About Shaoor in English Language and Literature

Shaoor in English Language and Literature is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research and critical inquiry in English language, linguistics, literature, and related interdisciplinary fields.

The journal provides a platform for researchers, scholars, educators, and practitioners to engage with contemporary questions concerning the English language and its literatures across diverse linguistic, cultural, educational, and social contexts.

Shaoor welcomes original and methodologically sound scholarship employing theoretical, empirical, critical, comparative, interdisciplinary, and applied approaches. The journal particularly encourages research that contributes new perspectives to established areas of inquiry, addresses emerging developments in English studies, or builds meaningful connections between language, literature, culture, education, and society.

The journal is committed to academic integrity, rigorous peer review, editorial independence, and the responsible dissemination of scholarly knowledge. Manuscripts are evaluated according to their originality, scholarly contribution, methodological or analytical rigor, relevance to the journal's scope, and clarity of presentation.

As an open-access journal, Shaoor seeks to make high-quality scholarship accessible to researchers and readers worldwide and to encourage intellectual exchange across geographical, institutional, and disciplinary boundaries.

Shaoor in English Language and Literature** aims to promote high-quality scholarship in English language, linguistics, literature, and interdisciplinary English studies.

The journal provides an international forum for original research, theoretical inquiry, critical analysis, and scholarly discussion concerning the English language and literatures written in or significantly engaging with English.

Shaoor welcomes contributions from established and emerging scholars and encourages research representing diverse geographical, cultural, linguistic, and theoretical perspectives.

### English Language and Linguistics

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Applied linguistics
- English linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Pragmatics and discourse analysis
- Corpus linguistics
- Cognitive linguistics
- Stylistics
- Semantics and syntax
- Phonetics and phonology
- Morphology and lexicology
- World Englishes
- English as a global or international language
- Multilingualism and translanguaging
- Language variation and change
- Language, identity, and society
- Digital discourse and computer-mediated communication
- English Language Teaching and Learning

The journal welcomes research concerning:

- English language teaching (ELT)
- TESOL, TEFL, and TESL
- Second-language acquisition
- English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
- English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
- Curriculum and materials development
- Language assessment and testing
- Teacher education and professional development
- Technology-enhanced language learning
- Artificial intelligence in language education
- Digital and multimodal literacies

### English Literature

Shaoor welcomes critical and theoretical scholarship addressing:

- British literature
- American literature
- Postcolonial literature
- Anglophone literature
- World literature in English
- Comparative literature involving English-language texts
- Contemporary literature
- Poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction
- Literary theory and criticism
- Cultural studies
- Gender and literary studies
- Ecocriticism
- Postcolonial and decolonial studies
- Digital humanities and literature
- Literature, identity, memory, and society
- Adaptation and intermedial studies

### Interdisciplinary Research

Shaoor also welcomes interdisciplinary research where English language or literature constitutes a substantial component of the study. Relevant intersections may include education, translation, media, communication, culture, technology, artificial intelligence, digital humanities, and other areas that contribute meaningfully to English studies.

### Out of Scope

Manuscripts whose primary contribution falls outside English language, linguistics, literature, or closely related English studies will normally not be considered.

The journal does not ordinarily consider work in unrelated disciplines in which language or literature serves only an incidental role.

1. Scope & Acceptable Manuscript Types

Shaoor accepts original submissions that advance scientific knowledge across our indexed subject areas:
Comprehensive criteria, structural formatting requirements, and ethical guidelines for publishing peer-reviewed research with Shaoor.

• Original Research Articles: Full empirical or theoretical contributions (typically 4,000–8,000 words).
• Comprehensive Review Articles: Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and state-of-the-art syntheses (up to 12,000 words).
• Short Communications & Letters: Rapid reporting of high-impact preliminary findings (up to 3,500 words).
• Methodological & Dataset Papers: Rigorous descriptions of novel computational methods, datasets, or laboratory protocols.

