About the Journal
YUI LexPilar : Journal of Constitutional Law aims to serve as an academic journal that facilitates the publication of high-quality research on constitutional law and institutional reform. The journal concentrates on studies that analyze constitutional structures, the functions of state institutions, mechanisms of checks and balances, and the design and evaluation of institutional reforms aimed at strengthening legal governance and democratic processes.
YUI LexPilar : Journal of Constitutional Law accepts manuscripts that examine a broad range of constitutional and institutional issues. The journal welcomes submissions on constitutional law and constitutional theory; the structure, functions, and accountability of state institutions; public institutional reform; separation of powers and mechanisms of checks and balances; constitutional adjudication, judicial review, judicial independence, and access to constitutional litigation; constitutional rights, mechanisms for constitutional protection, and constitutional remedies; good governance, anti-corruption measures, transparency, and institutional integrity; post-crisis public-law reforms, transitional constitutionalism, and institutional reconstruction; as well as comparative constitutional studies that derive policy lessons relevant to national reform.
YUI LexPilar : Journal of Constitutional Law welcomes normative-doctrinal approaches, qualitative empirical studies (including interviews, legal ethnography, and case studies), quantitative research (institutional data analysis), comparative studies, and mixed-methods designs; all methodologies must be explicitly justified and transparent in their use of data. YUI LexPilar : Journal of Constitutional Law prioritizes open access (OA) to broaden the dissemination and impact of scholarly findings. Publication frequency: semi-annual (twice yearly), with the option to increase issuance depending on editorial capacity and manuscript throughput.
