diverse, and interdisciplinary approaches, encouraging submissions from scholars globally. We welcome high-quality research articles that focus on “narrative and language studies”

Scope of Submissions
NALANS accepts original research written in English that:

  • Develops theoretical, conceptual, or methodological frameworks within language, linguistics, and literary studies.
  • Presents empirical research that advances understanding in these fields.
  • Explores innovative educational policies, programs, and evaluative strategies.
  • Examines topics of current and emerging significance through critical and/or analytical approaches.

This conference hosts both paper and poster presentations in NARRATIVE AND LANGUAGE STUDIES. The scope of the contributions may include the following major topics:

NARRATIVE STUDIES

▪︎▪︎ Narratology ▪︎▪︎ Semiotics ▪︎▪︎ Urban Narratives (Architecture and Literature) ▪︎▪︎ Narrative Sociology and Social Narratives ▪︎▪︎ History and Medieval Studies ▪︎▪︎ Philosophy and Post-Truth Narratives ▪︎▪︎ Narratives across Melancholy Studies

LITERATURE

▪︎▪︎ Poetry and Prose Criticism ▪︎▪︎ Drama and Dramaturgy Criticism ▪︎▪︎ Media Studies ▪︎▪︎ Contemporary Literature Studies ▪︎▪︎ Classical Literature Studies ▪︎▪︎ Medieval and Renaissance Literature Studies ▪︎▪︎ Literature and History Studies ▪︎▪︎ Language, Power and Ideology ▪︎▪︎ Literary Criticism ▪︎▪︎ Language, Identity and Culture ▪︎▪︎ Language and Popular Culture ▪︎▪︎ Literature, Adaptation and Film Studies ▪︎▪︎  Cinematic Narratives ▪︎▪︎ Postcolonial Studies ▪︎▪︎ Women, Gender and Queer Studies ▪︎▪︎ Postromanticism and Posthumanism Studies ▪︎▪︎ Literature, Translation and AI

LANGUAGE STUDIES

▪︎▪︎ Applied Linguistics ▪︎▪︎ Language Teaching ▪︎▪︎ Corpus Linguistics ▪︎▪︎ Cognitive Stylistics ▪︎▪︎ Language and Media Studies ▪︎▪︎ Language, Culture and Translation ▪︎▪︎ Language and Literature Teaching ▪︎▪︎ Creative Writing and Creative Poetry Writing ▪︎▪︎ Language and Literature Classrooms as Learning Spaces ▪︎▪︎ Interdisciplinarity in Language Teaching and Learning ▪︎▪︎ Collaborations in Language Teacher Education ▪︎▪︎ Practices of Language Teacher Education ▪︎▪︎ Translation Criticism Studies

Author Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation and Formatting
Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the following guidelines:

  • Language: Manuscripts must be written in English and should be clear, concise, and free of grammatical errors.
  • Structure: Submissions should include an additional Title Page and Content Letter. The main manuscript should have essential sections of Introduction, Background/Literature Review, Theoretical Background and Methodology, Analysis / Results, Findings and Discussion, Conclusion. Manuscripts will include an Abstract (250 words) and 5 keywords.
  • Formatting: Follow the APA7 for references, in-text citations, and overall manuscript structure.
  • Word Limit: Manuscripts should not exceed (word limit, e.g., 8,000 words for articles and 4000-5000 for Review Articles or Theoretical Articles)
  • Ethics and Integrity
    Authors are expected to adhere to ethical standards in research and publication. Manuscripts should:
  • Acknowledge all sources and avoid plagiarism.
  • Include any necessary approvals for studies involving human subjects, if applicable.
  • Disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

NALANS adheres to the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to ensure integrity in all aspects of publication.

Publisher

Mustafa Zeki Çıraklı – Karadeniz Technical University

Section Policies

Article Types

  • Research Articles: Original research studies with significant contributions.
  • Theoretical Essays: Conceptual or analytical papers addressing current issues from a theoretical lens and narrative and language studies innovations.
  • Review Articles: Comprehensive, critical, balanced overviews of a specific topic.

Peer Review Process

We use a double-blind system for peer review: The identities of both reviewers and authors remain anonymous. At least two experts review each submitted manuscript. In rare cases, we may start a third round of peer review according to editors' and reviewers' recommendations.

