The Saudi Journal of Language Studies (SJLS) is an academic, open access, and peer-reviewed journal publishing articles regarding all aspects of language studies. The journal is published by Emerald Group Publishing on behalf of King Khalid University.
Aims and scope
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The Saudi Journal of Language Studies (SJLS) is an open forum for interdisciplinary research grounded in sound theory, language practice research, and translation studies of interest to scholars and language educators. Thus, the journal will seek cutting-edge interdisciplinary research from around the world that reflects diverse theoretical and methodological frameworks and topical areas, including, but not limited to:

Foreign and/or second language learning, teaching, and use
Language assessment and testing
Language for Special Purposes (e.g., ESP)
Language for Academic Purposes (LAP)
Multimodal communication and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)
Teacher/learner identity studies
Foreign/second language classroom-centered research
Translation studies
Literature studies
Culture studies
Bilingualism and multilingualism
Lexicographical research, literacies, rhetoric, and stylistics
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Semiotics
Discourse analysis
Psycholinguistics
Deaf linguistics
Forensic linguistics
Historical linguistics
Theoretical linguistics
SJLS utilizes a double-blind peer review model. All articles undergo an initial assessment by the journal editor. If an article is considered suitable for peer review, it will then be reviewed by a minimum of two external reviewers to assess its suitability for publication. The final responsibility for editorial decisions rests with the journal editor.