Preprint Policy

 

Language Teaching Research Quarterly (LTRQ) recognizes the value of preprints in facilitating the rapid dissemination, discussion, and development of scholarly research. Authors may share a version of their manuscript as a preprint before submitting it to LTRQ, provided that such sharing does not conflict with applicable copyright, ethical, or repository requirements.

 

Before Submission to LTRQ

Authors may post a pre-submission version of their manuscript on a recognized preprint server or repository before submitting the manuscript to LTRQ. The prior posting of a manuscript as a preprint does not, in itself, constitute duplicate or redundant publication and does not prevent the manuscript from being considered for publication by LTRQ.

 

Authors may use appropriate disciplinary or general-purpose preprint repositories, including platforms such as SSRN, arXiv, PsyArXiv, AAS Open Research, Advance, AfricArxiv, and AgriRxiv, where relevant to the subject and scope of the research.

 

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that their preprint complies with the terms and conditions of the repository, applicable copyright arrangements, ethical requirements, and any obligations relating to co-authors, third-party material, confidential information, or research participants.

 

Theses and Dissertations

The prior publication of research in a thesis or dissertation submitted to an academic institution does not, by itself, prevent consideration of substantially related work by LTRQ. Authors should disclose the existence of a relevant thesis or dissertation when appropriate and should ensure that the submitted article represents a legitimate scholarly contribution rather than an undisclosed duplicate publication.

 

Where substantially similar material has previously appeared in a thesis or dissertation, authors should appropriately acknowledge and cite the thesis or dissertation in the manuscript.

During Peer Review

Authors should disclose a relevant preprint when submitting their manuscript to LTRQ. The existence of a preprint will not, by itself, prejudice the editorial or peer-review process.

 

LTRQ follows a double-blind external peer-review procedure. Authors should therefore ensure that the submitted manuscript is prepared in accordance with the journal's anonymization requirements. The existence of a publicly accessible preprint may make complete anonymity technically difficult to guarantee; however, editors and reviewers should not intentionally use a preprint to identify authors where the identity of the authors is not otherwise necessary for the review process.

 

After Acceptance and Publication

Once an article has been formally published by LTRQ, authors are encouraged to update the corresponding preprint record to indicate that the work has been published.

Authors should, where the repository permits, provide:

• the complete bibliographic reference to the published article;
• the article's DOI;
• a link to the final published version on the LTRQ/EUROKD website; and
• a clear indication that the preprint is an earlier version of the subsequently published article.

Authors should not represent a preprint as the final published version of the article.

 

Relationship Between Preprints and the Published Article

The version of record published by LTRQ constitutes the authoritative published version of the article. Where differences exist between a preprint and the published article, readers should consult the version of record for the final text, bibliographic information, corrections, and any post-publication notices.

The publication of a preprint does not transfer responsibility for the integrity of the published article to the preprint server. Authors remain responsible for ensuring that any publicly available preprint is appropriately identified and, following publication, linked to the final article.

 

Questions

Questions concerning the applicability of this policy or the status of a particular preprint may be directed to the publisher at Editorial@EUROKD.com.