1. Journal Ownership

Legal Autonomous Web-based Governance (LAW) is a scholarly journal published through the Sundara Publishing journal platform. The journal focuses on the interdisciplinary study of law, autonomous systems, digital governance, and the legal and regulatory implications of emerging technologies.

The journal's ownership and publishing arrangements are intended to support its academic mission, editorial independence, and commitment to responsible scholarly publishing. The official legal identity of the journal owner shall be stated in accordance with the applicable registration documents and publishing agreements.

2. Publisher Information

The publisher is responsible for providing the publishing infrastructure and administrative support necessary for the journal's operation and dissemination of scholarly work. Publisher information, including the official legal name and registered business address where applicable, shall be maintained consistently across the journal website and relevant official documents.

3. Journal Management

LAW is managed through an editorial structure responsible for coordinating editorial activities, maintaining publication standards, and supporting the journal's academic objectives.

The journal's management functions include editorial coordination, manuscript processing, peer-review administration, publication preparation, website maintenance, publication ethics, and communication with authors, reviewers, and readers.

The Editor-in-Chief oversees the journal's editorial direction and publication decisions in accordance with its stated policies and scholarly objectives.

The responsibilities of the editorial management include ensuring that manuscripts are handled consistently, editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, and published content remains relevant to the journal's Focus and Scope.

4. Editorial Independence

LAW maintains a distinction between the publisher's administrative responsibilities and the editorial assessment of scholarly manuscripts.

Editorial decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief or authorized editors on the basis of academic relevance, originality, methodological adequacy, legal reasoning, research integrity, and compliance with the journal's editorial policies.

The publisher and other parties involved in the journal's administration must not improperly influence editorial decisions for commercial, personal, institutional, or other non-academic reasons.

Editorial independence also requires that manuscripts addressing artificial intelligence regulation, digital rights, algorithmic accountability, public-sector technology, or other sensitive legal and governance issues receive fair consideration under the same applicable editorial standards.

5. Responsibilities of the Publisher and Editorial Team

The publisher and editorial team have distinct but complementary responsibilities.

Publisher responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the journal's publishing platform and supporting its continued operation.
• Providing appropriate administrative and technical support for the publication process.
• Maintaining accurate journal identification and publication information.
• Supporting the accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content.
• Providing appropriate channels for communication with authors, reviewers, and readers.

Editorial management responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the journal's academic direction and scope.
• Coordinating the double-blind peer-review process.
• Assessing manuscripts in accordance with the journal's editorial criteria.
• Maintaining publication ethics and addressing credible concerns about research integrity.
• Managing corrections, clarifications, and retractions when warranted.
• Ensuring that editorial policies are communicated clearly and applied consistently.

6. Transparency and Accountability

LAW is committed to transparency concerning its ownership, publishing arrangements, editorial responsibilities, and management practices.

Information about the journal owner, publisher, and responsible editorial personnel shall be presented accurately and updated when relevant changes occur. Any formal relationship between the journal, its publisher, and an affiliated institution shall be disclosed where applicable.

The journal does not present an institution as its owner, sponsor, or guarantor of quality unless that relationship has been formally established and can be verified.

Questions concerning ownership, publishing arrangements, or editorial management may be directed to the journal through the official contact channels provided on its website.

7. Commitment to Responsible Scholarly Publishing

Through its ownership and management arrangements, Legal Autonomous Web-based Governance (LAW) seeks to maintain a credible and sustainable scholarly publication dedicated to the relationship between law, technology, and digital governance.

The journal is committed to editorial independence, responsible management, transparent communication, and the fair assessment of scholarly contributions. These principles support its mission to advance legal understanding of autonomous technologies, digital institutions, algorithmic decision-making, and the protection of human rights in increasingly digital societies.