Focus and Scope
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics is a semiannual journal, published in April and November, first publication is in 2012 with title UNS Language Studied. Then, it was changed into "Prasasti Journal of Linguistics" on April 2016 as a peer-reviewed online journal.
The journal contents are managed by the Doctoral Program of Postgraduate of Universitas Sebelas Maret, Solo Indonesia. The journal serves as a forum to promote and disseminate the students' ideas on such fields of study for any language as the object, such as English, Arabics, Indonesian, as well as local language in Indonesia (Descriptive Linguistics, Pragmatics, and Translation Studies).
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) has been indexed by Google Scholar and Indonesian Publication Index, Mendeley, and Academia edu. PJL published by Faculty of Cultutral Science, Universitas Sebelas Maret. We accept submission from all over the world.
PJL is an open access international journal. Since manuscript submission year 2016, Authors should not pay some processing and submission fees for article processing (free of charge). Readers can read and download any full-text articles for free of charge.
Section Policies
Articles
Open Submissions | Indexed | Peer Reviewed |
Peer Review Process
Peer Review Process
- Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) Employs a single-blind peer-review method, namely the reviewer's identity will be kept secret from the author, but the author's identity will be known to the reviewer.
- Initial Screening. The Editor-in-Chief will screen all submitted manuscripts to determine whether the manuscript abides by the focus and scope of Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL). Manuscripts that do not meet the basic requirements will be rejected without further review.
- If the manuscript meets these two criteria, it is checked for plagiarism or duplicate publication with a Similarity Check. After confirming its result, it is dispatched to two independent reviewers in the field with relevant knowledge.
- Peer-review. All manuscripts that pass the initial screening stage will be distributed to experts in related fields to undergo a single-blind peer review.
- First Decision. A decision on a peer-reviewed manuscript will be given once both reviewers have submitted their review reports. If both reviewers have differing opinions about the manuscript, the final decision will be handed over to the Editor-in-Chief. At this stage, the author(s) will receive at least one of these decisions: accepted, revision required, or rejected.
- Revision Stage. Manuscripts recommended for revision will be returned to the submitting author. The author (s) will have up to 1 month to revise the manuscripts. The revision process will be limited to a maximum of two rounds.
- Final Decision. The manuscript will be rejected if the author(s) fails to meet the revision requirements after the second round. All accepted manuscripts will go through the final editing and layout process.
Publication Frequency
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) previously known as UNS Journal of Language Studies was firstly published on November 2012. Then, it was changed into "Prasasti Journal of Linguistics" on April 2016 as a peer-reviewed online journal; the policy changed; the journal was published twice a year (a semiannual journal) in April and November, with every issue consisting of ten articles. This change aimed to accommodate more quality articles for faster dissemination of knowledge, research, and practices.
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics is a semiannual journal, published in April and November.
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.
PJL is a high quality open access peer reviewed research journal that is published by Faculty of Cultutral Science of Universitas Sebelas Maret. PJL is providing a platform for the researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students to impart and share knowledge in the form of high quality empirical and theoretical research papers, case studies, literature reviews and book reviews on linguistics, literature, and their teaching.
PJL welcomes and acknowledges high quality theoretical and empirical original research papers, case studies, review papers, literature reviews, book reviews, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, technical notes about linguistics, literature, and their teaching from researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students from all over the world.
Archiving
PRASASTI: Journal of Linguistics has electronic backup and preservation of access to the content of its journals via PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN). This can be seen at Publisher Manifest.
PKP has developed the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve OJS journals. The LOCKSS program offers decentralized and distributed preservation, seamless perpetual access, and preservation of the authentic original version of the content. The PKP PN ensures that journals that are not part of any other digital preservation service (such as CLOCKSS or Portico) can be preserved for long-term access. For additional details about the PKP PN, Please kindly see the high-level overview (an early discussion document).
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) is a peer-reviewed electronic international journal. This statement clarifies ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer and the publisher (Universitas Sebelas Maret).
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed PJL journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them.
It is strictly against the ethics of academic article publication for duplication of publication, as such, manuscripts to be submitted to PJL MUST NOT been published and is/are not undergoing processing for publication in any other journal. It is mandatory for contributors (authors) to give a written declaration that a submitted work has not been previously published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. As a result of our commitment to ensure that all submissions are original, the Editorial Offices of our journals are saddled with the responsibility to cross-check as a way of ensuring that submitted articles have not been published prior to their submission to our journals.
There is limit to the extent that Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics can investigate misconduct of our contributors, as such, we call on external reviewers and the entire science community to report any misconduct to our help desk officer through prasastijournal@gmail.com for prompt action to be taken.
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics publishes 'retractions' if work is proven to be fraudulent, or 'expressions of concern' if editors have well-founded suspicion of misconduct. Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics also publishes 'replacement' in the cases where the article, if acted upon, might pose a serious risk, the authors of the original article may wish to retract the flawed original and replace it with a corrected version. In these circumstances the procedures for retraction will be followed with the difference that the database retraction notice will publish a link to the corrected re-published article and a history of the document.
