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The Journal of Legal Studies (JLS) (ISSN 2343-4724) is a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers in the field of law. The journal is published in online version by the jls.pruna.eu. The scope of JLS includes but is not limited to the following fields: legal history, legal theory, private and public international law, constitutional and administrative law, criminal law, civil law, commercial law, intellectual property law, technology law, cyber law, and procedural law. Authors are encouraged to submit complete, unpublished, original, and full-length articles that are not under review in any other journals. In addition to its broad legal focus, JLS is deeply committed to advancing research in the field of child protection. The journal dedicates a significant portion of its mission to addressing the issues surrounding Finnish child protection practices, particularly those that critique arbitrary and profit-driven approaches. As part of its collaboration with the Research Center for Child Protection, JLS aims to highlight and challenge these practices, fostering discussions that promote ethical, child-centered reform in this critical area of law. The Journal encourages submission of articles, notes and book reviews in English. However, submissions in other languages that our editorial team is able to process are also welcome. By publishing with us, the author agrees that our editors have the right to edit, where necessary, the format of the article. The submission of the manuscript by the authors means that the paper has not been published by another journal, nor it is under review by another journal. Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they have not been previously published in or submitted to other journals, and that if the work received official sponsorship, it has been duly released for publication. These Author Guidelines are published to prepare and submit articles to a standard format that will be accepted by the journal of Legal Studiesy. Manuscripts that do not conform to these specifications will be returned to authors. Submission of articles Peer review and Review process Revision Final test and proofs Copyright and permissions Paper organization Format and style of articles Abstract Keywords Heading in the text Introduction Abbreviations and Terminology Illustrations: Tables and Figures Tables Diagrams Figures Acknowledgements References Citations in the text Citations in the References section Electronic information resources Submission of articles Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in MS-Word format as “attachment”. However, Rich Text format, PDF and HTML format are acceptable. Papers submitted for publication should be accompanied by a declaration in the following terms: ‘The attached paper entitled “……………” has not been, and is not intended to be published anywhere except in Journal of Legal Studies.’ Submission of new and revised articles for review by e-mail attachment to submission at nordicjournals.eu is preferred. Peer review and Review process Manuscripts are acknowledged upon receipt by e-mail to the corresponding author within seven working days. The manuscript is read and examined for conformity to the Authors Guidelines by the editor. Failure to meet the criteria outlined may result in return of the article for correction before evaluation. The editor assigns management of the peer review to an associate editor responsible for the subject area of the article. The associate editor selects reviewers who are invited, in confidence, to evaluate the article according to the Journal of Legal Studies Authors Guidelines. After this evaluation process the author and the editor receive the comments from the peer reviewers regarding the suitability of the submission. All submissions except those sent as “Letters to the Editor” are subject to review by two or more independent reviewers selected by the editor(s). Authors may suggest reviewers. The reviewers are asked to indicate the article’s degree of interest to Journal of Legal Studies readers and whether the article should be published without change, with minor, major, or appropriate revision, or not at all. Each author is kept informed of delays in the review process and receives formal notification of the status of his or her submission after reviewers have commented upon it. Questions about the review process and accepted articles should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief: info at nordicjournals.eu The editors reserve the right to submit a revision to the original reviewers for approval before accepting the article for publication. The editors reserve the right to modify style, make editorial corrections where necessary, shorten articles, and to determine time and priority of publication. Members of the Editorial Board are asked to assess articles on the basis of importance of the research topic and problem; originality of approach; methodology of research; organization and structure of articles; recognition of existing literature; quality of references, scientific strength, clarity of presentation and appropriateness for readers of the Journal of Legal Studies. The journal will collect referees comments. Copies of the referees’ comments will be forwarded to the author along with the editor’s decision. Revision A request for revision does not mean that the article has been accepted for publication, but is an opportunity to present the best possible article to the editorial committee for a decision about publication. Authors are generally given 2 to 4 weeks to return the revised article to us. Final test and proofs The authors are requested to proofread the final version before the article is available for public. They must check the HTML versions (full text). After receiving the authors final approval for the HTML versions, the article is published, according author’s corrections. Once all accepted articles are ready, they become online available for public. Authors are encouraged to add hyperlinks to their articles on their personal web pages. Copyright and permissions The copyright of articles accepted for Journal of Legal Studies rests with the Journal of Legal Studies. However, all opinion stated are exclusively that of the author(s). Fair Use and Educational Use are permitted. External links to Journal of Legal Studies and its articles are welcome. Figures that reproduce copyrighted or trademarked visual images or that show objects whose design is copyrighted or trademarked can be published only with the permission of the owner of the copyright or trademark. It is the responsibility of the author of the article in which the figure appears to obtain this permission, or to determine that the image or design is in the public domain. Paper organization In general, the background and purpose of the study should be stated first, followed by details of the materials, methods, procedures, and equipment used. Findings, discussion, conclusions, acknowledgements, and references should follow in that order. Appendices may be employed where appropriate. