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Unpacking the Lore on Multilingual Scholars Publishing in English: A Discussion Paper

“…Research findings: While it is important for writers to identify specific target journals for particular texts they are developing and to follow journals' guidelines for authors, acceptance of article submissions also depends on whether a manuscript engages with a journal's "conversations" by responding to the current research literature in terms of how it handles research questions, methodologies, theories, as well as rhetorical structure and language use [115,116]. Indeed, our research shows a strong centripetal pull toward the interplay of research topics, preferred research methodologies, and currently circulating theoretical lenses [18].…”