Student Journal of Law and Culture implements a double-blind peer review system, ensuring that both the identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review process. This procedure upholds objectivity, academic quality, and scientific integrity in every published manuscript.

1. Submission Stage

Authors must submit their manuscripts via the journal’s Open Journal System (OJS).

Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes an initial check by the Editorial Team to ensure alignment with the journal’s focus, scope, and submission requirements, including formatting, citation style, and originality.

Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements will be returned to the author for correction prior to further processing.

2. Preliminary Assessment by Editor

The assigned editor conducts a preliminary evaluation to assess the manuscript’s:

• Content quality

• Originality of the research or argument

• Methodological soundness

• Relevance to the journal’s themes

Manuscripts that do not meet basic editorial standards may be desk rejected at this stage without external review.

3. Peer Review Stage

Eligible manuscripts are forwarded to at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. The journal follows a double-blind review system:

• Reviewers remain unaware of the authors’ identities

• Authors do not know the reviewers’ identities

Reviewers assess manuscripts based on:

• Originality and scientific contribution

• Methodological rigor

• Depth of analysis and coherence of argument

• Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope

• Academic writing quality

4. Review Decision

After receiving the reviewers’ evaluations, the editor makes one of the following decisions:

• Accepted (no revisions required)

• Minor Revision

• Major Revision

• Rejected

The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision, taking into account reviewers’ recommendations and the journal’s editorial standards.

5. Revision and Resubmission

Authors are required to revise their manuscripts according to reviewers’ comments within a specified timeframe (typically 2–4 weeks).

A response letter must be submitted alongside the revised manuscript, detailing how each reviewer’s suggestion has been addressed.

Revised manuscripts are re-evaluated by the editor and, if necessary, sent back to the reviewers for a second review.

6. Final Decision and Publication

Once a manuscript is accepted, the editorial team performs a final check for formatting, reference accuracy, and language clarity.

Accepted manuscripts are then scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue. Before publication, all articles undergo proofreading and layout editing to ensure consistency and quality.

7. Ethical Considerations

Student Journal of Law and Culture is committed to ensuring that the peer review process is conducted fairly, professionally, and in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.

Any form of plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication, or unethical conduct will be dealt with strictly by the editorial board.

Average Review Duration

The complete peer review process typically takes 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the complexity of the manuscript and the responsiveness of the author during the revision stages.