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association should be consulted for details as needed. Format and style of articles The articles will be managed electronically, examined by a scientific committee and anonymous evaluators and published quarterly in HTML format. The journal will maintain the essential characteristics of scientific publications: to have an Editorial Board that evaluates the quality of the article contents. Please submit texts as Word documents. Articles should contain title (the full title of the article without abbreviations, it should be brief and informative, specifying clearly the content of the article); author’s full names, and degrees; contact information for authors, complete affiliations (include a current, complete street address, along with fax, telephone numbers, and e-mail address); an abstract; and references. Keep all information pertinent to a particular section, and avoid repetition. The title of the article, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s) should appear at the head of the article as follows: Title of the Article Author(s) full name(s) Affiliation, Street, City, Country. E-mail: Abstract An informative abstract of 200 words or less is required for all articles. The abstract must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper. It should state the purpose of the study, basic procedures, the techniques used, main findings and the principal conclusions, and what was accomplished. Abbreviations and citations should be avoided in the abstract. Keywords After the abstract, author(s) should provide between three and ten keywords, which must not be part of the title of the article. Keywords will be useful for indexing or searching. Keywords should be separated by a semicolon, and a space. Heading in the text Organize your article text into sections entitled Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, and References. Use only three levels of headings in the text. Clearly indicate the levels of headings by using H1 (title of the article), H2 (for first level headings), and H3 (for second level headings). Keep headings short (three or four words); do not use abbreviations. Do not underline any headings. Do not use font size or color. The paper should not form part of a numbered series but should be headed by concise, informative headings. Introduction The purpose of the article and rationale for the study should be presented. Do not review the subject extensively. Use a comma at the beginning of a sentence to set off introductory words, a participial phrase, or an adverb clause (e.g., “In our current work,”; “In our early experiments,”; “In this research,”) Abbreviations and Terminology The APA Style Guide is generally used to determine spelling, hyphenation, style, usage, and abbreviation. Standardized, universally recognized terms and abbreviations should be used. Special nomenclature should be defined at the point of first use in the text. Define trade names and special symbols. Define or explain new or highly technical terminology. Write out the first use of a term that you expect to use subsequently in abbreviated form. For example, labour law (LL). Abbreviations (i.e., e.g., etc.) are only acceptable in parenthesis, otherwise they must be spelled out, that is, for example, and so forth, respectively. Illustrations: Tables and Figures Illustrations (tables and figures) should be embedded within the text. All illustrations should be cited in the text as Table 1, Table 2, etc. or Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Tables If you send your article in HTML, tables in the text should be designed in HTML format. They must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are cited in the text. They should have a brief descriptive title placed at the top and with essential footnotes below. Prepare tables in a consistent form, and each appropriately titled. Provide them at approximately the correct size they are to be published. Diagrams Diagrams should be converted to .jpg or .gif files and attached to the e-mail message. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals. Lettering on drawings should be professional quality. Figures The figures must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and have a brief descriptive title. They should have a brief descriptive title placed at the top and with essential footnotes below. Lettering on drawings should be professional quality or generated by high-resolution computer graphics and must be large enough. Acknowledgements At the end of the article, before references, individuals, institutions, or funding agencies may be acknowledged. Acknowledge only persons or colleagues who have contributed to the scientific content and provided technical or financial support. Authors may also acknowledge the referee if they wish. However, it is not appropriate to acknowledge the help of the Scientific Editor or other members of the Journal of Legal Studies staff. Authors must submit written permission from persons acknowledged for other than financial or technical support. References Journal of Legal Studies uses the style of the APA to conform to U.S.A. styles. The references section should be located following acknowledgements at the end of the text. Complete information should be given for each reference. The accuracy and completeness of the references is the responsibility of the author(s). References to personal letters (e-mail communications), papers presented at meetings, and other unpublished works (papers in preparation) may be cited. If such work may be of help in the evaluation of the article, copies should be made available to the editor(s). Author(s) must submit a letter of permission from the cited persons to cite e-mail communications. The corresponding authors and references should be set out as the style of the APA, and only the first word of a cited title should be written in initial capital letter. Journal names should not be abbreviated and should be given in italics. Footnotes should not be used. Citations in the text All references should be cited in the text mentioning the last name of the author and year of publication between parentheses. In case of two authors, both should be mentioned. When there are three or more authors, mention only the first author followed by et al., and the year. When two or more references are cited in the same parenthesis, the authors should be in chronological order. And if they have published in the same year, they should be in alphabetical order. Moreover, if there is more than one reference of the same author and the same year, they should be indicated with letters. Citations in the References section At the end of the article, in the references section the literature should be arranged in alphabetical order. If they have the same author, they should be in chronological order. They must be presented according to the APA style. The references list should not include unpublished material. References to articles accepted for publication but not yet published must include the title of the journal and the year of expected publication by inserting a reference within parenthesis in the text (forthcoming) Electronic information resources For references to electronic information resources, please use the APA manual. For more information, or examples, see the APA manual. Hyperlinks should be correct and active.
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