Submissions

Login or Register to make a submission.

Author Guidelines

If you encounter difficulties during the manuscript submission process, particularly when the notification "The current role does not have access to this operation." appears, please follow these steps:

  1. Click the menu located in the upper-right corner of the journal page.
  2. Select View Profile.
  3. Open the Roles section.
  4. Check the Author role to enable manuscript submission access.

Authors may also click Register with Other Journals and select one or more available roles in other journals managed by our institution. This option is recommended if you intend to submit manuscripts in the future to other journals that match the respective focus and scope of those publications.

Manuscripts submitted to Journal Juris Sapientia (JJS) must be original scientific works that have never been published or simultaneously submitted to other journals or publication media. All manuscripts must conform to the journal template, writing style, and publication ethics determined by the journal.

JJS welcomes scholarly contributions in the fields of jurisprudence, philosophy of law, legal theory, legal ethics, sociology of law, law and society studies, constitutional theory, human rights theory, and interdisciplinary legal studies. Submitted manuscripts are expected to demonstrate analytical depth, scientific novelty, critical discussion, and contemporary legal relevance.

The editorial board conducts plagiarism screening using Turnitin software. Manuscripts with a similarity index exceeding 25% will be rejected. Authors are required to attach the Turnitin similarity report during the submission process.

The manuscript should be organized systematically as follows:

  • Title; The title must consist of 5–14 words, written concisely and specifically without including institutional names or research method terminology such as “juridical analysis,” “normative review,” and similar expressions.
  • Author(s) Name; Written without academic degree.
  • Affiliation and Corresponding Email Address; for example: author@usp.ac.id.
  • Abstract; The abstract must be written in English in a single paragraph consisting of 150–250 words. The abstract should contain the research objectives, background of the study, urgency of the research, novelty, research methods, and findings or conclusions.
  • Keywords; Authors must provide 3–5 keywords arranged alphabetically.
  • Introduction; The Introduction section should contain the research background, urgency, literature review, state of the art, research gap analysis, scientific contribution, and research objectives. The introduction should not exceed 1,500 words.
  • Method; The Method section must clearly explain the research approach, research specifications, data sources, data collection techniques, and data analysis methods in paragraph form.
  • Results and Discussion; The Results and Discussion section must be written descriptively, analytically, and critically. Authors are encouraged to elaborate legal arguments supported by legal theories, philosophical approaches, jurisprudential doctrines, and relevant scholarly references. Tables, figures, and charts may be included and must be accompanied by titles, explanations, and source information.
  • Conclusion; The Conclusion section must be written in narrative form within a single paragraph containing answers to the research objectives, research findings or novelty, conclusions, and recommendations or implications. The conclusion should not exceed 250 words.
  • References; Citations and references must follow the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note). Authors are required to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote. References must contain at least 25 sources, with a minimum of 85% derived from recent scientific publications published within the last four years.

Manuscripts must be prepared using B5 paper size (18 cm × 25 cm), with margins consisting of 2.5 cm for the top and left sides, and 2 cm for the bottom and right sides. The manuscript must use EB Garamond font, size 12 pt, with 1.15 line spacing and single-column format.

The manuscript length should range between 5,000–10,000 words, including abstracts, footnotes, references, tables, and figures.

The use of first-person pronouns such as “I,” “we,” “the author,” or “the researcher” is not permitted. Authors should use formal academic expressions such as “this article” or “this study.” DOI information must be included for journal references whenever available.

Make sure that your articles are prepared using the articles template. Download here the article template.

Naskah yang dikirimkan ke Journal Juris Sapientia (JJS) harus merupakan karya ilmiah asli yang belum pernah dipublikasikan maupun sedang dalam proses pengajuan pada jurnal atau media publikasi lainnya. Seluruh naskah wajib mengikuti template jurnal, gaya selingkung, dan etika publikasi yang telah ditetapkan oleh jurnal.

JJS menerima kontribusi ilmiah di bidang filsafat hukum, teori hukum, yurisprudensi, etika hukum, sosiologi hukum, kajian hukum dan masyarakat, teori konstitusi, teori hak asasi manusia, dan kajian hukum interdisipliner. Naskah yang dikirimkan diharapkan menunjukkan kedalaman analisis, kebaruan ilmiah, pembahasan yang kritis, dan relevansi terhadap isu hukum kontemporer.

Dewan editor melakukan pemeriksaan plagiarisme menggunakan aplikasi Turnitin. Naskah dengan tingkat kesamaan lebih dari 25% akan ditolak. Penulis wajib melampirkan hasil pemeriksaan Turnitin pada saat proses pengiriman artikel.

