About Journal

Journal of Politics and Law (JPL) is an international, double-anonymized peer-reviewed, open-access journal. The journal serves as a platform for scholarly exchange between political scientists, legal scholars, and researchers.

JPL publishes original research articles, critical reviews, and case studies that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in political science and jurisprudence. The journal invites submissions that explore the dynamics of political power, the evolution of legal institutions, and the normative foundations of law and society.

Focus and Scope

Journal of Politics and Law (JPL) welcomes contributions in the following thematic areas, ensuring a balanced coverage of political inquiry and legal scholarship.

Topics within the journal's scope include:

• Political Science & Governance

        - Political Theory & Philosophy: Normative theory, democratic theory, justice, and political ideologies.
        - Comparative Politics: Analysis of political systems, institutions, and behavior across different nations.
        - Political Economy: The interplay between political institutions and economic systems, public choice, and policy analysis.
        - International Relations: Global governance, diplomacy, international security, and foreign policy analysis.

• Legal Studies & Jurisprudence

        - Public Law: Constitutional law, administrative law, and the regulation of government power.
        - International Law: Public and private international law, treaties, and cross-border legal frameworks.
        - Private Law: Contract law, tort law, property law, equity, and trusts.
        - Criminal Law & Justice: Criminology, penal policy, and the administration of criminal justice.
        - Legal History & Theory: The historical development of legal systems, jurisprudence, and socio-legal studies.

• Politics–Law Interface

        - Interdisciplinary research that explicitly bridges political science and legal studies, exploring the dynamic intersections between political institutions and legal frameworks.
        - Studies examining the impact of legal rules on political behavior, or the influence of political processes on legal development and judicial outcomes.

For manuscripts involving criminology, economics, sociology, or other related disciplines, submissions are welcome provided that the core research questions or conclusions make a substantive contribution to the understanding of political institutions, public power, legal rules, or judicial practice.
Please note that manuscripts focusing solely on commercial management, general economic analysis, or mere descriptions of social phenomena without linking to political or legal frameworks fall outside the scope of this journal.