About the Journal

Focus and Scope

BELTIC Journal publishes research-based articles that reflect deeply on the teacher's professional development and teaching of English as a second or foreign language in Islamic schools, madrasas, universities, and other Islamic educational institutions. It also specializes in the inclusion of Islam spirituality in language learning. Most of our readers live and work in countries where English is not the primary language of communication.
We view English as a dynamic, creative, and comprehensive study of language in various forms and models, including literature and digital media. Articles about cooperation with multilingual and multicultural students are welcome.
BELTIC Journal has always regarded language as an indispensable part of social life and character education.
We would like to have as many people as possible participate to represent the entire professional community: teachers, learners, researchers, writers, academicians, practitioners and anyone who wish to support and improve English teaching. For information on preparing and submitting articles, please refer to the journalâ€™s author information.
An editorial board and an International Academic Review Board supervises the work of the journal to ensure a fair review of all submitted content through anonymous review.
This journal is published by the English Education Department, which trains future teachers of English and is open to the dynamic development of language instructionalÂ strategies.

Peer Review Process

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Manuscript articles that submit by online to BELTIC will be checked by board of editor regarding scope, in house style, plagiarism. The manuscript that qualifies the focus and scope of BELTIC will be continued to the review process which, at least, will be reviewed by two reviewers with double blind comitment. The reviewer is a journal partner from the experts who concern about the field of journal. The editor will send an e-mail to the chosen reviewer about the title and contain of manuscript, and also the invitation to log in to journal website to finish the review process. The reviewer log in to journal website to approve doing the review, to download the manuscript, to send their comment, and to choose the recommendation. The reviewing process by reviewer is done at least in two weeks. The result will be returned to the author to be followed up. The qualified paper will be published in English.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

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.

Publication Ethic Statement

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed BELTIC 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. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.Â Â

English Education Department of UIN SGD BandungÂ as publisher of BELTIC takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.Â

This statement clarifies ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the Editor in Chief, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewerÂÂÂÂÂs and the publisher. This statement is based on COPEâ€™s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

After you have finished reading this Publication EthicsÂ Statement, please download the Ethical Statement andÂ the Copyright Agreement. Please sign and submit the Ethical Statement as a part of your initial article submission. The Copyright Agreement must be submitted before the article can be published.

Publication decisions

The editor of the BELTIC is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published.Â The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgment of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

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.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

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.

Acknowledgment of Sources

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.

Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the authorâ€™s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Journal History

Breakthrough English Language Teaching in Islamic Contexts (BELTIC) Journal is an International peer â€“reviewed journal developed after a successful implementation of the first International Conference on ELT in 2018 in Bandung, a provincial city of West Java â€“ Indonesia. It was redeveloped from its predecessor, ELLD (English Language Learning Development) publishing its first edition in 1998 (?) The title was given a new since it needs more specific focus and relevance to the mission of the university where this journal is published. ELLD which was formerly aimed at promoting issues and practices in English language learning development is too broad in terms of scope and readership.
BELTIC Journal, as the name suggests, is a room for English Language teachers, practitioners, and researchers in Islamic Educational Institutions in specific and those who have a great concern on developing English language teaching and learning in general. Their innovative and fresh-from-the oven- research findings and scholarly genuine articles are given a good place in this journal to be disseminated to a wide array of ELT practitioners, educators, and researchers. Therefore, BELTIC Journal is aimed at promoting research which contributes to our understanding about practices, innovation, policies, and philosophical reflection on English Language Teaching in Islamic Education Institutions, and general education institutions at all their levels.
Given the breadth of scope, we strongly recommend that new authors ensure that they are familiar with the range of articles published in recent issues. We have also provided an additional guide in the form of a checklist for contributors and peer reviewers.