Author Guidelines
Voices of English Language Education Society (VELES)has a fully web-based system for submitting and reviewing manuscripts. Submissions should be prepared following the author guidelines and article structure and uploaded to http://ejournal.hamzanwadi.ac.id/index.php/veles/user/register. Manuscripts may be returned to authors without a scientific assessment if they do not meet all submission requirements, are not in the correct format, or cannot be downloaded reliably.
1. Submission Process
VELES operates a fully web-based manuscript submission and review system. Authors must ensure their submissions comply with the Author Guidelines before uploading them to the VELES Submission Portal. Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions must adhere to VELES formatting and ethical guidelines. Manuscripts may be returned without scientific assessment if they fail to meet submission requirements, are not in the correct format, or contain errors that make them unreliable for peer review.
2. Initial Editorial Assessment
Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial evaluation by one or more editors to determine its suitability for review. A manuscript may be rejected without external peer review if it lacks sufficient educational content, does not have clear applications to education, focuses solely on methodology development without educational application, has serious issues with study design, methodology, or data quality, exceeds the word limit, is formatted incorrectly or is poorly written or unclear. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are assigned to an editor with subject expertise who oversees the peer review process.
3. Peer Review Process
All manuscripts that pass the initial screening undergo double-blind peer review, ensuring that authors and reviewers remain anonymous to maintain fairness and objectivity. Authors can expect a decision or an explanation for delays within one month of submission. The corresponding author must submit the revised manuscript within two weeks if revisions are required. A senior editor determines a manuscript's final acceptance or rejection based on reviewer feedback and editorial evaluation.
4. Types of Editorial Decisions
Decline
Following peer review, the paper is judged unacceptable for publication in the Voices of English Language Education Society, and resubmission is impossible.
Resubmit
The submitted version of the paper is not acceptable and requires major revision. Still, the work has clear potential, and VELES is prepared to consider a new version. Authors are offered the opportunity to resubmit their paper as a new submission. Concerns will remain regarding the paper's suitability for publication until the authors convince the editors that their paper fits the scope and standards of VELES. The resubmitted manuscript will be returned to the original editor if possible.
Revision
The paper requires changes before a final decision can be made. Authors are asked to modify their manuscript in light of comments received from reviewers and editors and to submit a new version for consideration within 2 weeks of receiving the decision letter. A point-by-point explanation of how comments have been addressed must be supplied with the revised version of the paper. Revisions may undergo further peer review, and papers may undergo more than one round of revision. If the authors do not revise their papers to the editors' satisfaction, the paper can still be declined for publication in VELES.
Final acceptance
The paper is acceptable for publication, subject to conditions that must be addressed when producing a final version of the manuscript. These may include sub-editing changes and minor amendments to ensure the paper fully matches our criteria. After final checking in the editorial office, acceptance is confirmed, and the paper is ready for publication.