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics encourages correspondence commenting on published items and should always invite authors to respond to any correspondence before publication. However, authors do not have a right to veto unfavorable comments about their work and they may choose not to respond to criticisms.
Neither peer-reviewer comments nor published correspondence should contain personal attacks on the authors. Editors should encourage peer reviewers to criticize the work not the researcher and should edit (or reject) letters containing personal or offensive statements.
Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics editors and readers have the right to expect that submitted work is the author's own, that it has not been plagiarized (i.e. taken from other authors without permission, if permission is required or proper citation of the original work) and that copyright has not been breached (for example, if figures or tables are reproduced).
The editorial office of Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics encourages peer reviewers to destroy manuscripts sent to them for review after they have reviewed them. The guidelines to peer reviewers for our journals are explicit about the roles and responsibilities of peer reviewers, in particular the need to treat submitted material in confidence until it has been published.
Authors of Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics must adhere to the following guidelines:
- That the award of authorship should balance intellectual contributions to the conception, design, analysis and writing of the study against the collection of data and other routine work. If there is no task that can reasonably be attributed to a particular individual, then that individual should not be credited with authorship.
- Authors must declare that the work reported is their own and that they are the copyright owner (or else have obtained the copyright owner's permission).
- Authors must declare that the submitted work and its essential substance have not previously been published and are not being considered for publication elsewhere. Only original (unpublished) manuscripts should be submitted.
- Author(s) must avoid disputes over attribution of academic credit for it is helpful to decide early on in the planning of a research project who will be credited as corresponding author, as contributors, and who will be acknowledged.
- All authors must take public responsibility for the content of their paper. The multidisciplinary nature of much research can make this difficult, but this can be resolved by the disclosure of individual contributions. Careful reading of the target journal’s “Advice to Authors” is advised, in the light of current uncertainties.
- It is unethical to submit a manuscript to more than one journal concurrently.
- Any conflict of interest must be clearly stated.An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
- Author(s) must acknowledge the sources of data used in the development of the manuscript. Also should endeavour to acknowledge sources of financial support to the research if any.
- All errors discovered in the manuscript after submission must be quickly communicated to the Editor.
- Author(s) should state that the study they are submitting was approved by the relevant research ethics committee or institutional review board. If human participants were involved, manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement that the experiments were undertaken with the understanding and appropriate informed consent of each. If experimental animals were used, the materials and methods (experimental procedures) section must clearly indicate that appropriate measures were taken to minimize pain or discomfort, and details of animal care should be provided.
- Authors should submit a short description of all contributions to their manuscript. Each author's contribution should be described in brief. Authors of research papers should state whether they had complete access to the study data that support the publication. Contributors who do not qualify as authors should also be listed and their particular contribution described. This information should appear as an acknowledgement.
- Author(s) should include information about research funding in all papers they prepare for publication.
- Authors should inform journals if they discover errors in published work.
- Authors have a right to appeal editorial decisions.
Reviewers of Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics must adhere to the following guidelines:
- That all manuscripts are reviewed in fairness based on the intellectual content of the paper regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenry nor political values of author(s).
- That any observed conflict of interest during the review process must be communicated to the Editor-in-chief.
- That all information pertaining to the manuscript is kept confidential.
- That any information that may be the reason for the rejection of publication of a manuscript must be communicated to the Editor.
- The duty of confidentiality in the assessment of a manuscript must be maintained by expert reviewers, and this extends to reviewers’ colleagues who may be asked (with the editor’s permission) to give opinions on specific sections.
- The submitted manuscript should not be retained or copied.
- Reviewers and editors should not make any use of the data, arguments, or interpretations, unless they have the authors’ permission.
- Reviewers should provide speedy, accurate, courteous, unbiased and justifiable reports.
- The reviewers assigned to an article will comment on the following items:
- The importance, originality, and timeliness of the study,
- Writing, organization, and presentation,
- The relevance, usefulness, and comprehensibility of the article for the Journal’s target audience,
- title, abstract, and headings describe topic of the article.
- The length of article & reference.
Editors of Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Editors’ decisions to accept or reject a paper for publication should be based only on the paper’s importance, originality, and clarity, and the study’s relevance to the remit of the journal.
- Editors must treat all submitted papers as confidential.
- Editors should inform peer reviewers about this Misconduct.
- Editors should encourage peer reviewers to consider ethical issues raised by the research they are reviewing
- Editors should request additional information from authors if they feel this is required.
- Editors should exercise sensitivity when publishing images of objects that might have cultural significance or cause offence.
- Editors should inform readers if ethical breaches have occurred.
- Editors should encourage peer reviewers to identify if they have a conflict of interest with the material they are being asked to review, and editors should ask that peer reviewers decline invitations requesting peer review where any circumstances might prevent them producing fair peer review.
- Editors may choose to use peer reviewers suggested by authors, but should not consider suggestions made by authors as binding.
