About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The aims of this journal are to provide a venue for academicians, researchers and practitioners for publishing original research articles or review articles. The scope of the articles published in this journal deals with a range of topics in the fields of Criminal Law, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Islamic Law, and other sections related to contemporary issues in law.

Peer Review Process

Articles should be submitted electronically via the online submission web site. Please note that the Journal only accepts submissions via Tanjungpura Law Journal website and cannot consider articles received by any other means. After the submission, the  Editor in Chief will assign the manuscript to Managing Editor for further handling. The Managing Editor  will request at least two scientists to review the research article manuscript. All manuscripts are subject to  double-blind peer-review,  both the  reviewer  and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the  review  process  to meet standards of academic excellence.    After review process, the Managing Editor will inform the author of the acceptance, rejection or necessity of revision of the article.

In short, the steps are:

  1. Manuscript Submission (by author)  (route 1)
  2. Manuscript Check and Selection (by manager and editors)  (route 2). Manager/Editors have a right to directly accept, reject, or review. Prior to further processing steps, plagiarism check using Ithenticate is applied for each manuscript.
  3. Manuscript Reviewing Process (by reviewers)  (route 3-4)
  4. Notification of Manuscript Acceptance, Revision, or Rejection (by editor to author based on reviewers comments)  (route 5)
  5. Paper Revision (by author)
  6. Revision Submission based on Reviewer Suggestion (by author) with the similar flow to point number 1.  (route 1)
  7. Galley proof and publishing process  (route 7 and 8)

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Article Processing Charges

In accordance with the Dean’s Decree of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Tanjungpura, Number 384/UN22.1/PJ.00.01/2025, author whose article has accepted to be published in TLJ, is formally required to pay a publication fee in the amount of IDR 1,100,000 (one million one hundred thousand rupiah).

Plagiarism Policy

Tanjungpura Law Journal will immediately investigate and reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism. Editorial Board will ensure that every published article will not exceed 30% similarity Score.