✓ Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to confirm that their submission complies with all of the following requirements. Manuscripts that do not comply with these guidelines may be returned to the authors before peer review.

1. General Author Guidelines

1. All contributors who wish to submit manuscripts to Legalis : Journal of Law Review must comply with these Author Guidelines and the journal's official manuscript template.
2. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, conceptual papers, case studies, in-depth analyses, and critical legal scholarship addressing legal theory, legal practice, public policy, governance, justice, and contemporary legal reform.
3. The journal welcomes theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, comparative, and interdisciplinary legal scholarship that falls within its Focus and Scope.
4. Submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening followed, where eligible, by a double-blind peer-review process involving at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.
5. Manuscripts that do not comply with the required format, scope, ethical standards, or minimum scholarly quality may be returned to the authors before peer review.
6. Reviewers assess originality, significance, methodological or legal-analytical rigor, clarity of presentation, relevance to the journal's scope, ethical compliance, contribution to legal scholarship, and the quality and recency of references.
7. Editorial decisions may include acceptance, minor revision, major revision, resubmission, or rejection. Reviewer reports inform the editorial decision, while the final publication decision remains under the authority of the Editor.
8. The journal uses plagiarism-detection software such as Turnitin. Manuscripts that do not satisfy the journal's plagiarism and similarity requirements may be returned for correction or rejected.
9. Authors must confirm that the manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not simultaneously submitted to another journal. Authors remain responsible for authorship, data integrity, citation accuracy, research ethics, and legal compliance.
10. Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's official online submission system together with any declarations or supporting documents required by the Editorial Board.

2. Manuscript Format

Authors are strongly advised to prepare their manuscripts directly using the official Legalis manuscript template to minimize formatting discrepancies during editorial screening and production.

3.1 Title

The title must accurately reflect the central content and contribution of the article. It should be concise, specific, informative, and academically meaningful.

• Maximum recommended length: 16–20 words.
• Do not include the year of research unless scientifically necessary.
• Avoid uncommon abbreviations.
• Place the main legal concept, problem, or central argument before secondary explanations.
• The title should reflect the article's principal legal issue, jurisdiction, context, approach, or contribution where relevant.

3.2 Author Names and Affiliations

• Write each author's full name without academic or professional titles.
• Provide each author's institutional affiliation.
• Affiliations should identify the institution clearly and consistently.
• Provide the institution's location/address as required by the template.
• Provide a valid email address for each author where required.
• The corresponding author must be clearly identified.
• The corresponding author's email and telephone number must be provided separately where required.
• Authors are strongly encouraged to provide their ORCID iD.

3.3 Abstract

The abstract must form one continuous and coherent paragraph and should communicate the essence of the article without requiring readers to consult the main text.

The abstract should logically incorporate the following elements:

3.4 Keywords

Provide three to five keywords immediately below the abstract. Keywords should represent the principal legal concepts of the article and assist readers and indexing systems in discovering the manuscript.

• Use specific and academically meaningful terms.
• Prefer terms commonly recognized within the relevant field of law.
• Avoid unnecessarily broad words.
• Use lower case except for proper names, institutions, statutes, jurisdictions, or terms that conventionally require capitalization.

3.5 Introduction

The Introduction should normally be approximately one to two pages. It must be written as a coherent academic narrative without unnecessary subheadings, numbering, or bullet points in the manuscript.

The Introduction should establish:

1. the legal or socio-legal problem and its academic or practical significance;
2. the specific problem and research question(s);
3. the complexity and scholarly context of the problem;
4. relevant previous studies and the current state of the art;
5. the literature, doctrinal, empirical, or policy gap;
6. the novelty or distinctive contribution of the study; and
7. clear research objectives.

3.6 Method

The Method section must provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand, assess, and where appropriate replicate the research process or legal analysis.

The methodological approach must be clearly identified, such as doctrinal/normative legal research, empirical or socio-legal research, comparative legal research, case-law analysis, quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, literature review, systematic review, or another appropriate design.

Ethical approval is mandatory for studies involving human participants when required by applicable institutional or national regulations. Where ethical approval is not applicable, this should be stated clearly.

3.7 Results

The Results section presents the principal findings, legal findings, empirical findings, or analytical outcomes of the study in a clear, systematic, and objective manner.

• Present findings according to the research questions, legal issues, or analytical themes.
• Use processed and summarized data rather than raw software output.
• Where the study is doctrinal, clearly identify the relevant rules, doctrines, judicial reasoning, regulatory inconsistencies, or interpretive findings.
• Tables and figures may be used when they improve clarity.
• Avoid duplicating identical information in text, tables, and figures.
• Important findings should be explained in the text rather than merely displayed.

3.8 Discussion

The Discussion must move beyond description by explaining the meaning, significance, legal consequences, and academic implications of the findings.

3.9 Conclusion

The Conclusion should present the essence of the study in paragraph form without numbering. It must directly correspond with the research objectives and findings.

The Conclusion should:

• restate the research objective in an appropriate concise form;
• summarize the principal findings or legal conclusions;
• answer the research question(s);
• state the practical, policy, doctrinal, and/or theoretical implications;
• identify the academic contribution;
• acknowledge relevant limitations; and
• provide appropriate directions for future research.

3.10 Acknowledgments

Authors may acknowledge individuals, organizations, institutions, administrative personnel, technical staff, or other parties that supported the research or publication process but do not meet the criteria for authorship. If AI-assisted tools were used in a manner requiring disclosure under the journal's AI policy, the disclosure may be provided here or in the Method section, as appropriate.

3.11 Declarations

Authors must provide the relevant declarations to ensure transparency, accountability, and research integrity. Depending on the nature of the study, declarations should address Author Contributions, Funding, Conflict of Interest, Generative Artificial Intelligence Use, Ethics Approval and Informed Consent, and Data Availability.

3.12 References

The reference list must contain only works cited in the manuscript. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding entry in the reference list, and every reference listed must be cited in the manuscript.

4. Tables and Figures

Oversized tables that interrupt the readability of the manuscript should be moved to the Appendices where appropriate.

5. Appendices

Appendices may contain research instruments, supplementary data, legal documents, case tables, statutory comparison matrices, interview protocols, images, questionnaires, analytical materials, or other supporting documents that assist readers in understanding or evaluating the research but are not essential to the main narrative of the article.

Final Manuscript Quality Check