About the Journal

The Proceedings of the APSPBI International Conference 2026 is the official scholarly publication of the International Conference and Annual Business Meeting organized by the Association of English Education Study Programs (APSPBI). This publication serves as a premier global platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners to disseminate cutting-edge research in English Language Teaching (ELT) and applied linguistics.

Focus and Scope Aligned with the 2026 conference theme, "Humanizing English Language Education in the Age of AI: Transformative Learning, Ethics, and Teacher Agency," the proceedings publish double-blind peer-reviewed articles that explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and language education. The scope includes, but is not limited to:

  • Humanizing AI Integration in ELT

  • Transformative Learning and Critical AI Use

  • Ethics, Plagiarism, and Academic Integrity

  • Teacher Agency and Professional Identity in the Digital Era

  • Redesigning Assessment in the AI Era

  • Digital and AI Literacy Frameworks for Educators and Learners

Journal Publication Scheme (Terms & Conditions Apply) In addition to publication in the official conference proceedings, authors of selected exceptional papers will be offered the opportunity to submit their work to our network of reputable affiliated journals. These include premier national and international journals with top-tier indexations (such as Scopus, WoS, and SINTA). Please be advised that journal submission is subject to a rigorous screening process, extended formatting requirements, and the independent review policies of the respective journals.

Open Access Policy This proceedings provides immediate Gold Open Access to its content. We firmly operate under the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge, democratizes education, and maximizes the citation impact of our authors' work. Readers can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles without prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Copyright Notice Authors who publish with these proceedings retain the copyright to their work and grant the publisher the right of first publication. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.

Sponsorship Disclosure The publication of these proceedings is fully sponsored and managed by the Asosiasi Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris (APSPBI), representing English Education Study Programs across Indonesia. We also gratefully acknowledge the academic and infrastructural support provided by our partner universities and institutional stakeholders who make this annual publication possible.

History of the Proceedings Established to capture the intellectual output of the APSPBI Annual Conferences, these proceedings have continuously evolved as a vital repository for ELT research in Southeast Asia and beyond. While past editions have covered a wide array of post-pandemic pedagogical strategies and curriculum developments, the 2026 edition specifically marks a historical pivot toward addressing the transformative disruption of generative Artificial Intelligence in language education.

Archival System To ensure the secure and permanent preservation of our published research, this proceedings utilizes the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) systems. These systems create a distributed archiving framework among participating academic libraries worldwide, guaranteeing that the articles will remain accessible and permanently restored even in the event of platform discontinuation.

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