Instructions for Authors

PREPARATION SECTION

Language

Please write your manuscript in good English for the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034).

Submission and Correspondence ID           

Manuscripts should be electronically submitted to the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) via Make a Submission. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, will be via online portal.

File Type

For the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034), the manuscript should be submitted as a single Microsoft Word file including all contents. In the case of the reprinting of previously published or copyright-protected material, the author is solely responsible for obtaining permission in this regard.

Article Length/Word limit

The length of an article for the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034), including the title, author information, abstract, text, tables, figures, notes, references, and appendices, should be approximately 5000-8000 words. For a book review, the word limit is 800-2000 words. 

Submission Checklist

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:

  • E-mail address
  • Full postal address

Include the files listed below:

  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • All figures (including relevant captions)
  • All tables (including titles, descriptions, and footnotes)
  • Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
  • Supplementary files (where applicable)

Further considerations

  • The manuscript has been 'spell-checked and grammar-checked'
  • All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
  • Permission has been obtained for the use of copyright material from other sources (including the Internet)
  • A competing interest statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
  • Full forms of abbreviations for abstracting and abstracting purposes should be presented in the manuscript.
  • Review the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) policies detailed in this guide

Submission Declaration

It is the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034)'s editorial policy to welcome submissions for consideration, which are original and not under consideration for any other publication at the same time. All authors should be aware of the importance of presenting content that is based on their research and expressed in their own words. 

International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) allows a similarity of less than 19% in the overall manuscript. In addition, plagiarism from each source should be less than 5%.

FORMATTING SECTION

General guidelines for preparing the manuscript for submission to the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) are summarized in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.; APA, 2010, pp. 228–231). Authors may also find the following documents helpful for preparing manuscripts for submission to the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement.

Title Page

The first page of the manuscript should contain the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and the current affiliation.

Abstract and Keywords

All manuscripts must include an abstract containing a maximum of 120-250 words and followed by four keywords or brief phrases (APA). The abstract should explain the purpose of the research, the primary results, major conclusions, and any policy prescriptions. It should not exaggerate or contain material, not in the main text. 

Introduction

A strong introduction engages the reader in the problem and provides a context for the study at hand. In introducing the research concern, the author should provide a clear rationale regarding why the problem deserves new research, placing the study in the context of current knowledge and prior theoretical and empirical work on the topic. The summary of results should have been dealt with in the abstract. The introduction section should contain the following  separate headings:

  • Problem Statment
  • Objectives of the Study
  • Research Questions and/or Hypothesis 
  • Theoretical and/or Conceptual Framework 

Literature Review

The author needs to extend the background to the article’s introduction and identify the most relevant previous literature on the topic for positioning the paper and demonstrating its significance. A separate section for setting out the theoretical or conceptual framework is recommended. In short, this section of the literature review should explain the motivation for the paper and the importance of this research to the contributions. 

Methodology/ Analysis

The author is required to provide an elaborate description of the methods used as well as an explanation of the processes applied to gather and analyse the data, and to demonstrate that the methodology is appropriate and systematic.

Results & Discussion

Results should be clear and concise. The significance of the results of the research work, with no repeated mention of results in the text, is often appropriate.

Tables, Figures, Formulas, and Equations

Tables should be numbered and headed with appropriate, concise titles. The tables are preferred to be presented after the main body of the text and not inserted into the manuscript. Tables for the main text and each of its appendices should be numbered serially and separately. The title of each table, as well as the captions of its columns and rows, should be expressive of the contents. The source of the tables should be given in a footnote immediately below the line at the bottom of the table, but unlike other footnotes, which must be numbered consecutively, they should not be numbered.

Mathematical formulae/ Equations: Please include mathematical equations and expressions as editable text and not as images. Write equations and formulas using the equation editor.

Figure captions: Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations to a minimum, but explain all symbols and abbreviations used. The resolution of the image should be 300 dpi.

Tables: Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end (not a mixture of both).

Conclusion

The original contribution of the manuscript and the discussion of the implications of the findings should be mentioned in this section. Provide a critical assessment of the limitations of the study and outline possible directions for future research. The conclusion section should contain the following separate headings:

  1. Recommendations
  2. Limitations
  3. Future Directions

References

End References and In-text citation: International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) requires all references in APA-07 style. Reference management software such as Mendeley, EndNote, etc., is preferable for reference citation.

Revised Submissions

Make sure that you first accept all changes previously listed under 'track changes, and that all embedded comments or highlighted text have likewise been removed. To avoid unnecessary errors, you are strongly advised to use the "spell-check" and "grammar-check" functions of your word processor. While uploading the revised version, make sure to submit the response letter along with the manuscript.

Copyright

The manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) must be original and unpublished. They must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The authors are solely responsible for acquiring permission to reproduce the copyrighted material from other sources, if necessary.

ORCID ID

International Journal of Law and Legal Advancement (ISSN: 3105-0034) requires all contributing authors and co-authors to provide their ORCID IDs, as they are important for indexing and profiling. ORCID IDs can be obtained free of charge through a simple registration process at https://orcid.org/.