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Submission Process & Publication Fees
A transparent workflow from submission to publication, aligned with best practices in scholarly publishing.
Double-Blind Peer Review Turnitin Screening APC After Acceptance
Submission Process

The author prepares the manuscript ensuring originality, data integrity, and proper citation of all sources. All listed authors must meet internationally accepted authorship criteria. Required supporting documents including ethical/IRB approval, informed consent records, conflict of interest declarations, and funding disclosures are assembled before submission.

The author confirms the manuscript has not been submitted to any other journal simultaneously, then proceeds to submit the manuscript to JSLA.

Upon receipt, the editorial office conducts an initial assessment for scope and completeness, followed by plagiarism screening via Turnitin. Manuscripts that do not pass screening are returned to the author for revision and resubmission.

Manuscripts that clear screening enter double-blind peer review, where they are evaluated by subject-matter experts on scientific merit, methodology, and ethical standards. Based on reviewer feedback, the author may be asked to submit a major or minor revision. Revised manuscripts are re-evaluated before a final editorial decision is made.

If the manuscript is rejected, the author is notified with feedback. If the manuscript is accepted, the author receives a formal acceptance notification followed by an APC invoice. Upon confirmed payment, the manuscript proceeds to copyediting, typesetting, and galley proof preparation. The author reviews and approves the final proof before the article is published online.

Published articles remain under post-publication monitoring. Corrections may be issued for minor errors; retractions are issued in cases of confirmed serious misconduct or integrity failures.

Ethical/IRB Approval Informed Consent COI Declaration Funding Disclosure
Submission Process Flowchart
A simplified overview of the manuscript workflow.
START
Prepare Manuscript
Originality · data integrity · citations · authorship · supporting documents
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Confirm No Duplicate Submission
Proceed only after confirming no simultaneous submission
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SUBMIT TO JSLA
Submission is recorded and routed to editorial office
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Initial Editorial Assessment
Scope & completeness check
Out of Scope / Incomplete
Returned to Author
Passes Assessment
Proceeds to Screening
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Plagiarism Screening — Turnitin
Fail → returned for revision & resubmission · Pass → enters peer review
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Double-Blind Peer Review
Evaluated on merit, methodology & ethics
Major Revision
Author revises → re-evaluation
Minor Revision
Author revises → re-evaluation
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Final Editorial Decision
Rejected → author notified with feedback · Accepted → acceptance notification issued
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APC Invoice Issued
Payment confirmed → production begins
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Copyediting · Typesetting · Galley Proof
Author final proof approval
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PUBLISHED ONLINE
Post-publication monitoring: corrections / retractions if required
END
Article Processing Charges (APC) / Publication Fee Policy
The Link Journal of Speech, Language and Audiology (JSLA) is committed to full transparency regarding all publication-related fees, in accordance with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing as defined by DOAJ, COPE, OASPA, and WAME.
Submission Fee
No Submission Fee 
Authors pay nothing at the point of manuscript submission.
Peer Review / Processing Fee
No Review or Processing Fee  Editorial assessment, Turnitin screening, peer review, and decision-making are free of charge.
Article Processing Charge (APC)
PKR 25,000
USD equivalent accepted for international authors, calculated at the prevailing State Bank of Pakistan interbank rate on the invoice date.
Charged only after formal acceptance following peer review. Covers copyediting, typesetting, DOI assignment, online hosting, digital preservation/archiving, and editorial/administrative support. No additional charges apply.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made solely on scientific merit and are entirely independent of APC payment. Fee processing is administrative and has no bearing on editorial outcomes.
No Hidden or Additional Charges
No charges for colour figures, page length, supplementary files, manuscript corrections, or any other handling.
Fast-Track or Priority Review
No Priority Fees   No fast track review or priority handling charges.
Waiver Policy
Partial or full waivers may be offered case-by-case for eligible authors. Waiver requests must be submitted with written justification at or immediately after acceptance. Waiver decisions are independent of editorial decisions and do not influence peer review or outcomes.
Sources of Funding
JSLA has no external source of funding. Its sole revenue source is the APC collected from accepted manuscripts.
Authors with grant/institutional support must declare this in the Funding / Acknowledgements section; the declaration will appear in the published article.
APC Payment Process
When and how the Article Processing Charge applies.
Manuscript Submitted
Free of charge: screening · peer review · editorial decision-making
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Manuscript Accepted
APC invoice issued after acceptance
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APC Invoice Issued — PKR 25,000
USD equivalent for international authors
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Production Begins → Published Online
Copyediting · typesetting · DOI assignment · online hosting · preservation
This policy is maintained in accordance with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (DOAJ, COPE, OASPA, WAME). Last reviewed by the editorial office of JSLA.

 

 

Articles

  1. Guidelines & Integrity: Journal Author Guidelines followed; international research integrity standards adhered to.
  2. Human Ethics: Prior IRB/ethics approval/exemption obtained; committee name, approval ID, and date stated.
  3. Informed Consent: Written consent from all participants (and parents/guardians for minors); IRB waiver for de-identified data where applicable; consent for identifiable images/quotes.
  4. Animal Ethics: Animal ethics approval obtained; approval ID reported; animal care/use standards followed.
  5. Study Registration (interventional): Registered before first enrollment; registry name and ID reported.
  6. Data Availability: Statement specifies (a) repository with DOI/URL, or (b) de-identified data on request with safeguards, or (c) justified non-sharing.
  7. Competing Interests: All authors’ interests disclosed or “no competing interests.”
  8. Funding & Role of Funder: All funding (grant numbers if any) listed; funder’s role clarified or “no role.”
  9. Author Contributions: Individual contributions detailed.
  10. Acknowledgements Consent: Acknowledged parties agreed; support described.
  11. AI Tool Disclosure: Any AI use disclosed and author-verified; no confidential data entered, or no AI used.
  12. Third-Party Permissions: Permissions/licenses secured; terms respected.
  13. Reporting Standards: Appropriate checklist followed and included as supplementary material.
  14. Originality & Prior Publication: Original; not under review elsewhere; not previously published; preprints cited with DOI/license; figures/data authentic.
  15. Availability to Editors/Reviewers: Raw data, code, protocols, and ethics documents available on request within constraints.
  16. Verification Documents: Ethics documents may be requested; false declarations may lead to rejection/retraction.
  17. Editorial Screening: May be screened for similarity, image/data manipulation, authorship, ethics, AI use, and data availability; non-compliance may lead to notices.
  18. Author Approval: All authors approved the final manuscript and this declaration.




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By submitting a manuscript to this journal, authors agree to the following terms:

All articles published in this journal are made immediately available online under a Creative Commons license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Upon acceptance, authors are required to sign a Creative Commons license agreement, granting the journal the right to publish and disseminate the work. The authors retain copyright of their articles, but agree that the journal has the right of first publication. 

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submission is original, has not been published elsewhere, and does not infringe upon the rights of any third party. Authors also confirm that all necessary permissions for any copyrighted material included in their submission have been obtained prior to publication. The content and views expressed in published articles are those of the authors.

Acceptance of these terms is a mandatory part of the submission process.

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