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About the journal

About IJLJ

An open-access, student-edited, peer-reviewed quarterly journal for the legal fraternity.

Open AccessPeer ReviewedStudent-EditedQuarterlyISSN: 2583-2794

Core principles

What guides every publication decision

Five principles that shape our editorial standards, review process, and discovery infrastructure.

Open Access

Immediate open access on the principle that free research supports a greater exchange of knowledge.

Originality

All works must be original and unpublished. Any form of plagiarism results in immediate disqualification.

Peer Review

Editorial review followed by referee review of academic level and content.

Author copyright

Authors remain the copyright holders and grant reuse under a Creative Commons license.

All branches of law

IJLJ does not restrict itself to any particular area of law.

Research domains

Multi-disciplinary legal scholarship

Subject areas where IJLJ publishes peer-reviewed research across all branches of law.

Submission journey

From manuscript to publication

A transparent four-stage review path designed for authors, reviewers, and editorial teams.

01

Editorial review

Manuscripts are reviewed for relevance, structure, content, language, originality, coherence, and cited sources.

02

Referee review

Articles that pass editorial screening are sent to a referee for academic-level review.

03

Author revision

The executive editor shares comments. Accepted authors revise to an agreed deadline.

04

Publication

The board reads the article for style, form, content, and language. After author approval, it is published.

Indexing & repositories

Verifiable directory listings

ISSN: 2583-2794. IJLJ lists only services with a working, journal-specific public record. Generic impact-factor directories and unverifiable badges are not displayed.

Discovery infrastructure

Built for academic search engines

Metadata and exports designed for Google Scholar, Crossref, ORCID, repositories, and open research graphs.

Open Access

Articles are freely available immediately on publication.

Creative Commons

Authors retain copyright and grant third-party reuse under a Creative Commons license.

Quarterly issues

One issue every three months, devoted to the vast areas of legal studies.

Issue archive

Published volumes and issues remain available on the journal website.

A platform for the legal fraternity.

Explore peer-reviewed scholarship and submit original work across all branches of law.