Author Guidlines

  1. Fonts used in ARTICLE WRITING INSTRUCTIONS "Justisi" Gadugi, 1.15 spaces, 11 pt.
  2. Especially for writing article titles using Gadugi Font, 18 pt, Bold, Center, Capitalize Each Word and a maximum of 14 words. Example: The Development of Law in Indonesia.
  3. For research articles, "research identity" is included as a footnote to the title of the article.
  4. After writing the title of the article, the author's name is written below it. The distance between the title and the author's name is 2 spaces. The author's name is written without an academic degree, under the author's name is written the author's institution of origin; the institution's address; and the author's email address.
  5. The number of authors can be more than one person with a lined writing format, separated by commas ( , ). If there is a responsible author or correspondence author (corresponding author) must be given a special mark "*". This mark is intended to ensure that communication related to the article can be directly received by the appropriate personnel. The address of the institution and email address of the corresponding author are written below the author's name.
  6. In writing the author's name, if the author's name consists of two words, then the author's first name should not be abbreviated and then followed by the last name. On the other hand, if the author's name consists of only one word, the online version (HTML) will be written in two words containing the same (repeated) name for metadata indexing purposes.
  7. Abstracts are written in 2 languages, namely English and Indonesian. The writing of the abstract title uses bold while the substance of the abstract is written italic, 1 space, a maximum of 150 - 300 words. Abstracts must contain background, problems, urgency of writing/research, research methods (for research articles), research results or conclusions.
  8. Bold keyword headings, consisting of 3-5 keywords.
  9. Research articles have a maximum of 20 pages while conceptual idea articles have a maximum of 15 pages. The number of pages includes figures and tables.
  10. Wikipedia is not allowed to be used as a citation source.

  1. Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

Journal of Law Justice (JLJ) is a Journal of Law Science. The published paper is the result of research, reflection, and actual critical study with respect to the themes of law. This following statement clarifies the ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor, the reviewer, and the publisher. 

  1. Publication Decisions

Before publication, both online and in print, of the Journal of Law Justice (JLJ), the Chief Editor responsible for publication requests input from other editors and advice from reviewers. This is based on the journal publication process, which begins with manuscript submission, editor review, reviewer review, layout review, plagiarism and copyright review. This process is overseen by the Chief Editor and other Editors who have been granted the authority to make decisions, resulting in the publication decision for manuscripts in the Journal of Law Justice (JLJ).

  1. Confidentiality

Manuscripts published in the Journal of Law Justice (JLJ) are highly confidential, and editors and reviewers are not permitted to disclose any information about a manuscript that has been submitted to anyone, including authors, reviewers, editorial teams, and publishers, except where appropriate and reasonable.

  1. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished material disclosed in a manuscript submitted should not be used by many members of the editorial board and reviewers in their own research.

Editor's Responsibility

  1. The editor is responsible for deciding which articles are suitable for publication through editorial board meetings. The editor is guided by the journal's editorial board policy and is bound by applicable legal requirements regarding defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
  2. In the article acceptance process, the editorial team is based on the principle of equal treatment.
  3. In the journal review process and publication decision-making (articles), the editorial team does not discriminate based on the author's race, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or political ideology.
  4. The editor and editorial team will not disclose any information about manuscripts or articles submitted without the author's permission.
  5. Manuscripts (articles) that are not published after submission will not be used by the editor's own research and will be returned directly to the author.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions regarding submitted manuscripts/articles.

  1. Reviewers are responsible for their recommendations on the articles they review.
  2. Manuscript reviews are conducted objectively and supported by clear arguments.
  3. Reviewers are responsible for citations, references, and plagiarism in the articles they review.
  4. Reviewers maintain the confidentiality of information for personal gain.

Author's Responsibility

  1. Authors must present their articles clearly, honestly, and without plagiarism or data manipulation.
  2. Authors are responsible for confirming the articles they have written.
  3. Authors must comply with publication requirements in terms of originality, non-plagiarism, and not having been published in other journals or publications.
  4. Authors must cite references from the opinions and works of others that are quoted.
  5. Authors must write manuscripts or articles ethically, honestly, and responsibly, in accordance with applicable scientific writing regulations.
  6. Authors are prohibited from submitting/publishing the same article to more than one journal or publication.
  7. Authors do not object if the manuscript undergoes editing without changing the substance or main ideas of the writing.

Publisher's Responsibility

The Faculty of Law at Muhammadiyah University Sorong, as the publisher of the Journal of Law Justice (JLJ), is responsible for:

  1. Publishing articles that have undergone editing, peer review, and layout in accordance with scientific journal publishing rules.
  2. Guaranteeing academic freedom for editors and reviewers in carrying out their respective duties.
  3. Protecting privacy and safeguarding intellectual property rights, copyrights, and editorial independence.