For Authors
JLPIS accepts submissions throughout the year. There are no submission or publication fees. Manuscripts are submitted and reviewed through the journal’s online system.
Before you submit
- The manuscript is original, unpublished and not under review elsewhere.
- It falls within the journal’s aims and scope.
- All authors have approved the submission and agree to its publication under CC BY 4.0.
- Any funding, conflicts of interest and use of AI tools are disclosed.
Manuscript preparation
- Format: Microsoft Word (.docx), A4, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing.
- Abstract: 150–250 words, followed by 4–6 keywords.
- Citation style: OSCOLA (4th edition), with footnotes. Social-science papers may use APA (7th edition) consistently.
- Length: see the word limits for each article type.
- Anonymisation: remove author names, affiliations and self-identifying references from the manuscript file.
- Title page: a separate file with title, author names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, email addresses and a short bio (50 words).
How to submit
- Register as an author on the journal’s submission system.
- Upload the anonymised manuscript and the separate title page.
- Complete the metadata (title, abstract, keywords, affiliations, ORCID) in English.
- You will receive an acknowledgement by email. The editorial office will complete a desk review within two weeks.
After acceptance
Authors receive copy-edited proofs for approval before publication. Each published article receives full open-access publication under CC BY 4.0, and authors keep copyright in their work.
Questions about submissions? Write to editor@jlpis.org.