Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission Guidelines: UCP Journal of Law and Legal Education (UCP-JLLE)

  • Manuscripts must be in English and should be submitted at http://ojs.ucp.edu.pk/index.php/ucpjlle.
  • Other editorial correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, UCP-JLLE editorinchief.jlle@ucp.edu.pk. 
  • Only those manuscripts will be reviewed whose Aims and Scope fall within the ambit of UCP-JLLE.
  • No-fees requirement for the submission or publication in this journal.
  • You will be expected to certify that you are submitting your original work, that you own the rights to the work, that you are submitting it for first publication in the Journal, that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere, and that it has not been published elsewhere as part of the submission process, and that you have received and can provide the requisite permission for the reproduction of any copyright works that you do not own.

What do we publish?

Aims & Scope

Please make sure that you have read the Aims & Scope before sending your manuscript to the UCP-JLLE.

Article Format

  • The preferred maximum length of articles should be 7000-8000 words, essays should be 5000-6000 words, book reviews, Legislative and judgment reviews should be 3000-4000 words. The abstract should be (200-250 words).
  • Contributors must have a separate Title Page with the manuscript title, writers’ names, affiliations, email addresses, and postal addresses.
  • Do not include page numbers, headers, or footers. These will be added by the editors.
  • Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single file Word file.
  • Page size should be 6.6 x 9.7-inches.
  • All margins (left, right, top, and bottom) should be 1 inch (2.54 cm), including your tables and figures.
  • Single space your text.
  • Use a single-column layout with both left and right margins justified.
  • Font:12 pt. Times New Roman
  • When possible, there should be no pages where more than a quarter of the page is empty space.

Writing Your Article

The contributor may submit their article under a cover letter addressed to the editor, containing the following statement:

  1. I confirm the accuracy of the citations in the attached manuscript.
  2. I confirm that I have read and understood the journal’s submission policy and that my manuscript complies with it.
  3. I certify that no part of the manuscript infringes someone else’s copyright.

The Manuscript Should be Structured as Follows

  • The template for manuscript preparation as available at Journal’s website http://ojs.ucp.edu.pk/index.php/ucpjlle should be strictly followed.
  • Use British English rather than American English (for example, ‘programme’ rather than ‘program,’ ‘labour’ rather than ‘labor,’ and ‘centre’ rather than ‘center’).
  • Use double quotes instead of single quotes.
  • Use the terms ‘twentieth century’ and ‘1980s’. Spell out numbers from one to nine, 10 and above to remain in figures. However, only use figures for accurate measurements (3 km, 9 per cent, not %). Instead of lakhs and crores, use thousands and millions.
  • Italics and diacritical can be minimised but used consistently.  Tables and figures should be identified by numbers rather than placement such as (see Table 1) and not like (see Table below). In the text, all figures and tables should be cited. Regardless of whether or not permissions are needed, the source for figures and tables should be listed.
  • Figures, including maps, graphs and drawings, should not be larger than the page size. They should be numbered and arranged as per their references in the text. All photographs and scanned images should have a resolution of a minimum of 300 dpi and 1,500 pixels and their format should be TIFF or JPEG.
  • Due permissions should be taken for copyright-protected photographs/images. Even for photographs/images available in the public domain, it should be ascertained whether or not their reproduction requires permission for purposes of publishing (which is a profit-making endeavour).
  • All photographs/scanned images should be provided separately in a folder along with the main article. All figures and tables should be cited in the text and should have the source (a specific URL, a reference or, if it is the author’s own work, ‘The Author’) mentioned irrespective of whether or not they require permissions.

Editorial Policies

Peer-review Policy

The UCP-JLLE follows a strict double-blind review policy in which both the reviewer’s and the author’s identities are kept secret from both parties.

Authorship

Both parties who contributed significantly to the article should be classified as contributors. The relative scientific or technical contributions of the individuals concerned, regardless of their rank, should be used to assess principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits.

Acknowledgements

            All contributors who do not meet the authorship requirements should be acknowledged in a segment called Acknowledgements. An individual who provided only technical assistance or a department chair who provided only general help are examples of those who should be remembered. Any acknowledgements should appear first at the end of your article before your Declaration of Conflicting Interests (if applicable), any notes and your References.

Third-party Submissions

A declaration must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and the accompanying cover letter if an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s). The declarations must include the following:

  • Disclose the type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input 
  • Identify any entities that paid for this assistance
  • Confirm that the listed authors have authorised the submission of their manuscript via a third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g., conflicting interests, funding, etc.

The journal Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than the authors themselves if it fails to the requirements listed herein.

Writing Assistance

 Individuals who assisted with writing, such as from a specialist communications firm, are not considered writers and should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section. Any writing assistance must be disclosed, including the individual’s name, company and level of feedback, as well as the entity that paid for it. It is not compulsory to reveal whether or not you have used language polishing services.

Funding

            All authors in the UCP-JLLE are required to acknowledge their funding in a consistent manner under a separate heading or state: ‘This study received no specific funding from any governmental, commercial or non-profit funding agency.’

Plagiarism

The similarity index should fall within the limits prescribed by HEC. Copyright infringement, plagiarism and other violations of best practices in publishing are taken very seriously by UCP-JLLE. We always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published from dishonest, deceitful, or unscrupulous activities. Duplication-checking software can be used to validate submitted articles. We reserve the right to take action if an article is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient recognition or if the authorship of the article is disputed, including but not limited to publishing an erratum or corrigendum; retracting the article; raising the issue with the author’s institution’s head of department or dean, as well as related academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

Prior Published

It is not generally appropriate for material to be published in a UCP-JLLE if it has previously been published.

Reference Style

The UCP-JLLE adheres to APA 7th Ed.

Information Required for Completing Your Submission

  • You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors and identify who is to be the corresponding author.
  • These details must match what appears on your manuscript.
  • The affiliation listed in the manuscript should be the institution where the research was conducted.
  • If an author has moved to a new institution since completing the research, the new affiliation can be included in a manuscript note at the end of the paper.
  • At this stage, please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

Updated:  21-October-2024

Note:

  • The journal’s editorial board will process the manuscript for review ONLY after receiving the following form.
  • Please sign and upload this copy with the submission file.

Author Consent and Publication Form