As part of the group of UNIMAS Journals, Issues in Language Studies is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research. To guarantee long-term digital preservation, content published by Issues in Language Studies are deposited in the PKP Preservation Network and the LOCKSS archives. Digital content is stored in the LOCKSS archive with no user access unless a “trigger” event occurs. If content is no longer available from Issues in Language Studies, LOCKSS is able to make the said content available as open access.

ILS would also welcome qualified academics to be our reviewers. Pleasse send the following details to the Chief Editor, Associate Professor Dr Su-Hie Ting at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. : (1) full name with title, (2) affiliation, and (3) email address.

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Dear Authors, please read the following statements on errata and retractions carefully before submitting your article.

 

Corrections to Published Work

 

• ILS will publish errata or corrections, clarifications of any materials when needed and as quickly as possible, if competing interests are detected after publication.
• A direct link between the original article and the errata or the corrected articles will be provided.
• Authors should inform ILS of any serious errors of fact after publication. Corrections are made at the discretion of the journal.
• However, corrections involving typographical errors, formatting or wording preferences that do not affect the scientific content of the paper will not be made after the article is published. 

Retractions of Published Work

• ILS will publish retraction notices of any materials when needed and as quickly as possible, if competing interests are detected after publication.
• The retracted article will be identified as a retraction, and a direct link between the retracted article and the retraction notice will be provided.
• Reasons that may lead to the retraction of materials include clear evidence of unreliable findings, unethical research, plagiarism, redundant publication, and infringement of copyright.