Peer review process

Peer Review Process

Upon receiving an article, the editorial team assesses whether it meets the basic requirements set by the journal. The editorial team establishes the first filter, taking into account format, quality, and relevance, and after this initial review, the articles that will undergo the arbitration process are defined. The texts are, at this stage, subjected to evaluation by anonymous academic peers and the editorial team's opinion. The result will be communicated to the author within six months of receiving the article. If the evaluation process exceeds this period, the editor must inform the author of this situation.

All articles that pass the initial review filter will undergo an arbitration process by peer reviewers, who may make suggestions to the author, pointing out significant references that have not been included in the work. These readers are mostly external to the institution, and their selection aims to avoid conflicts of interest with the themes on which they must provide opinions. In case of any doubt, a replacement of the reviewer will be carried out.

The journal has a format that contains questions with carefully defined criteria, which the reviewer must answer about the article under evaluation. At the same time, they have the responsibility to accept, reject, or approve the article with modifications.

During the evaluation, both the names of the authors and reviewers will be kept completely anonymous.

You can view the flowchart of the Law Journal at the following link.

Publication Frequency

The Law Journal is published biannually.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater exchange of global knowledge.

Sponsors

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