Since the journal uses a double-blind review system, it is essential that all author-identifying information be removed from the paper and that author information should only be provided on the title page. In case the author's work is mentioned in the manuscript, replace the name with Author in the text and in the reference list.

 
Before submitting your article to be considered for publication in the English Focus, make sure that it adheres to all guidelines given in this document; otherwise, the Journal office may reject the paper before sending it out for review. The papers following these general criteria may be submitted to be evaluated for possible publication. Please be informed that the Journal takes plagiarism very seriously and the contributors are cautioned against this. The papers submitted to the Journal should not have already been published elsewhere except as conference presentations, nor should they be submitted simultaneously to another journal. Authors submitting plagiarised material (either from self or from others) will enter a blacklist and will be unable to make future submissions to the Journal.

The journal follows a rigorous reviewing policy. Each submitted paper is first evaluated for its style consistency and appropriacy of the topic after being checked for plagiarism. If found faulty or not appropriate, the paper is returned to the author for further work and resubmission. The papers that meet initial submission criteria are then reviewed by at least two members of editorial and reviewers. A final decision is made on the status of the paper based on the feedback offered by board members and anonymous reviewers to the Editor in Chief. The final decision (which takes the form of Accept as it is; Accept with minor changes; Accept with major changes; Revise and Resubmit as a new paper; and Reject) will then be communicated to the corresponding author by the Managing Editor. The Journal team strives to keep the review process as short and reasonable as possible and the contributing authors are expected to receive a decision within 2-3 months of submission (the latest).

For accepted papers, by agreeing to publish their papers in English Focus, the authors grant copyright to the English Focus Journal to exclusively publication their papers online at the Journal website and in hard copy. While published papers may be downloaded free of charge and used for academic/research purposes by readers, they are not allowed to be reproduced in another form/outlet without written permission from the Publisher.