Editorial Workflow

All manuscripts submitted to Justice Law are processed through a transparent, objective, and rigorous editorial workflow to ensure the quality, integrity, and scientific merit of every published article.

1. Submission

Authors submit their manuscripts through the Justice Law Open Journal Systems (OJS) by completing all required metadata and supporting documents.

2. Initial Editorial Screening

The Editorial Board evaluates each submission for:

  • Relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope.
  • Compliance with the Author Guidelines and journal template.
  • Completeness of submission files and metadata.
  • Originality and academic quality.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's requirements may be rejected at this stage (desk rejection).

3. Similarity Check

All submissions undergo plagiarism screening using plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin or iThenticate.

4. Double-Blind Peer Review

Eligible manuscripts are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the manuscript. The review process follows the Double-Blind Peer Review model.

Reviewers recommend one of the following decisions:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject

5. Editorial Decision

The handling editor evaluates the reviewers' recommendations and issues one of the following decisions:

  • Accept
  • Minor Revision
  • Major Revision
  • Reject

6. Author Revision

Authors revise their manuscripts according to the reviewers' comments and submit a revised version together with a response letter. Revised manuscripts may be sent back to the reviewers when necessary.

7. Final Decision

The Editor-in-Chief makes the final publication decision based on the reviewers' recommendations and the editorial evaluation.

8. Copyediting and Production

Accepted manuscripts proceed to:

  • Copyediting
  • Reference checking
  • Layout editing
  • Proofreading

Authors receive page proofs for final approval before publication.

9. Publication

Accepted articles are published as Open Access in the January or July issue with complete metadata and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).