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Author Guidelines

RossLaw Journal of Legal Studies (RJLS) welcomes original research articles, critical legal analyses, and conceptual studies in the fields of Criminal Law and Civil Law. Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting your manuscript.

1. General Requirements

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.
  • Manuscripts must be written in English.
  • Manuscripts should be 5,000–8,000 words, including footnotes and references.
  • Files must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).

2. Manuscript Structure

  • Title: concise and informative, no more than 20 words.
  • Abstract: 150–250 words, stating the background, research problem, method, main findings, and conclusion.
  • Keywords: 3–5 keywords.
  • Introduction: background, legal problem, and research questions.
  • Research Method: type of legal research (normative, empirical, or socio-legal) and the approaches used.
  • Results and Discussion: legal analysis addressing the research questions.
  • Conclusion: answers to the research questions and, where relevant, recommendations.
  • References: list of all sources cited.

Author names and affiliations should be entered in the submission system only and must not appear in the manuscript file.

3. Citation Style
RJLS uses footnotes for citations, following the Chicago Manual of Style (notes and bibliography). Authors are encouraged to use a reference manager such as Mendeley or Zotero.

4. Editorial Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance to the journal’s focus and scope and their compliance with these guidelines. Manuscripts that meet these requirements are sent for peer review by independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant field of law. Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the editor decides to accept the manuscript, request revisions, or reject it.

5. Publication Ethics
Authors must avoid plagiarism, data fabrication, and duplicate submission. Please also read our Publication Ethics page.

6. Publication Fees
RJLS does not charge any fees for submission, review, or publication.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal..
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • Citations use footnotes in accordance with the journal’s citation style.
  • The manuscript follows the structure and length requirements in the Author Guidelines.
  • Author names and affiliations do not appear in the manuscript file.

Articles

This section publishes original scholarly articles in the fields of Criminal Law and Civil Law, including normative legal research, empirical legal research, and conceptual legal studies. Submissions must demonstrate academic relevance, sound methodology, and a clear contribution to the development of legal scholarship.  All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment and peer review in accordance with the journal's policies.

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