Journal Policy
Submitted manuscripts will be pre-reviewed by the editors, determining whether the manuscripts meet the Journal of Legal Research basic requirements as well as submission guidelines. Manuscripts that have fulfilled the journal's style and policy will be peer-reviewed. The Journal of Legal Research is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that involves many reviewers who are experts in the relevant field of laws. The final decision of manuscript acceptance is solely decided by the editors according to reviewers' comments. Manuscripts will be sent at least to two reviewers based on their expertise and specialization or their historical experience in reviewing manuscripts. The Journal of Legal Research has reviewing forms in order to keep the same items reviewed by at least two reviewers. Then the editorial board makes a decision upon the reviewers' comments or advice. Reviewers give their assessment on originality, clarity of presentation, contribution to the law sector, and community empowerment based on the Journal of Legal Research. The Journal of Legal Research has four kinds of decisions:
- Accepted, as it is
- Accepted by Minor Revisions (let authors revise within stipulated time)
- Accepted by Major Revisions (let authors revise within stipulated time)
- Declined (generally, on grounds of outside of scope and aim, major technical description problems, lack of clarity of presentation)
SECTION POLICIES
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Editorial |
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Open Submission |
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Indexed |
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Peer Reviewed |
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Editorial Commentary |
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Open Submission |
X |
Indexed |
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Peer Reviewed |
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Research Article |
X |
Open Submission |
X |
Indexed |
X |
Peer Reviewed |
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Review Article |
X |
Open Submission |
X |
Indexed |
X |
Peer Reviewed |
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Book Review |
X |
Open Submission |
X |
Indexed |
X |
Peer Reviewed |
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Case Note |
X |
Open Submission |
X |
Indexed |
X |
Peer Reviewed |
PLAGIARISM POLICY
Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed. The Journal of Legal Research uses a plagiarism checker to screen articles for detecting plagiarism. Detection of overlapping and similar text is used there, and so quotations and appropriate citations have to be used whenever required. For checking plagiarism, Journal of Legal Research editors will screen plagiarism using Turnitin. If a plagiarism indication is found (above 30%), the editorial board will reject the manuscript immediately, and if the percentage is around 20% and less than 30%, the editor will ask the author to revise (the initial revision stage) to reduce the percentage to a maximum of 10%.
Before publishing, it is required to obtain written confirmation from authors to ensure the originality. The author should sign the originality provided by the editor, and the form will be posted on the website as proof that the author is responsible for their work.
