Archiving and Repository Policy

Long-Term Digital Preservation

To keep the published scholarly record permanently accessible, LAW applies the following measures:

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Self-Archiving and Repository Policy

LAW is a fully open-access journal. Authors retain copyright and publishing rights to their work. Authors are permitted and encouraged to self-archive all versions of their manuscript (submitted, accepted, and published) in institutional repositories, personal websites, and subject repositories, under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Conditions of reuse

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

Peer-reviewed articles in LAW build a rigorous and trusted body of knowledge on how autonomous systems, algorithmic decision-making, and web-based governance intersect with digital law. Publication reflects the quality and integrity of the authors’ work and of the institutions that support them. Transparent and consistent ethical standards are therefore required of all parties.

Duties of Authors

1. Reporting standards. Authors must give an accurate account of their research and an objective discussion of its significance. The paper should contain enough detail and references for others to verify the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unethical and unacceptable.
2. Accuracy of legal sources. Legislation, court decisions, doctrine, and other legal materials must be cited accurately and completely. Authors must not misrepresent the content, status, or effect of any legal source.
3. Data access and retention. Authors should be prepared to provide the underlying data or legal materials on request during editorial review, and to keep them for a reasonable time after publication.
4. Protection of personal data. Papers that discuss court decisions, case files, or other legal records must respect privacy and applicable data protection rules, and must not reveal personal data without a legitimate basis.
5. Originality and plagiarism. Authors must submit entirely original work, and any use of the words or work of others must be properly cited or quoted. Manuscripts must have a plagiarism rate below 20%.
6. Multiple, redundant, or concurrent publication. Authors must not publish essentially the same research in more than one journal. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time is unethical and unacceptable.
7. Acknowledgment of sources. Authors must always acknowledge the work of others and cite the publications that shaped their research.
8. Authorship. Authorship is limited to those who made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors must be listed as co-authors, and others who contributed should be acknowledged. The corresponding author must make sure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version and agreed to its submission.
9. Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that could influence the results or interpretation, and all sources of financial support.
10. Use of generative AI. Authors must follow the journal’s Generative AI Policies, and remain fully responsible for the content of their manuscripts.
11. Fundamental errors in published work. If an author finds a significant error in their own published work, they must promptly notify the journal and cooperate to correct or retract the paper.
12. Revision deadlines. Authors must submit revisions within the period stated in the Peer Review Process.

Duties of Editors

1. Fair play and editorial independence. Editors evaluate manuscripts only on academic and intellectual merit, without regard to the author’s race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation. The Editor in Chief has full authority over the editorial content of the journal and the timing of publication.
2. Confidentiality. Editors and editorial staff will not disclose information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
3. Double-blind integrity. Editors protect the identities of authors and reviewers throughout the review process.
4. Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Editors will not use unpublished information from a submitted manuscript for their own research without the authors’ written consent. They will step aside from manuscripts where they have competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors or institutions involved.
5. Publication decisions. Editors decide which submitted manuscripts will be published, guided by the journal’s editorial policies and by legal requirements on libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.
6. Involvement and cooperation in investigations. Editors respond to ethical complaints about a submitted or published paper. If a complaint is upheld, the journal will publish a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other appropriate notice.

Duties of Reviewers

1. Contribution to editorial decisions. Peer review helps the editor decide and, through editorial communication, helps authors improve their papers.
2. Promptness. Reviewers who feel unqualified, or who know they cannot finish within 14 working days, must tell the editor and decline the review.
3. Confidentiality. Manuscripts under review are confidential and must not be shown to or discussed with others unless the editor authorizes it.
4. Standards of objectivity. Reviews must be objective and supported by clear arguments. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
5. Acknowledgment of sources. Reviewers should point out relevant published work that the authors did not cite, and alert the editor to any substantial overlap with other published papers they know of.
6. Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Privileged information from peer review must stay confidential and must not be used for personal advantage. Reviewers must not review manuscripts where they have competitive, collaborative, or other conflicts of interest.
7. Use of generative AI. Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts into generative AI tools and must follow the journal’s Generative AI Policies.

Duties of the Publisher (Sinar Mentari Sundara)

1. Commitment to ethical oversight. The publisher ensures that best practices in scholarly publishing are followed.
2. Safeguarding the academic record. The publisher maintains the integrity of the scholarly record, works with the editors on ethical concerns, supports corrections or retractions when needed, and ensures that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no influence on editorial decisions.
3. Editorial independence. The publisher guarantees that editors can make publication decisions based only on academic merit.

Complaints, Appeals, and Misconduct Handling

LAW welcomes inquiries and legitimate complaints about editorial workflows, peer-review practices, publication ethics, or published content. Complaints should be sent to law_sp@sundarapublishing.com, with concrete supporting evidence and clear identification of the affected article or submission.

Complaints are investigated impartially by the Editor in Chief or a designated editorial officer with no personal conflict in the matter. If a complaint involves the Editor in Chief, it is referred to the publisher or an independent reviewer for impartial assessment. Complainants are notified of the final outcome once the assessment is complete. Reports of research misconduct are also handled under the journal’s Allegations of Research Misconduct page.

Post-Publication Updates, Corrections, and Retractions

Published articles remain part of the permanent record, but notices may be issued when necessary: