k@ta: a biannual publication on the study of language and literature is a refereed journal published twice a year in June and December by the English Department, Faculty of Humanities and Creative Industries, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia. k@ta has been indexed by international databases including the DOAJ, EBSCO, Index Copernicus, ASEAN Citation Index, BASE, WorldCat, Dimensions, Mendeley, CrossRef, and Google Scholar. It currently holds a SINTA 2 ranking from the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Higher Education.

Volume 25, Number 1 of k@ta Journal includes five articles. These papers are authored or co-authored by 12 scholars coming from three countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Ghana) across seven different institutions. We are deeply thankful to our contributors and the committed reviewers whose efforts are crucial in upholding the quality of our journal.