Journal Policy

 

Publication Frequency

The Enlightenment Law Review Journal is published twice a year, namely in .............. and ......................

 

Peer-Review Policy

The Enlightenment Law Review Journal publishes articles that follow the guidelines provided by the journal. Submitted manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process. The journal implements a peer-review policy as a means to ensure the quality of publications. The peer-review process consists of an initial review, a double-blind review, and a final decision by the editor.

  1. Initial Review: The editor evaluates submitted manuscripts to determine whether their content is suitable for the journal. The manuscript also undergoes a similarity checking procedure to identify indications of plagiarism. Manuscripts with unsuitable content or with a high similarity percentage will be immediately returned to the author.
  2. Peer Review: Manuscripts that pass the initial review will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review process, in which both authors and reviewers remain anonymous during the review process. At least two reviewers are assigned to evaluate and provide recommendations for a manuscript. In assigning reviewers, the editor is responsible for avoiding conflicts of interest during the review process.
  3. Decision: The editor makes the final decision regarding manuscript acceptance based on comments and recommendations from the reviewers.

 

Plagiarism Policy

The Enlightenment Law Review Journal strongly recommends the use of Mendeley, Zotero, and Endnote applications when writing articles submitted to this journal. The editorial board of the Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Lecturers Association Journal uses the Turnitin service to detect plagiarism with a similarity limit of no more than 30%. If indications of plagiarism are found (above 30%), the editorial board will immediately reject the manuscript. Before publication, written confirmation from the author regarding the Author’s Originality Statement is required. This statement must be signed by at least one author who has obtained approval from co-authors if applicable.

 

Replacement, Withdrawal, Removal: Legal Limitations, and Retraction Policy

In principle, the editorial board cannot independently decide which articles will be published. In making decisions regarding publication, editors are guided by the journal’s policies and limited by applicable legal requirements related to defamation, copyright infringement, duplicate publication, and plagiarism. Articles that have been published will remain in existence and unchanged. However, in certain circumstances issues may arise in which a published article must be withdrawn or even removed. The retraction of a published article may be initiated by the decision of the editorial board, by the author and/or their institution, or by another journal affected by the situation, such as in cases of duplicate publication or double submission. In certain cases, the retraction must be accompanied by an apology for previous errors and/or an acknowledgment of those who brought the error to the attention of the author. Retraction of a published scientific article must include a statement that the original article should not be published and that the data and conclusions should not be used as a basis for future research.

 

Article Replacement Policy

In cases where an article, if acted upon, could pose a serious health risk, the authors of the original article may wish to retract the defective original and replace it with a corrected version. In such circumstances, the retraction procedure will be followed with the difference that the database retraction notice will publish a link to the corrected republished article and the document history.

 

Article Withdrawal Policy

This situation may occur if the initial version of the article contains errors or may have been accidentally submitted twice to the Enlightenment Law Review Journal and/or to different publishers. In addition, it may also occur due to elements of scientific ethical violations such as double submission, false authorship claims, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or similar misconduct. Articles that meet the criteria of ethical violations may be withdrawn by the author accompanied by a withdrawal statement letter addressed to the editorial board of the Enlightenment Law Review Journal.

 

Article Retraction Policy

Retraction is carried out if an article is indicated to contain violations of scientific ethical codes such as duplicate submission, false authorship claims, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fraudulent data use, fake authorship, or similar misconduct. Retraction may also be used to correct errors in submission or publication. Retraction of an article may be conducted by the author or editor upon the recommendation of the editorial board of the Enlightenment Law Review Journal. There are several forms of retraction implemented by the Enlightenment Law Review Journal, namely:

  1. If a scientific ethical violation is identified before the article is published, the editor will return the manuscript to the author accompanied by a retraction letter from the Editor-in-Chief;
  2. If a scientific ethical violation is identified after the article has been published, several mechanisms may occur:
  3. A retraction note titled "Retraction: [article title]" signed by the author and/or editor will be published in the pagination section of the next journal issue and listed in the table of contents.
  4. The online article will be preceded by a screen containing the retraction note. The link will lead to this screen; readers may then proceed to the article itself.
  5. The original article will remain unchanged except for a watermark on the .pdf indicating on every page that it has been "retracted."
  6. The HTML version of the document will be removed.