Publication Ethics
Lex Global Review of Law and Justice is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in academic publishing and adheres strictly to the core principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Duties of Authors
• Authors must submit entirely original work and ensure that no portion of the manuscript is under concurrent consideration by any other journal.
• All contributing authors must be accurately acknowledged; ghost, guest, or gift authorship is strictly prohibited.
• Authors must disclose all actual or potential financial, commercial, or professional conflicts of interest.
• Any substantive use of Generative AI tools in research or drafting must be fully and transparently disclosed.
Duties of Reviewers & Editors
• Reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts as privileged, confidential communications and must decline reviews where personal or academic conflicts exist.
• Editors must make publication decisions impartially, based solely on academic merit, without discrimination on grounds of nationality, gender, or institutional affiliation.
• Allegations of misconduct, data falsification, or plagiarism will be investigated thoroughly in accordance with COPE Flowcharts.