Editorial Team and Review Process
The Journal of Language Teaching and Learning (JLTL) is led by a distinguished team of scholars who bring extensive academic expertise in Applied Linguistics, English Language Teaching, Foreign Language Education, and Second Language Acquisition. The editorial board comprises international academics, researchers, and educators actively engaged in scholarly work across diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. Their collective experience ensures a rigorous, ethical, and inclusive approach to the editorial and review processes.
Editorial Board
The JLTL editorial board includes scholars from a wide geographical and disciplinary spectrum, selected for their expertise, scholarly reputation, and active engagement in the field. The board reflects a conscious effort to represent a plurality of perspectives, including voices from underrepresented regions and minoritized academic communities. Board members contribute not only to the peer review process but also to strategic decisions regarding the journal’s development, thematic special issues, and emerging trends. This global composition ensures that JLTL remains responsive to international concerns in language education while maintaining sensitivity to local pedagogical practices.
Reviewers and Peer Review Process
JLTL relies on the careful and dedicated work of its peer reviewers, experienced scholars invited based on their subject-matter expertise and scholarly integrity. Each manuscript undergoes a double-blind peer review process. Submissions are first screened by the editorial team for fit, originality, and compliance with the journal’s guidelines. Manuscripts deemed appropriate are then reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers, who evaluate them according to established academic criteria: theoretical contribution and originality, methodological rigor, clarity and coherence of the argument, relevance to the field, and the overall quality of academic presentation. Reviewers provide constructive feedback designed to foster academic dialogue. The final decision regarding publication rests with the Editors-in-Chief, who balance reviewer reports, ethical standards, and the journal’s overall mission.
Commitment to Ethics, Inclusivity, and the Scholarly Community
All editors, board members, and reviewers operate in accordance with the ethical standards outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). JLTL upholds principles of transparency, fairness, and scholarly merit while striving to foster a respectful and inclusive space for academic exchange. We particularly value contributions that promote equity, diversity, and critical inquiry. In addition to their editorial roles, JLTL editors and board members actively engage in research, teaching, and academic mentoring. Readers, contributors, and institutional partners are encouraged to view the editorial team not merely as gatekeepers, but as collaborators in the shared pursuit of innovation in language education.
Editors-in-Chief
Abdulvahit Çakır, Ufuk University, Turkiye
Betül Kınık Gülek, İnönü University, Turkiye
Cem Balçıkanlı, Gazi University, Turkiye
Esra Harmandaoğlu Baz, Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar University, Turkiye
Kemal Sinan Özmen, Gazi University, Turkiye
Paşa Tevfik Cephe, Gazi University, Turkiye
Assistant Editors
Dilara Bağcı, Gazi University, Turkiye
Gözde Kırmızı, METU, Turkiye
Enes Mutlu, Gazi University, Turkiye
Editorial Board
Ali Rahimi, University of Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Amir H. Soheili-Mehr, Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology, Canada
Ana Borderia-Garcia,St. Augustana College, IL, United States
Anne Cummings-Hlas, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, United States
Arif Sarıçoban, Ufuk University, Turkiye
Atta Gebril, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
Attapol Khamkhien, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Aysegul Daloglu, Middle East Technical University, Turkiye
Bahar Otcu,Mercy College, United States
Barbara Bianchi, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, United Kingdom
Belma Haznedar, Boğaziçi University, Turkiye
Birsen Tütüniş, İstanbul Kültür University, Turkiye
Büşra Çelen, Gazi University, Turkiye
Cemal Çakır, Gazi University, Turkiye
Chia-hui Chiu,Tughai University, Taiwan
Damian M. Rivlin, University of Andres Bello, Chile
David R. Byrd, Weber State University, United States
Dinçay Köksal, Çanakkale 18 Mart University, Turkiye
Feyza Doyran, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkiye
Garold Murray, Okayama University, Japan
Gülsev Pakkan, Ted University, Turkiye
Hayo Reinders, Anaheim University, United Kingdom
Hui-jung Matilda Tang, Fortune Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Hyun Ju Kim, Dankook University, Republic of South Korea
Işıl Çağlak, Gazi University, Turkiye
Jane Hanson, University of Nebraska, United States
Jianling Liao, CIEE Language Center, China
Juliana Chau, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Keong Yeun Ku, Kyungpook National University, Republic of South Korea
Melissa Kernochan Bowen, Hunter College, United States
Minhee Eom, The University of Texas-Pan American, United States
Monica Vuksanovich, North Central College, IL, United States
Merve Özsüz Zerey, Gazi University, Turkiye
Nadia Ahouari İdri, University Abderahmane Mira, Béjaia, Algeria
Nobuaki Takahashi, East Carolina University, United States
Nur Kurtoğlu-Hooton, Aston University, United Kingdom
Odilea Rocha Erkaya, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Turkiye
Paulette Angella Ramsay, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Randi Harlev,Burlington English, United States
Sarah Mercedes Howell, ISTAO Post Graduate Business School, Italy
Shelley Fairbairn, Drake University, United States
Susan A. Hildebrandt, Illinois State University, United States
Stephanie W. Cheng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Svetlana Dembovskaya, Loyola University, Chicago, United States
Şafak Müjdeci, Gazi University, Turkiye
Tsun-Lih Yang,Hungkuang University, Taiwan
Virginia LoCastro, University of Florida, United States
Yasemin Bayyurt, Boğaziçi University, Turkiye
Yasemin Kırkgöz, Çukurova University, Turkiye
Yousun Shin,Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea
Yusuf Demir, Selçuk University, Turkiye