Writing Rules

These are guidelines for authors submitting to an international journal of law and policy. Before submitting your manuscript, be sure to check that it meets the requirements.

1. Manuscript format: Your manuscript should be formatted according to the journal's guidelines, including font type, size, margins, and line spacing.
   • The font must be 14-point Times New Roman throughout the essay.
   • Margins must use a "Moderate" inch on all sides.
   • The text must be single-spaced.
2. The essay should be logically constructed.
3. The typical length of a manuscript should be between 8000-10000 words (including abstract, main body, and conclusion, and without bibliography).
4. The title page should include the title of the article, the authors' names, and their affiliations.
5. The title of the essay should be in the middle and bold.
6. The abstract should provide a concise summary of the article and be written clearly and concisely. The length of the abstract should be a maximum of 150 words.
7. Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of five to eight keywords
8. The essay is better structured according to IMRAD, the standard for the design of a scientific article.
   • Introduction:
   • Materials and methods;
   • Results; and
   • Discussion.

9. Moreover, in the end, there must always be conclusions.
10. Divide your essay into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered I, II, III (then A, B, C) and then 1, 2, 3, etc. The abstract is not included in the section numbering.
11. Present tables and figures at the end of the essay or in line with the text.
12. The author(s) should follow the latest edition of the APA (7^th edition) style in referencing. You can visit the APA Style website to learn more about APA style.
13. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the bibliography list (and vice versa). Avoid citations in the abstract. 
14. Each paragraph should contain 6-8 sentences. 
15. Introduction: The introduction should provide a clear and concise background to the topic, should state the problem statement, literature review, research gap, aim and objective of the study, research question and significance of the study.
16. Methods: The methods section should provide a detailed description of the research methods used in the study, including the study design, sample size, data collection methods, and statistical analysis methods.
17. Results: The results section should present the findings of the study clearly and concisely, including tables, figures, and graphs as appropriate.
18. Discussion: The discussion should interpret the results of the study and place them in the context of the existing literature.
19. Conclusion: The conclusion should summarize the key findings of the study and provide implications for future research.
20. Bibliography should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
21. Ethical considerations: The authors must ensure that appropriate ethical considerations have been taken into account and the study has been approved by an appropriate ethics committee.
22. Originality: The manuscript must be original and must not have been published previously. The authors must also declare any potential conflicts of interest.
23. Language: The manuscript should be written in clear and concise English, free from grammatical and spelling errors.