The International Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Civilization (RILLiCC) is a peer-reviewed journal in the indexing phase recommended by the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES). It is the journal of the Research Laboratory in Languages, Literature, Culture and Civilization (LaReLLiCCA) whose research results it publishes in connection with research and pedagogy on innovative and stimulating orientations to the improved life and vision of the academy and society. The journal accepts texts that are in line with epistemological issues and current issues in order to be at the forefront of contributing to the resolution of contemporary problems. 

On the occasion of its July 2025 issue, the International Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Civilization (RILLiCC) is launching its call for papers. 

Method of submission and payment

1.  

Submissions are made through larellicca2017@gmail.com. The fee for the instruction and publication of the article is set at fifty thousand (50,000) FCFA and is payable by TMoney (00228) 90 79 83 69, Moovmoney (00228) 99 21 62 87 or Western Union at the address: Name: TARNO. First name: Akponi, Lomé-Togo. 

• Sending article contributions

Article contributions must be sent only by email in docx (Word) format to the editorial department of the RILLiCC Journal by May 20, 2025 at the latest.

Useful contact: (00228) 90 79 83 69 (Phone and WhatsApp).

• Editorial Standards: 

The size of the manuscript is between 4500 and 6000 words. Format: A4 paper, Font: Times New Roman, Size: 11.5, Line spacing 1.15.

• Logical order of the text 

An article must be a coherent whole. The different elements of the structure must make a coherent whole with the title. Thus, any text submitted for publication must include:

• a print title ; it must be expressive and current, and must not exceed 24 words; the first and last name of the contributor(s); the contributor’s home institution; ü the contributor’s email address ;
  • an abstract in English-French, English-German, or English-Spanish depending on the language used to write the article. Limit yourself exclusively to objective/problem, theoretical and methodological framework, and results. None of these abstracts should exceed 150 words;
  • keywords in French, English, German and Spanish: between 5 and 7 keywords;
  • an introduction (a historical overview of the subject or a review of the literature in brief, a problem, a theoretical and methodological framework, and a structure of the work) in a maximum of 600 words;
  • A development whose different axes are titled. Only three levels of titles are allowed. For the titration, it is strongly recommended to use Arabic numerals (1.; 1.1. ; 1.1.2) ; alphabetic and alphanumeric titles are not accepted;
  • a conclusion (reminder of the problem, very brief summary of the work carried out, results obtained, implementation) in a maximum of 400 words;
  • List of references: in alphabetical order of the surnames of the authors cited.
• References

The list of references only mentions the sources actually used (cited, paraphrased, summarized) in the author’s text. For their presentation, the NORCAMES or integrated references is required of all authors who wish to have their text published in the journal. Authors are required to use only the standard in their text. For more information, consult these standards on the Internet.

Presentation of referenced notes

The editorial board demands NORCAMES. 

The use of footnotes is only for the purpose of further explanation. The presentation of references in a mixed style is strictly forbidden.

 Citation management:

Long Quotes: Quotes longer than forty (40) words are considered long; They should be indented in single-spaced text.

Short Quotes: Quotes of one (1) to forty (40) words are considered short; they are put in quotation marks and integrated into the author’s text.

 Managing the summary:

For A. Pewissi (2017), Womanism breaks down the partitions of gender.

A. Ourso (2013, p. 12) finds vowels that go beyond the circumscribed framework as recalcitrant vowels.

 The management of a paraphrase:

A. Ourso (2013, p. 12) finds vowels that go beyond the circumscribed framework as recalcitrant vowels.

Example of bibliographic references

For a book

COLLIN Hodgson Peter, 1988, Dictionary of Government and Politics, UK, Peter Collin Publishing.

For an article based on a collective work

GILL Women, 1998/1990, « Writing and Language: Making the Silence Speak, » In Sheila Ruth, Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women’s Studies, London, Mayfield Publishing Company, Fourth Edition, pp. 151-176.

Typography

The International Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Civilization prohibits any underlining or bolding of characters or portions of texts.

Authors must respect the chosen typography regarding punctuation, abbreviations, etc.

Use of Ibid., op. cit., sic among others

Ibid. (Ibid.) begins with the second note of a source reference cited. Ibid. is followed by the page number if it is different from the parent reference from which it is consecutive. Example: ibid., or ibid.,

p. x.

Op. Cit. Means ‘the aforementioned source’. It is used when, instead of two consecutive references, one or more sources are interspersed. At the moment, the second of the consecutive references requires the use of op. Cit. followed by the page if it differs from the previous one.

Tables, diagrams and illustrations

For texts containing tables, authors are asked to number them in Roman numerals according to the order in which they appear in the text. Each table must have a precise title and its own source. On the other hand, diagrams and illustrations must be numbered in Arabic numerals and in the order in which they appear in the text.

The width of the paintings integrated into the work must be 10 cm maximum, A4 format, portrait orientation.

Item Instruction and Acceptance

The dates of receipt, acceptance and publication of the articles are marked on each article. Two (02) to three (03) instructions are mandatory for more qualitative impact.