About the Journal

Focus and Scope

This journal is a peer-reviewed academic publication with a focus on linguistics, literature, and culture. Based on the articles, the journal's scope is broad and welcomes scholarly contributions in the following areas:

Linguistics

Sociolinguistics and Anthropological Linguistics: The study of language in relation to social factors such as culture, generation, and identity.
Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis: The examination of how language is used in specific contexts, including the creation of humor, the analysis of online communication, and the expression of gender and power dynamics.
Applied Linguistics: The practical application of linguistic theories, particularly in areas like language heritage maintenance and its role in multicultural learning.

Literature

Literary Analysis and Criticism: In-depth examinations of various literary works from around the world using diverse theoretical frameworks, including anthropological, postcolonial, and feminist lenses.
Cultural and Postcolonial Studies: The exploration of how literature reflects and critiques cultural practices, historical memory, and the lasting effects of colonialism and imperialism.
Translation Studies: The political, social, and cultural aspects of translating literary works across different languages and international spaces.
Literary Theory: The application of established theoretical concepts (e.g., narrative minimalism, symbolism, biomedical governance) to interpret and analyze literary texts.

Culture

Cultural Studies: Research that analyzes the interplay between culture, language, and power. This includes the study of cultural crises, identity, and the influence of media (e.g., YouTube, social media) on cultural norms and communication.
Intercultural Communication: The study of how language and culture intersect in communication, including issues of intercultural relations, microaggressions, and the navigation of different cultural spaces.
Heritage and Identity: The exploration of how cultural heritage is maintained, expressed, and transmitted through language and traditional activities.
Social and Moral Issues: The analysis of social and moral crises as reflected in literature and linguistic phenomena, and their broader implications for society.

Overall, the journal's primary focus is to publish high-quality research that explores the intricate connections among language, literature, and various aspects of culture. The scope is comprehensive, welcoming theoretical and empirical studies that contribute to a deeper understanding of these fields.

Peer Review Process

The research article submitted to this online journal will be peer-reviewed. The accepted research articles will be available online (free download) following the journal peer-reviewing process. Language used in this Journal is English.

Reviewing a manuscript written by a fellow scientist is a privilege. However, it is a time-consuming responsibility. Hence, Rainbow Editorial Board, authors, and audiences appreciate your willingness to accept this responsibility and your dedication. Rainbow adheres to a blind peer-review process that is rapid and fair, and also ensures a high quality of articles published. In so doing, Raibow needs reviewers who can provide insightful and helpful comments on submitted manuscripts with a turn around time of about 4 weeks. Maintaining Rainbow as a scientific journal of high quality depends on reviewers with a high level of expertise and an ability to be objective, fair, and insightful in their evaluation of manuscripts.

Here list of items that need to be reviewed:

Novelty of the topic
Originality
Scientific reliability
Valuable contribution to the science
Adding new aspects to the existed field of study
Ethical aspects
Structure of the article submitted and its relevance to authors' guidelines
References provided to substantiate the content
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Scientific misconduct

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This journal is open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Publication Fee

Papers submitted to and published by Rainbow Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies are free of Article Processing Charge (APC).

Publication Frequency

Rainbow is published biannually in April and October with a minimum number 8 articles for a volume and a maximum number 15 articles. The submission will be open for the whole year.

Rainbow accepts submissions for the following types.

1. Research article

Regular articles are full-length original empirical investigations and research, consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusions. Original work must provide references and an explanation on research findings that contain new and significant findings.

Note: The article should in 6 and 12 journal pages (excluding the abstract, references, tables and/or figures), a minimum of 20 references, and an abstract of 150-250 words.

2. Review article

Review article is critical evaluation of materials about current research that has already been published by organizing, integrating, and evaluating previously published materials. It summarizes the status of knowledge and outline future directions of research within the journal scope. It aims to provide systemic overviews, evaluations and interpretations of research in a given field. The manuscript title must start with "Review Article:".

Note: The articles is about 7-10 pages, include appropriate figures and/or tables, and an abstract of 100-200 words.

Language Accuracy and Plagiarism Check

Rainbow emphasizes on language accuracy. It must be writeen in English with clear and concise grammatical English. The authors are suggest to have the manuscript checked by a colleague or reputable institution. Author must provide submission with Certificate of Check from reputable institution.

Rainbow also concern about the originality of the article. Plagiarism is intolerable. The article will be banished and the author will be rejected for future submission.

For screening language accuracy and plagiarism check, Rainbow uses several tools including: