Relaxed guidelines: LII focuses on quality of work, and so has only the following requirements for submissions. However, for the submissions to be considered, these guidelines however must be adhered to.

Ethical requirements: For studies involving data, approval must be obtained from the institution’s Ethics committee. Confirmation of adherence to ethics is required for all submissions.

Exclusive submission Policy: Legal Issues Journal operates an exclusive submission policy. Authors must confirm that their manuscript has been submitted solely to LIJ and is not currently published, in press, or submitted elsewhere.

Word length:

• For full papers (research and reviews): No strict word limit. However, papers longer than 10,000 words (including references and footnotes) must justify the length in the cover letter.
• For Case comments / Short reports: Maximum 2,500 words (including summary and references), or 2,000 words if tables/figures are included. Concise writing is strongly encouraged.

You will submit one main document, which is composed of the Title page and Anonymised Manuscript.

Title Page must include:

• Article title
• Author names, emails, affiliations
• Corresponding author (marked with *)
• Author bios, up to 50 words long.

Manuscript ( .doc or .docx format) must be composed of:

1. Abstract / Summary

Maximum 200 words for papers up to 5000 words, and 250 words for longer papers. The Abstract must be a brief summary of the paper, and must include:

• The issue
• Research question
• Sample (if applicable)
• Key findings
• Practical implications

2. Article content, as follows:

• With up to three levels of headings, but without numbers
• With in-text citation as per instructions (Author, year)
• Without footnotes

3. References section

Accessibility to Diverse Audiences: Use clear and accessible language. Avoid unnecessary complexity. Papers that are difficult to follow will not be reviewed.

Language: Non-native English speakers should ensure proofreading. Use either British or American English consistently.

Acknowledgements: May be included at the end of the main text.

Disclosure Statements: Include ethical approval, conflicts of interest, and funding statements before references.

Ethical Approval: Must confirm:

• Informed consent obtained
• Institutional approval granted
• For secondary data, a general ethics compliance statement is sufficient.

Conflicts of Interest: Disclose all financial, professional, or personal conflicts. If none:

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Funding: Provide funding source details or confirm no funding received.

• Formatting requirements are complied with.
• Ethical requirements are complied with.
• Your paper is within the Scope of Legal Issues Journal.
• Author(s): names, affiliations, and order of contribution have been provided, and one author is designated as corresponding author.
• The structure of the paper is clear, and the abstract can be read as stand-alone text.
• Manuscript has been checked for spelling and grammar.
• All references listed are cited in the text, and vice versa.
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material.
• All necessary declarations have been made.

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