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Please read these terms carefully before using asian-efljournal.com.

Last updated: 6 October 2026

1. About these terms

These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website at asian-efljournal.com (the "Website"), operated by Asian EFL Journal ("AEJ", "we", "us" or "our") from Suite 4.02, 18 Holborn Gate Yard, London WC1V 7QH, United Kingdom.

By using the Website you confirm that you accept these Terms and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website. These Terms should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

2. Using the website

The Website is made available free of charge for personal, educational and non-commercial research purposes. We do not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict the availability of all or part of the Website for business or operational reasons.

We aim to keep the content of the Website accurate and up to date, but we make no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied, that it is accurate, complete or current.

3. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, we or our licensors own all intellectual property rights in the Website and the material published on it, including articles, papers, graphics, logos and the design of the Website. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may:

  • view, download and print individual pages for your own personal, non-commercial use;
  • quote short extracts for the purposes of criticism, review, research or private study, with proper attribution;
  • share links to pages on the Website.

You must not reproduce, republish, distribute or commercially exploit substantial parts of the Website without our prior written permission. You must not use our name or logo in a way that suggests endorsement without consent.

4. Citing our work

We encourage readers to cite our publications. Please credit the author(s), the title of the article, "Asian EFL Journal", the date of publication and the full URL of the page. Each article includes a suggested citation for convenience.

5. No professional advice

Content on the Website is provided for general information, education and research purposes only. It does not amount to legal, financial, investment, tax, medical or other professional advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Website.

Views expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Asian EFL Journal or its editors.

Where the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

7. Our liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the Website or any content on it. We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the use of, or inability to use, the Website, or use of or reliance on any content displayed on it. In particular, we will not be liable for loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack or other technologically harmful material that may infect your equipment, programs or data due to your use of the Website.

8. Acceptable use

You must not use the Website:

  • in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
  • in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
  • to transmit or introduce viruses, trojans, worms or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
  • to attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which it is stored or any connected system;
  • to systematically scrape, copy or harvest content for the purpose of building a competing database or service without our consent.

9. Changes to these terms

We may revise these Terms at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes, as they are binding on you. The date at the top of this page shows when the Terms were last updated.

10. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms, their subject matter and their formation are governed by the law of England and Wales. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected], by telephone on +44 20 7946 0318, or by post at Asian EFL Journal Research Office, Suite 4.02, 18 Holborn Gate Yard, London WC1V 7QH, United Kingdom.