Author Guidelines

Focus Journal Law Review (FJL) is a anonymous peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of quality research results in the field of law. All publications in Focus Journal Law Review (FJL) are open access which allows articles to be freely available online without any subscription. Average number of weeks between article submission & publication is 24 weeks. We provide this guidelines to ensure the quality of every article.

Article Writing

Manuscript Form

Manuscripts received are manuscripts that have never been published before. The manuscript is written in English. Manuscripts can be in the form of the results of research (research paper) or a review text (thoughts/conceptual) in the field of legal science. In the script, the writing of foreign language terms is italicized.

Submission Procedure

The author sends the manuscript through https://ojs.balidwipa.ac.id/index.php/fjl/about/submissions  the author can create an account as an author and enter articles online. Authors who have difficulty when sending the manuscript can contact us at contact. The author who has sent the manuscript will receive a receipt for receipt of the manuscript. Note: Manuscripts received will not automatically be published, because they will go through a review process from the editorial board.

Paper Format

The sequence of manuscript following: Title (Author Name, Affiliation, Email); Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method (for original research); Analysis and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement (if any); and Reference.

  • Title

Title of articles is written preferably not more than 14 words. It also includes Authors name, affiliations and email.

  • Abstract

The abstract should be clear, concise, and descriptive. This abstract should provide a brief introduction to the problem, objective of the paper, followed by a statement regarding the methodology and a brief summary of results betweenn 150 - 250 words.

  • Keywords

Keywords arranged by alphabetically and should have at least two keywords and maximum of five keywords separated by a semicolon (;).

  • Introduction

The introduction should be clear and provide the issue to be discussed in the manuscript. At the end of the paragraph, the author/s should end with a comment on the significance concerning identification of the issue and the objective of the research.

  • Method

In this research methodology section contains the type of legal research that will be used as a scientific process to obtain research data. Specifically, in texts that use a conceptual approach in analyzing problems in research, it is not permissible to include CHAPTER METHOD. The emphasis of the conceptual approach is only included in the abstract section.

  • Analysis and Discussion

Analysis and discussion include a description of the results of research on the problems that are the focus of research or the results of studies with a conceptual approach. If in this analysis and discussion there are things that need to be clarified and detailed according to the problem and using sub-chapters.

  • Conclusion

The conclusions contain answers and ideas/brief suggestions of the problems that are the focus of the study, or the results of the conceptual approach. Conclusions are made in 1 (one) paragraph by combining answers and ideas/suggestions.

  • Acknowledgement

Add if needed by the author. Acknowledgement is a thank you to the author's institution originated, if the institution has a large contribution (both morally, or materially) to the writings of the author.

  • Reference

Writing a bibliography (reference) arranged alphabetically by not classifying sources of references that have been quoted (specifically the results of interviews with respondents, not included in the bibliography), References used at least 80% sourced from journal citations that can / easily be traced, and 20% from other reference sources. For book reference sources, have a maximum 10 year publication year (including journals) and are prohibited from using references from blogs and Wikipedia.

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