Peer Review Policy

Submitted manuscripts will be pre-reviewed by the Editors, determining whether the manuscripts have meet to the Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services basic requirenments as well as submission guidelines. Manuscripts which have fulfilled to the journal’s style and policy will be peer-reviewed. Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services is a double blind peer-reviewed journal which involves many reviewers of experts in relevant field of laws. Final decision of manuscript acceptance is solely decided by the editors according to reviewers' comment. Manuscripts will be sent to two reviewers based on their expertise and specialisation or their historical experience in reviewing manuscript.  Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services has reviewing forms in order to keep same items reviewed by at least two reviewers. Then editorial board make a decision upon the reviewers comments or advices. Reviewers give their assessment on originality, clarity of presentation, contribution to the law sector and community empowrment based on Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services Review Form. Indonesian Journal of Advocacy and Legal Services has four kind of decisions:
  1. Accepted, as it is
  2. Accepted by Minor Revisions (let authors revised with stipulated time)
  3. Accepted by Major Revisions (let authors revised with stipulated time)
  4. Declined (generally, on grounds of outside of scope and aim, major technical description problems, lack of clarity of presentation)