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Editorial team

Editorial responsibility. Scholarly independence.

The editorial team supports fair assessment, constructive peer review and clear communication with authors.

Founding Editor-in-Chief

Lingling Liu

International Association for Scientific Song Design and Language Learning (SSDLL) · Japan

Lingling Liu researches Scientific Song Design, vocabulary learning and long-term retention, including AI-assisted educational song design. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Tokyo and a bachelor’s degree from Shanghai International Studies University.

She is also the founder and president of SSDLL, the journal’s publisher. Her research and editorial responsibilities are subject to the journal’s competing-interest policy.

Editorial board

Editorial appointments in development

The wider editorial team is being established. Further editors, affiliations and responsibilities will be published after appointments are agreed with the individuals concerned.

Editorial service

Expressions of interest are welcome from researchers in language education, music and learning, research methods, and educational technology.

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Independent handling of related submissions

A manuscript authored by the Editor-in-Chief, or involving other relevant competing interests, requires an independent handling editor. The author-editor takes no part in selecting reviewers or making the publication decision. Such a manuscript does not proceed to review or acceptance until independent handling is in place.