About the Journal

Darunnajah in Language (DIL) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to the study of language in diverse linguistic, cultural, social, educational, and technological contexts. The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, scholars, educators, practitioners, and other professionals to disseminate rigorous and innovative research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in language and related fields.

DIL welcomes scholarly contributions addressing all languages of the world, without restricting research to a particular language, linguistic community, or geographical region. The journal recognizes the diversity of languages and their roles in human communication, identity, culture, education, society, and technological development.

The journal publishes original research articles, systematic and literature reviews, theoretical and conceptual papers, and other scholarly contributions that demonstrate significant academic value. DIL encourages theoretical, empirical, comparative, cross-linguistic, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary research that offers meaningful insights into contemporary issues in language studies.

Focus and Scope

The scope of Darunnajah in Language (DIL) includes, but is not limited to:

  • Linguistics and language studies
  • Applied linguistics
  • Language teaching and learning
  • Language education and pedagogy
  • First, second, foreign, additional, and heritage language acquisition
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Pragmatics
  • Discourse and conversation analysis
  • Corpus linguistics
  • Computational linguistics
  • Translation and interpreting studies
  • Multilingualism and multilingual education
  • Language policy and language planning
  • Language, culture, and identity
  • Language and society
  • Literacy and language development
  • Language and literature
  • Digital language studies
  • Technology-enhanced language learning
  • Artificial intelligence and language
  • Language assessment and evaluation
  • Indigenous, minority, and endangered languages
  • Comparative and cross-linguistic studies
  • Intercultural communication
  • Emerging issues and innovations in language studies

DIL particularly welcomes research that connects language with contemporary developments in education, digital technology, artificial intelligence, globalization, multiculturalism, and social transformation.

Publication Frequency

Darunnajah in Language (DIL) is published twice a year, in March and September.

Open Access Policy

DIL is committed to providing immediate and unrestricted access to its published research. All published articles are freely available to readers without subscription or access fees. The journal supports the dissemination of scholarly knowledge and encourages the broad use, sharing, and development of academic research.

Peer Review

All submitted manuscripts undergo an appropriate peer-review process conducted by qualified reviewers with relevant expertise. The review process is designed to ensure the quality, originality, academic integrity, methodological rigor, and relevance of manuscripts before publication.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain the copyright of their published works. All articles published by Darunnajah in Language (DIL) are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, readers may share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published work for any purpose, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the source, and the license.