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IQR Journal of Literature and Linguistics is an open access, peer-reviewed journal, published online. 

Details of the Journal 

Starting Year: 2025

Frequency of Publication: Two issues per year 

Format of this Publication: Online

Subject: Literature

Language of Publication: English

Name of Issuing or Publishing Body: IQR Journals

Publisher's Name and Address: Naser Bin Salam. 18-8-243/A/3/1, Fathesha Nagar, Moin Bagh, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Pin code: 500023

Email Address: info@iqrjournals.com /iqrjournals@gmail.com

Contact Number: +91 8328304369

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Aim

IQR Journal of Literature and Linguistics is an open-access journal. The journal aims to encourage and promote open access. We aim to provide a scholarly platform for high-quality and original research that advances knowledge in the fields of literature, linguistics, and interconnected disciplines. 

Focus and Scope

The journal publishes articles related to the fields of  literature and linguistics. Literature covers following areas such as literary theory and criticism, gender and identity in literature, postcolonial studies, comparative literature, world literatures in translation, genre studies (poetry, drama, fiction, etc.), literary historiography, digital and visual literature and other interconnected areas. Linguistics will include topics such as theoretical and applied linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics and language variation, historical and comparative linguistics, language acquisition and pedagogy, discourse analysis and pragmatics, corpus linguistics, etc. The journal also invites papers for consideration and publication interdisciplinary and emerging areas such as stylistics and literary linguistics, indigenous and endangered languages, multilingualism and translingualism, translation studies, language and literature in education, language and digital humanities, literature, and cultural identity, etc. 

Peer Review Process

Journal follows a double-blind peer review process. The editorial team will take on the task of initial screening and then a reviewer take on the tasks to review the manuscript, check, recheck, ensuring high standard of academic integrity and publication quality. Authors and reviewers remain anonymous to ensure that the review is fair. The reviewers may evaluate the manuscript for academic integrity, originality, significance, clarity of presentation, relevance, and other core facets of review and evaluation. The editorial team will pick only the best papers that align with the scope of this journal. If manuscript require major or minor revisions, it may be sent to the author/researcher who have submitted it. It will be accepted for publication only when it is properly formatted, structured as per the journal's policies. Note, the revised article will again undergo a process of peer review and upon acceptance of the article, it will be published in the journal. The review process may take 2-3 or 4-5 working days. If you do not receive an email from the team in a week and want updates on the submission of your articles, you can email the team at info@iqrjournals.com or iqrjournals@gmail.com

Publication Frequency

The frequency of publication for this journal is bi-monthly. 

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 exchange of knowledge. Read more about Open Access Policy. 

The journal follows open access policy. We aim to promote the widest possible dissemination of the research. All the articles are freely available for the readers.  There is no subscription free or registration fee. Readers can access the articles or share the articles without any restrictions. 

But, yes, authors retain copyright of their work. Authors grant the journal the right to publish their articles under Creative Commons License (typically CC BY 4.0). Global accessibility, open access allows the students, researcher, academicians, and anyone around the globe interested in research to benefit from the latest knowledge. 

Charges

Currently, APC (Article Processing Charge) is zero. 

Licensing & Copyright

All articles published in this journal are open-access and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This means that anyone is free to:

Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Attribution Requirement: Proper credit must be given to the original author(s) and the source. No additional restrictions can be applied.

All published articles in this journal are licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License, allowing free use with proper attribution.

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