Journal Policies

Editorial Policy

Publishing an article in a peer-reviewed journal is a fundamental model for a language faculty journal. It is essential to define the ethical standards expected of all parties involved in the publication process, including the author, the journal's editorial board, the reviewer, and the publisher.
No manuscript, or any substantial part thereof, must be under consideration by any other journal. It is also generally required that the manuscript must not have been previously published in any other journal or other citable medium, even if uploaded to a preprint server. Authors are also required to ensure that all material contained in the manuscript does not infringe existing copyright or the rights of any third party.

Open Access Policy
The Journal of the Faculty of Languages ​​- University of Tripoli is an open access scientific journal, meaning that all its contents are freely available for reading and downloading without any fees to authors, readers, or institutions.
The journal uses the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows authors to retain copyright to their work while granting users the right to download, print, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute articles, provided that the authors' names and the source of publication are explicitly cited.
This license aims to ensure the widest possible dissemination of published research and enable its inclusion in various scientific databases and archives, thus promoting access and open knowledge.

Peer Review Policy

The Journal of the Faculty of Languages ​​subjects all manuscripts submitted to it to a double-blind peer review process, according to the following criteria:

  • Each manuscript is referred to two experts in the relevant scientific field for evaluation.
  • The reviewers' reports and comments are taken into account when making the decision to accept, review, or reject a manuscript.
  • The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based on the reviewers' recommendations.
  • The Editor-in-Chief may consult one or more members of the Advisory Board before making the final decision on a manuscript.
  • The Associate Editor and Reviewing Editors provide the necessary administrative support to ensure the integrity and transparency of the review process.
  • If the authors object to the rejection decision and provide convincing scientific justifications, the manuscript may be referred to a third reviewer, and the final decision is made based on their recommendation

Plagiarism Policy

Authors must ensure the originality of their work when preparing manuscripts submitted for publication. If ideas, texts, or published works of others are used, they must be properly cited or documented in accordance with academic conventions.

All manuscripts are subject to a plagiarism check using iPlagiarism Checker X 2026, a software designed to detect textual similarities.

If plagiarism is discovered during the review or editing phase, the manuscript will be immediately rejected.

If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the manuscript will be formally withdrawn from the journal, a notice of withdrawal will be published, and further action may be taken against the authors depending on the severity of the violation.

Retraction of Publication

When plagiarism or an ethical violation is proven, the journal reserves the right to notify the authors' funders, their institutions, and the original rights holders whose work has been infringed.

The journal is committed to implementing the procedural guidelines issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in handling plagiarism cases and related complaints.

Complaints and Appeals

Authors or readers may submit complaints or appeals regarding editorial or publication decisions to the editor-in-chief or publisher via the journal's official email.

Each request is given a unique tracking number to facilitate communication, and complainants may use this number to check the status of their complaint or appeal.

Disclaimer

Authors alone bear full responsibility for the content of articles published in the journal.

Neither the Journal of the Faculty of Languages, its editorial board, its publisher, nor any party involved in its preparation or distribution bears any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the information published, nor does it bear any liability or direct, indirect, consequential, or special damages that may result from the use of the journal's content in any way.

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