About the Journal

Founded in 2019, the International Journal of Law and Politics Studies (IJLPS) is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development.

The journal is led by Editor-in-Chief Soleh Hasan Wahid supported by expert international editorial board members who take an objective approach to peer review, ensuring each research paper is reviewed and evaluated on its own scholarly merits and research integrity.

Publishing your work in the International Journal of Law and Politics Studies means you will receive prompt and reliable publishing and a global platform for your research to reach its full potential. The journal is published in both online and print versions.

Focus and Scope

The focus and scope of the International Journal of Law and Politics Studies revolve around providing a platform for scholarly exploration and discourse at the intersection of law and politics. The journal welcomes contributions that delve into the multifaceted relationships between legal frameworks and political dynamics, fostering a comprehensive understanding of their interplay. Encompassing a broad spectrum of topics, the journal encourages submissions that analyze legal and political systems, examine the impact of policy on society, explore issues of governance, and delve into the complexities of international relations. It aims to facilitate meaningful discussions that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in these domains, promoting insightful perspectives and critical insights that address contemporary challenges and developments in law and politics. The journal embraces a diverse range of research methodologies and theoretical frameworks, fostering an inclusive approach to the examination of issues that shape the global landscape of law and politics. Areas of interest include but are not limited to legal theory, political philosophy, comparative legal systems, policy analysis, international relations, human rights, and the societal implications of legal and political decisions.

Publication Frequency

The International Journal of Law and Politics Studies publishes articles on a continuous basis. Articles are published in the current issue as soon as they are peer-reviewed, accepted, copyedited, and proofread, allowing a steady stream of informative quality articles. The journal then archives the articles within 6 issues: January-February; March-April; May-June; July-August; September-October; November-December. In the continuous publication, articles may be submitted at any time. They still undergo the same process of peer review and preparation, but this can begin right away and ends as soon as the article is ready.

Types of Contributions

The journal publishes the following types of contributions: (1) full-length articles, (2) review articles, (3) book reviews, (4) discussion notes and (5) articles in translation.

Open Access Policy

This is an open-access journal, i.e. all articles are immediately and permanently free to read, download, copy & distribute. The journal is published under the CC BY 4.0 user license which defines the permitted 3rd-party reuse of its articles. 

Submission Fee

There is no submission fee for the International Journal of Law and Politics Studies.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The article processing charge of the journal is $150.

Conflict of Interest

Conflicts of interest may exist when professional judgments concerning a primary interest have the possibility of being influenced by a secondary interest (e.g.: financial gains). It is to be noted that even perceptions of conflicts of interest are as important as the actual conflicts of interest.

Any agreements with study sponsors (for-profit or non-profit), which interfere with the authors’ access to the study data, ability to analyse or interpret the data and publish manuscripts independently according to their own decision, should be avoided by authors at all costs.

A declaration of interest for all authors must be received before an article can be reviewed and accepted for publication.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. 

We fully support and encourage the author self-archiving of all content (sometimes termed 'green' open access). All our journals are registered with SHERPA/RoMEO to ensure that the license terms and self-archiving policies of the journals are 100% clear.

The journal is indexed by Google Scholar and available for harvesting via OAI-PMH.

If the journal is not indexed by your preferred service, please let us know by emailing (ijlps@al-kindipublisher.com) or alternatively by making an indexing request directly with the service.

Plagiarism Screening

All accepted articles are screened using plagiarism checking software.

Advertisement Policy 

The journal does not currently host adverts on the website.

Publisher

Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
3 Dryden Avenue
W7 1ES, Hanwell, London, UK
Email: ijlps@al-kindipublisher.com