The International Journal of Legal Research and Governance Studies is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, transparency, legal accuracy, and responsible scholarly publishing.
The journal follows ethical publishing practices and expects authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold principles of honesty, fairness, accountability, and professionalism throughout the research, evaluation, and publication process.
Authors are responsible for submitting original legal research that accurately represents their work. Manuscripts must present legal analysis, case citations, statutory references, and findings clearly and honestly. Submissions must not be under review elsewhere, and all co-authors must approve the final manuscript draft.
Editors ensure a fair, transparent, and objective evaluation based strictly on academic quality, originality, methodological rigor, and legal contribution, without discrimination based on institutional, political, or geographical background.
Reviewers provide objective, constructive, and evidence-based legal assessments. They treat manuscripts as confidential documents and must disclose any potential conflicts of interest before accepting an assignment.
Financial support, grants, institutional affiliations, and potential conflicts of interest must be explicitly disclosed in the manuscript prior to peer review.
The journal strictly prohibits unethical publication practices to preserve the integrity of the legal literature:
| Plagiarism & Text Duplication | Uncredited text duplication, verbatim copying of legal texts without attribution, and self-plagiarism are strictly screened out via similarity detection software. |
| Data & Case Fabrication | Falsification or fabrication of empirical data, judicial citations, statutory references, or historical documentation is unacceptable. |
| Concurrent Submissions | Submitting the same manuscript simultaneously to multiple journals is considered a major ethical breach. |
| Inappropriate Authorship | Ghost authorship or guest authorship without substantial intellectual contribution to the research is strictly prohibited. |
Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, litigation-related, personal, or institutional relationships that may influence the research, review process, or editorial decisions. Proper disclosure and active management of conflicts of interest safeguard public trust and preserve objectivity in legal scholarship.
The International Journal of Legal Research and Governance Studies is committed to maintaining the accuracy and reliability of the published academic record. If significant errors, ethical concerns, statutory updates, or inaccuracies are identified post-publication, the journal will act swiftly to publish formal corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions depending on COPE guidelines.
Misconduct Investigations: Concerns related to research or publication misconduct are thoroughly investigated by the Editorial Board. Measures include seeking author clarifications, consulting institutional oversight committees, issuing formal corrections, or rejecting/retracting non-compliant manuscripts.
Commitment to Ethical Publishing: The journal promotes responsible legal research practices, transparent editorial procedures, and ethical academic communication. Through adherence to international principles of publication ethics, the International Journal of Legal Research and Governance Studies provides a trustworthy publishing environment for legal scholars worldwide.