NALANS employs a rigorous double-blind peer review process. At least two independent experts review each manuscript. The review process typically includes the following steps:

  1. Editorial Preview-Check: Initial assessment by editors to ensure fit with journal scope and standards.
  2. Editor Assignment: Assignment of reviewers based on expertise.
  3. Double-Blind Review: Review and recommendations, which may lead to acceptance, revisions, or rejection.

Average review time is approximately (time, e.g., 8 weeks).

Reviewer Guidelines and Recruitment
Reviewers are essential to our quality and impact. We seek reviewers who provide constructive, timely, and ethical feedback. Interested reviewers can contact us at e-mail: infonalans@gmail.com

Publication Frequency

NALANS is published twice annually, in June and December. We aim to provide a smooth and timely publication process. Special Issues are published through mid-periods.

Review and Publication Duration

We aim to proceed with an average time from submission to publication being approximately (an average time of 6 months, as long as the authors comply with the author’s guidelines and ensure they have completed all necessary steps during the processes. The authors are required/encouraged to follow the “review discussions” section rather than writing repetitive emails. The authors are notified about any drawbacks or technical issues via the announcement section.

■ Due to the high volume of submissions, our editors and reviewers are diligently working through a substantial queue.

■ Each submission is automatically assigned a number for possible consideration.

Section Policies

We accept only manuscripts written in English. The editors seek manuscripts that:

  • develop theoretical, conceptual, or methodological approaches to language, linguistics and literature
  • present results of empirical research that advance the understanding of language, linguistics and literature
  • explore innovative policies and programs and describe and evaluate strategies for future action, and
  • analyze issues of current interest.

Authors are always welcome to submit their manuscripts for publication consideration. They may submit your manuscripts online or send their manuscripts to the editor.

Articles

  • Open Submissions 
  • Indexed 
  • Peer-Reviewed

Open Access Policy

NALANS is committed to the principles of Open Access, ensuring that all content is freely available immediately upon publication. We follow the Budapest Open Access Initiative, which defines Open Access as:

“Its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.”

All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License. This license allows free access and sharing of articles while protecting authors' rights and preventing unauthorized commercial use or modification.

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs): There are no submission fees or article processing charges (APCs) for NALANS.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

NALANS ensures the long-term preservation of published articles through the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system, which creates a distributed archive across participating libraries. This ensures that NALANS content remains accessible and safe for the future.

We are committed to exploring additional archiving solutions such as (specify any additional archives or repositories like PubMed Central, institutional repositories)

Additional Information

  • Indexing: NALANS is currently indexed in SCOPUS and is actively pursuing inclusion in SSCI and Web of Science.
  • Author Rights: Authors retain copyright over their work and may freely share the published version.
  • Research Data Policy: The Policy aligns with the conventions of non-profit open-access journals. The data and contents are preserved and served for the use of free researchers worldwide. The institutional repository and public databases are encouraged for academic and scientific purposes, which increases the journal's impact.

Specify data sharing or storage requirements.

For any additional information or specific inquiries, please contact us at infonalans@gmail.com

Publisher

Mustafa Zeki Çıraklı - Karadeniz Technical University

mzcirakli@gmail.com

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global knowledge exchange.

Open access (OA) journals are scholarly journals available online "without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.” Open Access (OA) provides unlimited access and free reusability of research publications online. Therefore, open access creates a network that can reach the widest possible audience, sharing the entire paper and building upon it.

Journal of Narrative and Language Studies (NALANS) hereby supports and adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative, which defines “Open Access” as:

“Its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.”

Articles published in NALANS will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Archiving

The readers, researchers and authors can have access to the Journal's archive at

https://www.nalans.com/index.php/nls/issue/archive 

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives for preservation and restoration.

Indexing & Abstracting

NALANS is currently indexed in the following databases:

S C O P U S by ELSEVIER

MLA International Bibliography

Directory of Open Access Journals

The Linguist List
Google Scholar
Directory of Research Journals Indexing
ASOS Index
Academic Resource Index
Turkish Education Index
Sosyal Bilimler Atıf Dizini