2. Manuscript Preparation & Formatting
Manuscripts must be submitted in DOCX format adhering to the following structural conventions:

• Title Page: Informative, concise (<25 words), avoiding non-standard acronyms.
• Abstract: Structured summary of 150–250 words comprising Background, Methods, Key Findings, and Scholarly Significance.
• Keywords: 4 to 6 indexing terms separated by semicolons.
• Section Structure: Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions.
• Citations & References: Formatted in APA 7th Edition with active Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) where available.

Requirement Proposed Shaoor standard
Language: English
Research article: 6,000–8,000 words
Review article: 5,000–9,000 words
Short/Discussion article: 2,000–4,000 words
Book review: 1,000–1,500 words
Abstract: 150–250 words
Keywords: 4–6
Referencing: APA 7th edition
Review: Double-blind
Main manuscript: Fully anonymized
File: DOCX preferred
English variety: British or American, consistently applied
Tables/Figures: Numbered and cited in text
DOI: Include where available

Manuscript organization should be appropriate to the discipline, research question, and methodology. Empirical studies may follow an Introduction–Method–Results–Discussion structure, while theoretical, literary, and critical studies may adopt an appropriate argumentative structure.

3. Scientific Figures, Tables & Supplementary Data
High-quality visual evidence is paramount for rigorous peer evaluation:

• High-Resolution Graphics: Figures must be supplied at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI (PNG, JPG, TIFF, SVG).
• Numbering & Legends: Number figures consecutively in Arabic numerals (Figure 1, Figure 2). Each figure requires a standalone, self-explanatory legend including statistical markers and error bar definitions.
• Table Structure: Tables must be formatted with clear row and column headers with explicit units of measurement.

4. Research Ethics, Plagiarism & AI Disclosures
Compliance with ethical publishing norms is mandatory for all submitted works:

• Ethical Approval: All studies involving human participants or animal models must state the approving Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Ethics Committee name and approval reference number.
• Plagiarism Screening: All manuscripts are cross-checked via automated similarity detection software. Submissions exceeding acceptable similarity thresholds will be returned immediately without peer review.
• Artificial Intelligence Disclosure: Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors. If AI tools were utilized for data preprocessing, code development, or drafting assistance, authors must explicitly describe their use in the Declarations section.

5. Submission Pipeline & Peer Review Stages
All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via the Shaoor Author Portal (/submit):

All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment for scope, originality, scholarly quality, and compliance with the journal's requirements. Manuscripts that pass editorial screening are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers under a double-blind peer-review model.
Reviewers assess the manuscript's originality, scholarly significance, theoretical or methodological rigor, quality of analysis, engagement with relevant scholarship, and clarity of presentation.
Following peer review, the editorial decision may be: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject.
The journal aims to conduct the review process efficiently while prioritizing the quality and integrity of scholarly evaluation.

1. Initial Pre-Flight Editorial Screening (2–3 Weeks)
2. Double-Blind Peer Review by 2+ Independent Specialists (4–8 Weeks)
3. Editorial Decision: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Decline
4. Revision Window: Authors are given 21 days for revisions
5. Typesetting, DOI Minting, and Rapid Open-Access Publication upon acceptance.

All scholarly publications in Shaoor are permanently free to read, download, distribute, and cite worldwide under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Our editorial architecture operates under a strict double-blind peer review protocol. Manuscripts are anonymized prior to assignment to certified domain editors and independent peer reviewers. Each submission undergoes at least two independent expert evaluations assessing validity, experimental design, statistical robustness, and ethical compliance.

Shaoor's editorial direction is steered by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Shoukat Ahmad Tilwani alongside an esteemed international advisory council. Section editors and handling edtor and professors, who oversee dedicated discipline portfolios to ensure rapid, constructive, and uncompromising peer assessment.

Shaoor adheres strictly to the Core Practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We maintain automated similarity screening, require institutional review board (IRB) ethical clearances for all human and animal investigations, and mandate explicit disclosures of AI assistance and financial interests.

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