The International Journal of Law and Justice (IJLJ) welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to legal research, jurisprudence, judicial interpretation, legislative studies, constitutional law, international law, human rights, criminal justice, and other areas of legal scholarship. Authors should select the appropriate article type and follow the manuscript preparation, formatting, citation, and ethical requirements described below.

1. Article Types

2. Manuscript Formatting

Manuscripts should normally be submitted as Microsoft Word (.docx) files, unless an alternative format or template is specified by IJLJ.

Authors should use the official IJLJ manuscript template where provided.

Legal terminology, statutory provisions, case names, quotations, and footnotes should be presented consistently and accurately throughout the manuscript.

3. Author Information

Each manuscript should include the full article title, names of all authors, institutional affiliations and country, ORCID iDs where available, and the corresponding author's email address.

Authors may include their academic or professional affiliations, such as universities, law schools, research institutions, courts, legal organisations, or other relevant institutions.

All author details must be entered accurately in the online submission system. The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and should confirm that all authors have reviewed and approved the manuscript.

4. Abstract and Keywords

Most manuscripts should include an abstract of approximately 150–300 words, summarising the legal issue, research objective, methodology or analytical approach, principal arguments or findings, and the significance of the study.

Authors should provide 3–8 relevant keywords that accurately describe the subject of the manuscript and support academic search and discovery.

Keywords may include relevant legal doctrines, legislation, jurisdictions, constitutional principles, legal institutions, or areas of legal practice.

5. Manuscript Structure

The structure should be appropriate to the article type and research methodology. A typical legal research article may follow this sequence:

For doctrinal legal research, authors may organise the manuscript around statutes, judicial precedents, legal principles, and scholarly commentary. Comparative or empirical legal studies may require additional sections appropriate to their methodology.

Case comments, legislative analyses, review articles, and legal commentaries may follow a different structure where appropriate. Authors should use clear headings and a logical sequence of arguments.

6. References and Legal Citations

Authors must use a consistent and recognised legal citation style in accordance with the journal's applicable referencing policy. Where specified, IJLJ may require a legal citation system such as Bluebook or OSCOLA.

Authors should ensure that:

Authors should verify the current status of legislation and judicial decisions wherever relevant to their analysis. Any amendments, repeals, overruling judgments, or subsequent judicial developments material to the argument should be considered.

7. Figures, Tables, and Supplementary Materials

Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively and cited in the manuscript, each with a clear and informative title or caption.

Photographs should generally be provided at 300 dpi or higher, and line drawings at 600 dpi or higher. Tables should remain editable where possible.

Legal manuscripts may include tables summarising judicial decisions, statutory provisions, comparative legal frameworks, research findings, legislative developments, or relevant datasets. Figures may include legal process diagrams, conceptual frameworks, research models, or other visual materials that support the analysis.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission and providing appropriate attribution for any copyrighted third-party material.

Supplementary materials—such as datasets, questionnaires, coding frameworks, additional tables or figures, and research instruments—may be submitted where applicable and should be clearly identified and cited in the manuscript.

8. Declarations

Where applicable, manuscripts should include the following declarations:

For example:

Declarations should be included only when they accurately reflect the circumstances of the research.

Research involving human participants, interviews, surveys, personal data, confidential legal records, or other sensitive information must comply with applicable ethical and legal requirements. Authors should provide relevant approval and consent information where required.

Authors must respect confidentiality obligations, privacy rights, court-imposed restrictions, and applicable laws when using case records, interviews, or other sensitive materials.

9. Authorship and ORCID

Authorship should reflect a substantial scholarly contribution to the research and manuscript. All listed authors must approve the submitted manuscript and its final version.

Contributors who do not meet the applicable authorship criteria may be acknowledged separately, where appropriate.

Any change to the author list after submission should be supported by a written explanation and confirmation from all affected authors, in accordance with the journal's authorship policy.

Authors are strongly encouraged to provide ORCID iDs to support accurate author identification and scholarly attribution.

10. Legal and Research Integrity

Authors must ensure that submitted manuscripts represent original scholarly work and appropriately acknowledge all sources, authorities, and contributions.

Manuscripts should not contain plagiarism, fabricated research findings, misleading legal citations, or misrepresentations of judicial decisions or statutory provisions.

Authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and obtain permission for third-party material where required. Manuscripts must comply with applicable research ethics, confidentiality obligations, and the journal's publication policies.