Author Guidelines

The Indonesian Minority Justice Review (IMJR) welcomes original scholarly contributions addressing minority rights, legal recognition, equality, and social justice in Indonesia and comparable multicultural societies.

Authors are expected to ensure that their manuscripts meet the journal's academic, ethical, methodological, and formatting requirements before submission.

1. Types of Manuscripts

IMJR accepts the following types of scholarly contributions:

1.1 Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles present original theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, socio-legal, comparative, or interdisciplinary research.

A research article should normally include:

  • a clearly defined research problem or research question;

  • relevant theoretical or conceptual framework;

  • critical engagement with the existing literature;

  • appropriate and transparent research methodology;

  • analysis and discussion of evidence or legal materials;

  • clear findings or arguments;

  • conclusion and implications; and

  • references to relevant scholarly sources.

1.2 Review Articles

Review Articles critically synthesize existing scholarship on a significant topic within the journal's scope. A review article should identify major scholarly debates, developments, methodological trends, and research gaps and should provide an analytical contribution beyond a descriptive summary of the literature.

1.3 Conceptual and Theoretical Articles

Conceptual and Theoretical Articles develop or critically examine concepts, theories, analytical frameworks, or approaches relevant to minority rights and social justice.

Such manuscripts should demonstrate clear theoretical significance and contribute to the development of scholarly debates.

1.4 Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies

IMJR welcomes comparative and socio-legal research examining the relationship between law and society or comparing legal, institutional, and policy approaches to minority rights.

Comparative studies should have a clear analytical rationale and demonstrate relevance to the journal's central themes.

1.5 Special Issue Articles

IMJR may publish Special Issues addressing specific themes or emerging areas of scholarship within the journal's scope.

Manuscripts submitted to Special Issues are subject to the same standards of editorial assessment, peer review, research integrity, and publication ethics as manuscripts submitted to regular issues.

2. Originality and Exclusivity

Manuscripts submitted to IMJR must be original and must not have been previously published in substantially the same form.

A manuscript must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal while it is under consideration by IMJR.

Authors must disclose any closely related publications, working papers, conference papers, preprints, datasets, or previous versions that may substantially overlap with the submitted manuscript.

3. Language

IMJR accepts manuscripts written in English.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts are written in clear, accurate, and academically appropriate English.

Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to obtain appropriate language editing or proofreading before submission.

4. Manuscript Length

The recommended length for an Original Research Article is approximately 6,000–9,000 words, excluding the abstract, references, tables, figures, and supplementary materials.

Review Articles, Conceptual and Theoretical Articles, and other contributions may have different length requirements depending on their purpose and content.

The Editorial Team may consider manuscripts outside the recommended range when the length is justified by the scholarly contribution of the work.

5. Manuscript Structure

Research Articles should generally follow the structure below, although variations may be appropriate depending on the methodology and subject matter:

  1. Title

  2. Author information

  3. Abstract

  4. Keywords

  5. Introduction

  6. Literature Review and/or Theoretical Framework

  7. Research Methodology

  8. Results, Findings, or Legal Analysis

  9. Discussion

  10. Conclusion

  11. Acknowledgments, where applicable

  12. Funding Statement, where applicable

  13. Conflict of Interest Statement

  14. Data Availability Statement, where applicable

  15. References

Authors may adapt section headings where necessary to reflect the nature of their research.

6. Title

The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript.

Authors should avoid unnecessary abbreviations, overly general expressions, and titles that do not clearly communicate the research topic or contribution.

7. Abstract

Each manuscript should include an informative abstract of approximately 150–250 words.

For Original Research Articles, the abstract should normally communicate:

  • the research background or problem;

  • objective or research question;

  • methodology or approach;

  • principal findings or arguments; and

  • conclusion and scholarly significance.

The abstract should be understandable independently of the main text and should not contain unnecessary citations.

8. Keywords

Authors should provide 4–6 keywords that accurately represent the principal concepts, issues, methods, and subject areas of the manuscript.

Keywords should be specific and useful for indexing and scholarly discovery.

9. Author Information

The submission should include:

  • full name of each author;

  • institutional affiliation;

  • department or relevant academic unit, where applicable;

  • city and country;

  • institutional or professional email address; and

  • ORCID iD, where available.

All individuals listed as authors must have made a substantive contribution to the work and must approve the submitted and final versions of the manuscript.

10. Double-Anonymous Peer Review

IMJR uses a double-anonymous peer review process.

Authors should therefore prepare the manuscript so that their identity is not unnecessarily revealed in the anonymized manuscript file.

Self-references should be written in a manner that does not unnecessarily identify the authors during the review process. Author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, and other identifying information should be provided in a separate title page or submission metadata where required by the journal's submission system.

11. Research Methodology

Authors must provide sufficient information about the research design, methods, materials, sources, data, analytical procedures, or legal methodology to allow readers to understand how the research was conducted and how conclusions were reached.

For doctrinal legal research, authors should clearly explain the selection and analysis of legislation, regulations, judicial decisions, legal principles, case materials, and other relevant legal sources.

For empirical research, authors should provide appropriate information concerning research design, participants or data sources, sampling, data collection, analysis, and relevant ethical procedures.

12. Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, vulnerable groups, sensitive personal information, or other ethically sensitive materials must comply with applicable ethical requirements.

Where applicable, authors should provide information regarding:

  • ethics approval;

  • informed consent;

  • confidentiality;

  • privacy protection;

  • data protection; and

  • safeguards for research participants.

Research involving minority and marginalized communities should be conducted with particular attention to dignity, cultural sensitivity, autonomy, and protection from harm or stigmatization.

13. Citations and References

Authors must ensure that all sources cited in the manuscript are accurately and consistently referenced.

IMJR encourages authors to use relevant and current scholarly literature and to engage with authoritative primary sources where appropriate.

Authors should ensure that every source cited in the text appears in the reference list and that every reference listed is cited in the manuscript.

Authors are encouraged to use a recognized reference-management system such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote to maintain consistency.

The journal may specify or update its required citation style in the manuscript template and submission system.

14. Legal and Primary Sources

Because IMJR publishes research concerning law and minority justice, authors should appropriately cite relevant primary legal materials, including where applicable:

  • constitutions;

  • statutes and legislation;

  • regulations;

  • court and constitutional court decisions;

  • treaties and international legal instruments;

  • official government documents; and

  • other authoritative legal materials.

Legal citations should be sufficiently detailed to allow readers to identify and verify the cited source.

15. Tables, Figures, and Other Materials

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and referred to clearly in the manuscript.

Each table or figure should have an informative title or caption. Authors must identify the source of data or materials where applicable.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted third-party material where such permission is legally required.

16. Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Tools

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical appropriateness of their manuscripts.

AI tools may be used as appropriate for activities such as language improvement or research assistance, provided that their use does not compromise academic integrity, confidentiality, privacy, or intellectual property rights.

AI tools must not be listed as authors.

Where AI or generative AI materially contributes to the preparation of a manuscript, authors should disclose the nature and purpose of that use in accordance with the journal's applicable AI policy.

Authors are responsible for verifying all AI-assisted content, including citations, quotations, legal authorities, factual claims, and references.

17. Plagiarism and Originality

All manuscripts are subject to the journal's Anti-Plagiarism Policy.

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts contain appropriate attribution and do not improperly reproduce the words, ideas, data, arguments, or other intellectual contributions of others.

Similarity reports may be used as part of the editorial screening process. A similarity score is not, by itself, considered definitive evidence of plagiarism.

18. Authorship

Authorship should reflect substantial scholarly contribution to the conception or design of the research, acquisition or analysis of data or evidence, interpretation of findings, drafting or critical revision of the manuscript, and responsibility for the integrity of the work.

All authors must approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission and publication.

Guest authorship, honorary authorship, ghost authorship, and other inappropriate authorship practices are not permitted.

Any changes to authorship after submission require justification and approval from all affected authors and the Editorial Team.

19. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that could influence the research or its interpretation.

Where no conflict exists, authors should provide an appropriate declaration such as:

“The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.”

20. Funding Statement

Authors must disclose all financial support received for the research or publication.

Where no external funding was received, authors should state:

“This research received no external funding.”

21. Data Availability

Where applicable, authors should provide a statement explaining whether research data, materials, documents, or other supporting information are available.

Where ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, or intellectual property considerations prevent data sharing, authors should explain the relevant restrictions.

22. Acknowledgments

Individuals or organizations that contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship may be acknowledged.

Authors should obtain appropriate permission from individuals before including their names in the Acknowledgments section.

23. Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should confirm that:

  • the manuscript falls within the journal's Focus and Scope;

  • the manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere;

  • all authors have approved the submission;

  • authorship has been appropriately determined;

  • the manuscript follows the journal's formatting requirements;

  • the abstract and keywords are provided;

  • all sources are appropriately cited;

  • references are complete and consistent;

  • necessary research ethics requirements have been satisfied;

  • conflicts of interest have been disclosed;

  • funding information has been provided;

  • AI use has been disclosed where applicable;

  • plagiarism and originality requirements have been observed; and

  • third-party permissions have been obtained where required.

24. Submission and Editorial Process

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's designated online submission system.

After submission, manuscripts undergo:

Submission → Initial Editorial Screening → Similarity/Originality Check → Double-Anonymous Peer Review → Revision (if required) → Editorial Decision → Copyediting and Production → Publication

The Editorial Team may reject manuscripts at the initial screening stage if they fall outside the journal's scope, fail to meet minimum academic or ethical requirements, or do not comply with essential submission requirements.

25. Article Processing Charge

IMJR operates as an open access journal and charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) of IDR 5,000,000 (five million Indonesian Rupiah) per accepted article.

There is no submission fee.

The APC is charged only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. Payment does not influence peer review or editorial decisions and does not guarantee acceptance.

26. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain full copyright of their published articles without restriction.

Articles published by IMJR are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Authors may share, distribute, archive, adapt, and reuse their published work in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.

27. Publication Frequency

IMJR is published quarterly, with regular issues released in:

  • January;

  • April;

  • July; and

  • October.

The journal may also publish Special Issues outside the regular publication schedule.

28. Contact and Queries

Authors who require clarification concerning manuscript preparation, submission, publication ethics, or editorial procedures are encouraged to contact the Editorial Office before submission.

The Editorial Team reserves the right to update these guidelines periodically to reflect developments in scholarly publishing, research ethics, and the journal's editorial policies.