Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Keywords must be a minimum of 3 to 5 words.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines

Journal of Law, Politics & Governance (JLPG) accepts manuscripts prepared in accordance with the strict requirements mentioned by Higher Education Commission. All material submitted for publication should be sent exclusively to the Journal of Law, Politics & Governance (JLPG). We accept only those manuscripts that have not been previously published or submitted elsewhere for publication. If manuscript found in any other publication it will be considered scam and is liable for disciplinary consequences by reporting to Higher Education Commission. However, re-analysis of previously published data can be accepted.

Authors can submit their manuscripts online via journal’s online submission system at

https://JLPG.zu.edu.pk or http://ojs.zu.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jlpg  

Manuscripts must be submitted by corresponding author of the manuscript and should not be submitted by anyone on his behalf. A successful electronic submission of a manuscript will be followed by an acknowledgement email to the principal/corresponding author.

A duly filled-in Corresponding Author’s information Performa (CA) and authors consent form (AC) is mandatory for publication. The duly signed forms must be returned to the journal’s office as soon as possible. Delay in submitting the forms will result in delay in the processing and publication of the manuscript.

Any queries therein should be addressed directly to [email protected]

AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA/AUTHOR INFORMATION

The corresponding author preferably be a Law Student / LLB /LLM / PhD / Judicial Officers/Advocate / Serving and Retired Judges of Superior Judiciary/Prosecutors. Moreover, JLPG allows only one author to contribute as corresponding author.

Authors must provide a final list of authors with their contact details such as workplace, telephone/cell numbers and E-mail addresses on the manuscript at the time of submission, ensuring the correct sequence of the names of authors.

Only six authors are allowed in a single institution / single discipline study. In a multi-institution / multi-disciplinary and international collaboration research, Editorial Board shall guide on individual case basis.

Authorship credit should only be given to those who have participated appropriately in the research and also to take public responsibility for the content. Substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article or revising it critically and final approval of the version to be published. Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group, alone does not justify authorship. All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship & all those who qualify should be listed.

REVIEWERS BY AUTHORS

The submitting author is required to invite a minimum of two individuals with requisite domain knowledge to review the article. Prior to the forwarding of a review invitation, each author-submitted reviewer is carefully checked by JLPG editorial staff with a specific focus on relevant expertise.

SUBMISSION PROCESS
INITIAL ASSESMENT

Every submitted paper is evaluated by assistant editor and managing editor for archival and statistical analysis if applicable. They examines and authenticates the references and check for plagiarism. The manuscript then processes for initial assessment and sent to the editors of the journal and then to external reviewers.

PEER REVIEW

After the initial submission criteria, we follow double blind peer review process of manuscript screening. Peer Review may take three to four months after the initial submission of the manuscript. The editors do not serve as peer reviewers for the journal but the editors reserve the right to edit the accepted article.

MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION

The material submitted for publication may be in the form of an original research. Review Article, a Case Report, Short Communication, Student’s Corner/ Knowledge Attitude and practice (KAP) study and a Letter to the Editor.

Any study five years prior to date of submission is judged by Editorial Board for its suitability as many changes take place in the subject area of the study, over the period of time. In exceptional cases, if Editorial Board is of the view that data is important, article can be reviewed accordingly.

PEPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscript must be submitted in typed form on MS Word. Authors should consult the journal’s instructions to authors before submitting their manuscripts.

Font: Times New Roman

Font size: 12

Spacing: Double spacing throughout the article.

Manuscripts should contain the following sections:

COVER LETTER

A cover letter that includes the information:

  • An explanation of why your manuscript should be published in Journal of Law, Politics & Governance.
  • Confirmation that all authors have approved the manuscript for submission.
  • Confirmation that the content of the manuscript has not been published, or submitted elsewhere and not plagiarized.
  • Sample of cover letter.
TITLE PAGE

The title page should carry:

  • The title of the article (not more than 10-15 words).
  • The name of each author, with designation, name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed.
  • The name and office address with email of the corresponding author.
  • Source(s) of funding in the form of grants, equipment(s), drugs, or all of these.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Authors are advised to write manuscripts in British English style, in past tense and third person indirect form of narration. Manuscripts containing language inconsistencies will not be published. Authors should seek professional assistance for correction of grammatical, scientific and typographical errors before submission of the revised version of the article for publication.

ARTICLE CATEGORIES
  1. ORIGINAL ARTICLE

An original article should have minimum word limit of about 5000 words supported by 30 references. Maximum length of the original manuscript should not exceed 8000 words including title page, table and references. Sub-headings should not be used in any section of the script except in the abstract.

ABSTRACT

A structured abstract of 250 words is required for original articles. Minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract. The abstract must include the following separate sections:

  • Background: The context and objective of the study
  • Method: The methods/technique used in the study
  • Results: The main findings
  • Conclusions: A brief summary and potential implications
KEYWORDS

Three to Seven keywords representing the main content of the article.

INTRODUCTION

This section should explain the background to the study, its aims, a summary of the latest literature and rationale of the study. The section should highlight the purpose of the article using only strictly pertinent references. It is preferable not to cite more than 10-15 references in this segment.

METHOD

In this section, the methods / techniques used in the study should be described. All the relevant concepts and sub-concepts in the conducted research has to be elaborated. The explanation has to be in line of study and represents true account of research techniques.

FUNDING

Any company or institution who has financially contributed to the study must be acknowledged.

RESULTS

This section should include the findings of the study, important observations and findings must be highlighted. The data of statistical analysis can take the form of text, tables, (each table, complete with title and footnotes). Each component should begin on a new page,

CONCLUSIONS

This section should state clearly the main conclusions and provide an explanation of the importance and relevance of the study to the field. The conclusions should be matched with the objectives of the study.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST/COMPETING INTERESTS

Any conflict of interest should be declared by all authors, this may include grants or honorarium, credits and promotions, memberships or any personal or professional relationships which may appear to influence the manuscripts.