The International Journal of Legal Research and Governance Studies is published Quarterly, with four issues released each calendar year. The journal follows a regular publication schedule to ensure continuous dissemination of scholarly legal research and timely communication of academic and public policy contributions.
The quarterly publication model supports an efficient editorial workflow, including manuscript assessment, double-blind peer review, revision processes, and publication preparation, while maintaining high academic quality, legal integrity, transparency, and consistency across all published issues.
Our structured quarterly publishing lifecycle adheres to systematic editorial standards to ensure rapid yet rigorous evaluation of legal manuscripts:
Preliminary screening for scope alignment, formatting compliance, and similarity check within 3 to 5 business days.
Rigorous evaluation by independent subject-matter legal experts and scholars completed within 3 to 4 weeks.
Collaborative refinement based on reviewer feedback to strengthen legal analysis, methodology, and citations.
Professional copyediting, layout proofing, Crossref DOI registration, and indexing metadata assignment.
| Issue 1 (Q1) | Published in March (Submissions open November – January) |
| Issue 2 (Q2) | Published in June (Submissions open February – April) |
| Issue 3 (Q3) | Published in September (Submissions open May – July) |
| Issue 4 (Q4) | Published in December (Submissions open August – October) |
Continuous Submission Policy: Manuscript portal pathways remain open for submission all year round. Accepted manuscripts are processed and assigned to the upcoming quarterly issue immediately upon final approval.