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Textum

Textum: A Journal of Literature, Language and Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed, open access online journal published biannually at www.textumjournal.org for literary, linguistic, cultural, translation, and textual inquiry.

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Review Model Double-blind peer review
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License CC BY 4.0
Frequency Biannual
ISSN (Online) Awaiting assignment
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Vol. 1, Issue 1 July–December 2026 • Online Open Access

Journal Information

Textum is a peer-reviewed, open access online journal published biannually at www.textumjournal.org. The journal is dedicated to the exploration of literature, language, cultural studies, translation studies, and textual inquiry. Textum welcomes original research articles, reviews, interviews, and textual scholarship from scholars, researchers, and practitioners worldwide. The journal aims to provide a digital platform for innovative and interdisciplinary work that contributes to the understanding of textual practices and their broader cultural contexts. Textum is committed to academic excellence, editorial integrity, online open access dissemination, and responsible digital publication. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). ISSN (Online): Awaiting assignment.

Title Textum: A Journal of Literature, Language and Cultural Studies
Medium Online
Frequency Biannual / Published twice yearly
Language English
ISSN (Online) Awaiting assignment
Access Model Online open access
Editors Chief Editor: Dr Aiswarya Vijayan
Associate Editor: Jasim M
Subjects Language, Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Studies
Review Model Double-blind peer review
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Email editor@textumjournal.org
Online Platform www.textumjournal.org
Aims and Scope

Scholarly scope

Textum promotes rigorous scholarly dialogue in literature, language, cultural studies, translation studies, literary theory, and textual inquiry. It welcomes historically grounded, theoretically informed, and interdisciplinary work that contributes to the study of texts and their cultural contexts.

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  • Literature and literary theory
  • Language, discourse, and textual practices
  • Cultural studies and interdisciplinary humanities
  • Translation studies and comparative approaches
  • Reviews, interviews, and textual scholarship
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Manuscript pathway

Authors are expected to submit original, unpublished work prepared according to Textum's formatting, citation, and ethical guidelines.

1. Prepare Read the author guidelines, citation requirements, plagiarism policy, and publication ethics statement.
2. Submit Send an anonymised manuscript file, separate title page, abstract, keywords, and required declarations.
3. Revise Respond to editorial and peer-review comments clearly before final acceptance and publication.
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Review and publication process

  1. Initial screening
    The editorial office checks scope, formatting, originality, and basic submission completeness.
  2. Plagiarism and ethics check
    Submissions are reviewed for originality, citation integrity, and compliance with publication ethics.
  3. Double-blind peer review
    Suitable manuscripts are sent to reviewers without author-identifying information wherever applicable.
  4. Revision and editorial decision
    Authors respond to reviewer comments before acceptance, further revision, or rejection.
  5. Copyediting and publication
    Accepted manuscripts are prepared for online publication with article ID, citation, license, and e-journal metadata.
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Textum Peer-Reviewed Open Access Online Journal

Biannual online journal of literature, language, and cultural studies.

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