Focus and Scope

  • Aims

YUI Adilitas: Journal of Justice and Legal Studies aims to become a reputable scholarly journal that facilitates the publication of high-quality legal research with the principle of justice as the central point of analysis. The journal provides an academic forum for critical, original, and methodologically sound legal studies that contribute to the development of legal theory, normative legal analysis, legal policy, judicial practice, and the implementation of justice in society.

The journal welcomes manuscripts that enrich theoretical, normative, doctrinal, comparative, and empirical discourses in law and justice. It also encourages legal studies that offer practical recommendations for policymakers, judicial institutions, law enforcement agencies, legal practitioners, academics, and other stakeholders concerned with the realization of justice.

  • Scope

The scope of YUI Adilitas: Journal of Justice and Legal Studies covers the following areas:

  • Theories of Justice and Legal PhilosophyThis area includes studies on theories of justice, legal philosophy, legal values, legal reasoning, legal certainty, legal utility, legal morality, legal positivism, natural law, critical legal theory, and the relationship between law, justice, and social order.
  • Private Law and Business LawThis area includes studies on civil law, contract law, property law, tort law, family law, commercial law, corporate law, banking law, consumer protection, business transactions, investment law, and legal issues arising from private and commercial relations.
  • Criminal Law and Criminal JusticeThis area includes studies on substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing, criminal liability, victim protection, restorative justice, correctional law, law enforcement, criminal justice reform, and contemporary developments in criminal law.
  • Human Rights and Access to JusticeThis area includes studies on human rights protection, constitutional rights, vulnerable groups, legal aid, access to courts, equality before the law, social justice, children’s rights, women’s rights, disability rights, and the role of the state in ensuring effective access to justice.
  • Legal Policy and Social JusticeThis area includes studies on legal policy, regulatory reform, legislative analysis, public policy and law, distributive justice, procedural justice, substantive justice, social welfare regulation, and the impact of legal norms on the distribution of justice in society.
  • Comparative Law StudiesThis area includes comparative studies of legal systems, legal institutions, judicial practices, regulatory models, legal traditions, and the adoption or adaptation of legal principles across jurisdictions.
  • Empirical Legal Studies on JusticeThis area includes empirical research on access to justice, the effectiveness of judicial institutions, law enforcement practices, legal culture, implementation of regulations, regulatory impact, public perception of justice, and the effect of law on vulnerable or marginalized groups.
  • Research Approaches

YUI Adilitas: Journal of Justice and Legal Studies welcomes normative legal research, doctrinal legal analysis, statute-based research, conceptual legal analysis, comparative legal research, qualitative empirical legal research, quantitative empirical legal research, and mixed-methods approaches. Each manuscript must clearly explain its methodological approach, legal materials or data sources, analytical framework, and the relevance of the chosen method to the research objectives.

  • Editorial and Review Process

To maintain academic quality and publication integrity, every manuscript submitted to YUI Adilitas: Journal of Justice and Legal Studies undergoes a multi-stage evaluation process:

  1. Initial Editorial ScreeningThe editorial team conducts an initial screening to assess:
    • Alignment with the journal’s aims and scope.
    • Originality and methodological soundness.
    • Reference adequacy and compliance with the journal template.
    • Similarity index through Turnitin.
  2. Double-Anonymous Peer ReviewManuscripts that pass the initial screening are reviewed by at least two independent expert reviewers, selected based on their expertise and scholarly background relevant to the manuscript’s subject matter.
  3. Reviewer EvaluationReviewers evaluate the manuscript based on:
    • Scientific contribution and originality.
    • Clarity of argument and methodological rigor.
    • Relevance and contribution to the discourse on law and justice.
    The reviewers’ comments and recommendations are communicated to the corresponding author through the editor for revision and response.
  4. Editorial DecisionBased on the reviewers’ recommendations and the author’s revisions, the editorial board deliberates and makes one of the following final decisions, which is formally communicated to the corresponding author:
    • Accept: The manuscript proceeds to copyediting, layout, and publication.
    • Revise: The author is asked to make further revisions before a final decision.
    • Reject: The manuscript is not accepted for publication.