About the Journal

Journal of Law and Human Society (JLHS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly works in the fields of law and social sciences. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students to disseminate research findings, theoretical developments, and critical perspectives concerning law, society, governance, public policy, and contemporary social issues.

Focus and Scope

JLHS welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, and review articles covering a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:

Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Civil Law
Administrative Law
International Law
Human Rights Law
Business and Commercial Law
Islamic Law
Customary Law
Socio-Legal Studies
Sociology
Governance
Public Administration
Public Policy
Political and Social Studies
Social Development
Law and Society
Justice and Human Rights
Contemporary Social Issues

The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary research examining the relationship between legal systems, institutions, public policy, human behavior, social structures, and societal change.

Open Access Policy

Journal of Law and Human Society provides immediate open access to its published content. All articles are freely available to readers without subscription or access fees. This policy is intended to support the wider dissemination of scholarly knowledge and promote greater accessibility, visibility, and impact of published research.

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts submitted to JLHS undergo an editorial screening process before being considered for peer review. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope, academic standards, and submission requirements are evaluated through a peer-review process by qualified reviewers with relevant expertise.

Editorial decisions are based on academic quality, originality, methodological soundness, relevance, and contribution to the development of legal and social science scholarship.

Publication Ethics

JLHS is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to uphold principles of honesty, transparency, originality, confidentiality, objectivity, and responsible research conduct.

The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, citation manipulation, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain the copyright of their published articles while granting the journal the right of first publication.

Published articles are made available under the journal's applicable open-access license. Authors are permitted to share and distribute their work in accordance with the terms of the license stated on the journal website and within each published article.

Archiving and Digital Preservation

JLHS is committed to maintaining the long-term availability and preservation of its published scholarly content. Where supported by the journal's publishing platform and institutional arrangements, digital preservation mechanisms such as LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and/or CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) may be used to ensure permanent access to published materials.

Privacy Statement

Names, email addresses, affiliations, and other personal information submitted through the journal website will be used exclusively for editorial, publishing, communication, and journal management purposes. Such information will not be disclosed to third parties for unrelated purposes without appropriate authorization, except where required by law.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently based on academic merit, relevance, originality, and compliance with the journal's policies. Any institutional or financial support received by the journal does not influence editorial decisions or the peer-review process.

Journal Commitment

Journal of Law and Human Society is committed to promoting high-quality, ethical, accessible, and interdisciplinary scholarship. Through the publication of rigorous academic research, JLHS seeks to contribute to the advancement of legal knowledge, social science scholarship, public discourse, and evidence-based responses to contemporary societal challenges.