The Journal of Advanced Legal Studies (JALS) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, researchers and website users.
This policy explains how personal, academic, editorial and technical information may be collected, used, protected and retained during account registration, manuscript submission, peer review and publication.
Name, email address, telephone number and other contact details voluntarily supplied.
Institutional affiliation, department, designation, qualifications and legal research interests.
Manuscripts, declarations, supporting documents, reviewer reports and editorial correspondence.
IP address, browser type, device information and general website activity.
| Purpose | Use of Information |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Processing | To receive, screen, review, revise, edit and publish submitted manuscripts. |
| Communication | To send acknowledgements, reviewer invitations, editorial decisions and proofs. |
| Editorial Management | To maintain author, reviewer, editor and publication records. |
| Website Operation | To support security, functionality, troubleshooting and service improvement. |
| Research Integrity | To examine plagiarism, authorship, legal, ethical or publication-related concerns. |
Information included in a published article may become part of the permanent scholarly record. This may include:
Authors should not include unnecessary personal identifiers, confidential client information, privileged correspondence, sealed records or protected case details in submitted manuscripts.
Where identifiable information is academically necessary, suitable consent or authorization should be obtained before submission and publication.
Information may be shared where reasonably necessary with editors, reviewers, authorized service providers, repositories or relevant authorities handling a legitimate ethical or legal concern.
The journal does not intend to sell personal, manuscript, reviewer or reader information to unrelated third parties.
The journal website may use cookies or similar technologies to support login sessions, navigation, security and website performance.
Users may control cookies through browser settings, although disabling essential cookies may affect some website functions.
Editorial and personal information should be accessible only to authorized individuals.
Users are responsible for protecting passwords and login credentials.
Editorial records may be retained for academic, administrative and integrity purposes.
Published article information may remain available as part of the permanent academic record.
Individuals may request correction of inaccurate personal information or raise concerns regarding its use.
Deletion may not be possible where information forms part of a published article, peer-review record, legal complaint, ethical investigation, correction or retraction notice.
Authors, reviewers and editors should not upload confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports, client details, personal data or unpublished legal material to unauthorized artificial intelligence systems.
Users remain responsible for protecting personal and confidential information when using external digital tools.
The journal website may contain links to repositories, databases, research platforms or external services. JALS is not responsible for the independent privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.
This Privacy Policy may be revised when journal practices, technology or privacy requirements change. The version displayed on the official journal website should be treated as the current policy.
| Journal Name | Journal of Advanced Legal Studies |
| Abbreviation | JALS |
| Print ISSN | 3117-6739 |
| Online ISSN | 3117-6747 |
| Information Collected | Personal, academic, manuscript, editorial and technical information |
| Main Uses | Submission, peer review, publication, communication and website management |
| Confidential Records | Unpublished manuscripts, reviewer reports and editorial correspondence |
| Published Information | Author details, affiliations, article metadata and required declarations |
| Privacy Requests | May be submitted through the journal’s official communication channel |
Privacy Notice: By submitting information through the journal’s official services, users acknowledge that it may be processed for legitimate editorial, peer-review, publication, security and scholarly-record purposes.