Guidelines

Comprehensive guidelines and standards for the Legal Lock Journal. All submissions must strictly comply with the policies listed below.

Policy

Policy 01

Legal Lock Journal follows a rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review peer review process to ensure scientific quality, originality, and relevance of all published manuscripts.

1.1 Review Procedure

  • Manuscript is received through the official submission portal and assigned a unique manuscript code.
  • Author details (names, affiliations) are removed from the manuscript to ensure anonymity.
  • The anonymised manuscript is assigned to two independent expert reviewers from the relevant subject area.
  • Each reviewer evaluates the manuscript on: originality, relevance, methodological rigour, clarity of argumentation, and contribution to the field. A score out of 5 is assigned.
  • Manuscripts achieving a combined score of 5 or above (out of 10) are considered for publication, subject to any revisions required by reviewers.
  • The Editor communicates the decision — Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, or Reject — to the corresponding author with detailed reviewer feedback.
  • Revised manuscripts are re-reviewed by the original reviewers or the Editor-in-Chief.
  • Final acceptance is confirmed by the Editor-in-Chief after all review conditions are satisfactorily met.

1.2 Reviewer Responsibilities

  • Evaluate manuscripts objectively and provide constructive feedback.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of manuscript content and author identities.
  • Declare any conflict of interest before undertaking a review.
  • Complete reviews within the stipulated timeframe (typically 72 hours).
  • Avoid using unpublished information from manuscripts for personal advantage.

1.3 Editor Responsibilities

  • Assign manuscripts to qualified reviewers with relevant subject expertise.
  • Ensure all manuscripts are evaluated solely on scholarly merit.
  • Maintain confidentiality of the review process.
  • Communicate editorial decisions transparently to authors.
  • Recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest.