Manuscript Types

Manuscript Types

FOCUS: Jurnal of Law, published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Cirebon, accepts original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of legal knowledge, legal theory, legal policy, and legal practice. The journal's scope encompasses Civil Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Religious Law, Legal Theory, Philosophy of Law, and other relevant areas of legal studies.

All submitted manuscripts must align with the journal's focus and scope and comply with established standards of academic writing, originality, research integrity, and publication ethics.

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles present unpublished research findings that make meaningful contributions to the development of legal scholarship, legal thought, policymaking, and the application of law in society.

The journal welcomes normative legal research, empirical legal research, socio-legal research, comparative legal research, and other research approaches relevant to its scope.

Studies may employ statutory, conceptual, case-based, historical, comparative, or other appropriate approaches, depending on the nature of the legal issues being examined.

Research manuscripts should be systematically organized into the following sections: Introduction, Research Methods, Analysis and Discussion, Conclusion, and References.

Research involving respondents, informants, personal data, or confidential information must comply with applicable research ethics, data protection principles, and relevant legal and institutional requirements.

2. Conceptual and Legal Review Articles

Conceptual and Legal Review Articles present scholarly analyses, critical perspectives, conceptual developments, and comprehensive examinations of legal theories, principles, norms, and contemporary legal issues.

These articles aim to advance academic understanding, identify legal problems and research gaps, evaluate legal developments, and propose arguments, perspectives, or recommendations that contribute to the advancement of legal scholarship and practice.

The scope of these articles may include analyses of legislation, judicial decisions, legal doctrines, legal theories, developments in legal policy, and relevant scholarly literature.

Conceptual articles must demonstrate systematic argumentation, a strong theoretical foundation, appropriate references, and a clearly articulated scholarly contribution.

Manuscripts should be systematically organized into the following sections: Introduction, Analysis and Discussion, Conclusion, and References. A Research Methods section may be included when relevant to the nature and approach of the study.

3. General Manuscript Requirements

All manuscripts submitted to FOCUS: Jurnal of Law must comply with the following requirements:

  1. Scope and Relevance: Manuscripts must align with the journal's focus and scope, particularly in legal scholarship, constitutional studies, and other relevant branches of law.

  2. Originality: Manuscripts must represent original scholarly work, be free from plagiarism, have not been previously published, and must not be under consideration or submitted for publication elsewhere.

  3. Language: Manuscripts must be written in either Indonesian or English, using clear, accurate, and appropriate academic language.

  4. Manuscript Formatting: Manuscripts must be prepared on A4-sized paper, using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1.5 line spacing, following the manuscript template and author guidelines established by the journal.

  5. Title and Abstract: Article titles must be clear, informative, and contain no more than 15 words. Abstracts must be provided in both Indonesian and English, with a maximum of 150 words each, accompanied by 3–5 keywords.

  6. References and Citations: Manuscripts must use relevant, up-to-date, and verifiable scholarly references, prioritizing primary legal sources and credible academic publications. Citations and reference lists must follow the journal's guidelines, which refer to the American Psychological Association (APA) Style, 7th Edition.

  7. Publication Ethics: Authors must comply with the principles of academic integrity, research ethics, authorship requirements, conflict of interest disclosure, and applicable publication policies.

  8. Scholarly Contribution: Manuscripts must demonstrate originality, strong academic argumentation, or a clear contribution to the advancement of legal scholarship, either theoretically or practically.

  9. Editorial and Peer-Review Process: All submitted manuscripts will undergo an initial editorial screening and a peer-review process before a final decision regarding acceptance or rejection is made.

The Editorial Board of FOCUS: Jurnal of Law reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's focus and scope, academic quality standards, publication ethics, or applicable author guidelines.