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Journal of Pragmatics Research (JoPR) , E-ISSN: 2656-8020, is published by Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Salatiga , Indonesia.

It is a scientific forum published every February, July, and October, dedicated to developing and disseminating scholarly theories and research on Pragmatics, Pragma-linguistics, and Socio-pragmatics within the Indonesian socio-cultural and political context. Journal of Pragmatics Research serves as a forum for discussing the local Indonesian perspectives of language use, pragmatics, and linguistics. It seeks to bring these local insights to a wider international readership — from local to global. While grounded in the Indonesian experience, the journal also welcomes comparative and theoretical studies that connect local contexts to global discussions in cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, anthropology, and communication studies.

Authors should submit manuscripts written only in English. This journal has been accredited by the Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemdikbudristek) and indexed in SINTA 3 since 2024. The accreditation was confirmed by the Director Decree (SK No. 177/E/KPT/2024), effective until 2028.

Since October 28, 2022, this journal has officially cooperated with INaPrA (Indonesian Pragmatics Association). See the official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

IMPORTANT NOTE:

  1. The Editor does not issue a PDF version of the Letter of Acceptance (LoA). LoA is issued only via the official email of the Journal of Pragmatics Research: jopr@uinsalatiga.ac.id.
  2. The Editor reserves the right to request contributors to omit, reformulate, or reword their manuscripts or parts thereof to conform to the publication policy.
  3. There is no affiliation, association, or endorsement between Elsevier’s Journal of Pragmatics and UIN Salatiga’s Journal of Pragmatics Research (JoPR).
  4. This journal enforces a new policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Announcements

10 titles of the use of Linguistics in ELT

2026-01-24

Linguistics offers key insights for enhancing English language teaching, particularly through pragmatics-focused applications suitable for JoPR's scope on pragmatics, pragmatics in ELT, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, semiotics, systemic functional linguistics, and socio-pragmatics. Here are 10 research title suggestions tailored to these areas, drawing from established linguistic principles in ELT.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

Pragmatics in ELT

1. Developing Pragmatic Competence: Teaching Speech Acts in EFL Classrooms through Role-Play Simulations.
Pragmatic instruction targets illocutionary force, like requests and apologies, aligning with JoPR's pragmatics in ELT focus.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

2. Implicature Recognition in Indonesian EFL Learners: A Study on Gricean Maxims via Contextual Tasks.
This examines conversational implicatures, fitting socio-pragmatics by addressing L1 cultural transfer.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

Sociolinguistics Applications

3. Code-Switching Patterns among Bilingual Teachers: Sociolinguistic Strategies for Enhancing Classroom Interaction in ELT.
Sociolinguistics analyzes code choice impacts on rapport, relevant to JoPR's sociolinguistics scope.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

4. Dialect Variation and Identity Negotiation: Sociolinguistic Approaches to Teaching Standard English in Multilingual Settings.
It explores dialect prestige in ELT, supporting socio-pragmatics through identity discourse.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

Discourse Analysis

5. Cohesion and Coherence in EFL Student Essays: Discourse Analysis of Linking Devices and Their Pedagogical Implications.
Systemic functional linguistics informs cohesion teaching, directly matching JoPR's discourse analysis.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

6. Turn-Taking Dynamics in Online EFL Discussions: A Discourse Analytic Study of Participation Equity.
This applies discourse markers to virtual pragmatics, suitable for modern ELT contexts.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

Systemic Functional Linguistics

7. Genre-Based Pedagogy: Using SFL to Teach Argumentative Writing in Indonesian Secondary ELT Classrooms.
SFL's metafunctions guide genre awareness, aligning with JoPR's SFL emphasis.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

8. Multimodal Discourse in EFL Textbooks: SFL Analysis of Visual-Verbal Integration for Meaning-Making.
It extends SFL to semiotics, evaluating textbook efficacy.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

Socio-Pragmatics and Semiotics

9. Politeness Strategies in Teacher Feedback: Socio-Pragmatic Analysis of Face-Threatening Acts in Indonesian ELT.
Brown and Levinson's model informs feedback pragmatics, fitting socio-pragmatics.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

10. Semiotic Resources in Digital Storytelling: Enhancing Pragmatic Awareness among EFL Learners.
Semiotics examines multimodal signs for narrative pragmatics, per JoPR's scope.[ejournal.uinsalatiga.ac]​

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Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Pragmatics Research
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Author Geographical Coverage: Australia, Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia (4 countries)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published: 2026-01-19

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