Call for Papers

Volume 1 · Issue 1

JLPIS invites submissions for its inaugural issue from academics, research scholars, policy professionals and students around the world.

What we are looking for

Original research articles, policy analyses, notes and comments, and book reviews on any question of law and public policy, especially work that draws on economics, political science, sociology, history or public administration.

  • Constitutional governance and federalism
  • Regulatory design and public administration
  • Law and economics of markets and the state
  • Criminal justice and policing reform
  • Environment, climate and sustainable development
  • Health, welfare and social policy
  • Legal history and the sociology of law

Key dates

Submission deadline31 March 2027
Decisions to authorsBy 15 May 2027
PublicationJune 2027

Why publish with JLPIS

  • Free to publish and free to read
  • Double-anonymised peer review with a first decision in 6–8 weeks
  • CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors keeping copyright
  • Article-level metadata built for Google Scholar and indexing services