Sistematika penulisan naskah terdiri atas:

  • Judul; Judul terdiri dari 5–14 kata, ditulis secara ringkas dan spesifik tanpa mencantumkan nama institusi maupun istilah metode penelitian seperti “tinjauan yuridis”, “analisis normatif”, dan istilah sejenis lainnya.
  • Nama Penulis; Ditulis tanpa gelar akademik.
  • Afiliasi dan Alamat Email Korespondensi; sebagai contoh: author@usp.ac.id.
  • Abstrak; Abstrak ditulis dalam bahasa Inggris dalam satu paragraf dengan jumlah 150–250 kata. Abstrak harus memuat tujuan penelitian, latar belakang penelitian, urgensi penelitian, kebaruan penelitian, metode penelitian, serta hasil penelitian atau kesimpulan.
  • Kata Kunci; Penulis wajib mencantumkan 3–5 kata kunci yang disusun secara alfabetis.
  • Pendahuluan; Bagian pendahuluan harus memuat latar belakang penelitian, urgensi penelitian, kajian pustaka, state of the art, gap analysis, kontribusi ilmiah, serta tujuan penelitian. Pendahuluan ditulis maksimal 1.500 kata.
  • Metode; Bagian metode harus menjelaskan pendekatan penelitian, spesifikasi penelitian, sumber data, teknik pengumpulan data, serta metode analisis data yang ditulis dalam bentuk paragraf.
  • Hasil dan Pembahasan; Bagian hasil dan pembahasan ditulis secara deskriptif, analitis, dan kritis. Penulis diharapkan menguraikan argumentasi hukum yang didukung teori hukum, pendekatan filsafat hukum, doktrin yurisprudensi, dan referensi ilmiah yang relevan. Tabel, gambar, dan grafik dapat ditambahkan serta wajib disertai judul, penjelasan, dan sumber data.
  • Penutup; Bagian penutup ditulis dalam bentuk narasi satu paragraf yang memuat jawaban atas tujuan penelitian, temuan atau kebaruan penelitian, kesimpulan, serta rekomendasi atau implikasi penelitian. Penutup ditulis maksimal 250 kata.
  • Daftar Pustaka; Sitasi dan daftar pustaka menggunakan format Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note). Penulis wajib menggunakan aplikasi manajemen referensi seperti Mendeley, Zotero, atau EndNote. Referensi minimal terdiri dari 25 sumber dengan komposisi minimal 85% berasal dari publikasi ilmiah terbaru dalam empat tahun terakhir.

Naskah ditulis menggunakan ukuran kertas B5 (18 cm × 25 cm), margin atas dan kiri 2,5 cm, serta margin bawah dan kanan 2 cm. Penulisan menggunakan font EB Garamond ukuran 12 pt, spasi 1.15, dan format satu kolom.

Panjang artikel berkisar antara 5.000–10.000 kata termasuk abstrak, catatan kaki, daftar pustaka, tabel, dan gambar.

Penggunaan kata ganti orang pertama seperti “saya”, “kami”, “penulis”, atau “peneliti” tidak diperkenankan. Penulis dianjurkan menggunakan istilah formal akademik seperti “artikel ini” atau “penelitian ini”. DOI wajib dicantumkan pada referensi jurnal apabila tersedia.

Pastikan artikel Anda disusun menggunakan template artikel yang telah ditentukan. Unduh template artikel di sini.

Submission Preparation Checklist

  • The manuscript is an original scientific work and has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal or publication platform.
  • The manuscript complies with the focus and scope of the journal.
  • The manuscript has been prepared using the official journal template and follows the journal’s writing guidelines.
  • The manuscript file is submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).
  • The manuscript follows the citation and referencing style required by the journal using the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note).
  • References have been managed using reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
  • The manuscript has undergone plagiarism screening and the similarity index complies with the journal’s plagiarism policy.
  • The manuscript includes a title, abstract, keywords, introduction, method, results and discussion, conclusion, and references.
  • All tables, figures, and illustrations are properly titled, numbered, and accompanied by source information where necessary.
  • DOI information has been included for all references whenever available.
  • The manuscript has been proofread and written in clear, coherent, and academically appropriate language.
  • All authors have approved the submitted version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission to the journal.
  • The Author Declaration form has been completed, signed, and uploaded as a supplementary file.
  • Any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in manuscript preparation has been disclosed appropriately in accordance with the journal’s ethical policy.
  • The corresponding author understands and agrees to communicate with the editorial office throughout the editorial and publication process.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with Journal Juris Sapientia (JJS) agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
  2. Authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of the work (e.g., depositing it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are encouraged to post and distribute their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories, personal websites, or academic social networks) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges and earlier and greater citation of published work.

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered on this journal site will be used exclusively for the purposes stated by this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or disclosed to any other party.