- Editors should mediate all exchanges between authors and peer reviewers during the peer-review process (i.e. prior to publication). If agreement cannot be reached, editors should consider inviting comments from additional peer reviewer(s), if the editor feels that this would be helpful. Journals should consider stating in their guidelines that the editor's decision following such an appeal is final.
- Decisions by editors about whether to publish individual items submitted to a journal should not be influenced by pressure from the editor's employer, the journal owner or the publisher.
- Editors should publish corrections if errors are discovered that could affect the interpretation of data or information presented in an article.
- Editors should expect allegations of theft or plagiarism to be substantiated, and should treat allegations of theft or plagiarism seriously.
- Editors should protect peer reviewers from authors and, even if peer reviewer identities are revealed, should discourage authors from contacting peer reviewers directly, especially if misconduct is suspected.
- Editors should reserve the right to reject papers if there is doubt whether appropriate procedures have been followed. If a paper has been submitted from a country where there is no ethics committee, institutional review board, or similar review and approval, editors should use their own experience to judge whether the paper should be published. If the decision is made to publish a paper under these circumstances a short statement should be included to explain the situation.
- Editors should aim to ensure timely peer review and publication for papers they receive, especially where, to the extent that this can be predicted, findings may have important implications.
- The editor of the PJL journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The Editorial Board takes responsibility for making publication decisions for submitted manuscripts based on the reviewer’s evaluation of the manuscript, policies of the journal editorial board and legal restrain acting against plagiarism, libel and copyright infringement. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Chief Editor of Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Evaluate manuscripts fairly and solely on their intellectual merit.
- Ensure confidentiality of manuscripts and not disclose any information regarding manuscripts to anyone other than the people involved in the publishing process.
- Has the responsibility to decide when and which articles are to be published.
- Actively seek the views of board members, reviewers and authors on how to improve/ increase the image and visibility of the journal.
- Give clear instructions to potential contributors on the submission process and what is expected of the authors.
- Ensure appropriate reviewers are selected/ identified for the reviewing process
PLAGIARISM
Authors should submit only original work that is not plagiarized, and has not been published or being considered elsewhere. Appropriate softwares may be used by the editorial office to check for similarities of submitted manuscripts with existing literature. Inclusion of fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unacceptable. Work and/or words from other publications must be appropriately cited or quoted.
REPORTING
Authors should state their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation.The methods used in the work should be clearly and unambiguously described so that the findings can be repeated and confirmed by other researchers.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
A statement on conflict of interest must be included in the manuscript if authors receive any support that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
AUTHORSHIP AND COLLABORATION
Name of authors listed in a paper should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the report. Only those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the work must be acknowledged or listed as contributors. It is the duty of the corresponding author to ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper. All co-authors must approve the final version of the paper and agree to the version of the paper before submission.
MULTIPLE OR REDUNDANT
Authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research output in more than one journal or primary publication. A similar manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal concurrently as this constitutes as unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Call for Papers
PRASASTI: Journal of Linguistics (PJL)
ISSN: 2503-2658 (Print)
ISSN: 2527-2969 (Online)
Submission open for the edition of 2025
PJL is a high quality open access peer reviewed research journal that is published by Doctoral Program of Postgraduate of Universitas Sebelas Maret. PJL is providing a platform for the researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students to impart and share knowledge in the form of high quality empirical and theoretical research papers, case studies, literature reviews and book reviews on linguistics, literature, and their teaching.
PJL welcomes and acknowledges high quality theoretical and empirical original research papers, case studies, review papers, literature reviews, book reviews, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, technical notes about linguistics, literature, and their teaching from researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students from all over the world.
History
The Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) is devoted to the problems of general linguistics. Its aim is to present work of current interest in all areas of linguistics. Contributions are required to contain such general theoretical implications as to be of interest to any linguist, whatever their own specialisation. PJL, previously known as UNS Journal of Language Studies, is a journal of linguistics to accommodate scientific articles from Descriptive Linguistics, Pragmatics, and Translation Studies. The journal serves as a forum to promote and disseminate the observers languages' ideas on such fields of study for any language as the object, such as English, Arabics, Indonesian, as well as local language in Indonesia. The UNS Journal of Language Studies was firstly published on November 2012. Then, it was changed into "Prasasti Journal of Linguistics" on April 2016 as a peer-reviewed online journal. Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) has become a CrossRef member with DOI prefix: 10.20961. Therefore, all articles published by the journal have unique DOI number.
Plagiarism Policy
Every manuscript submitted for publication in Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics (PJL) is checked for plagiarism after submission and before being sent to an editor for editorial review.
- Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed;
- The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted;
- An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable;
- Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
PJL uses ‘Turnitin Software’ to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Working Process:
- Editorial Team checking manuscript on offline and online database manually (checking proper citation and quotation);
- Editorial Team checking manuscript by using Turnitin Software. If it is found plagiarism indication (more than 25%), the board will reject the manuscript immediately.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
All expenses of the journal are covered by the Universitas Sebelas Maret. Processing and publication are free of charge with the journal. There is no article processing charges or submission fees for any submitted or accepted articles.