EJSIR Journal of Law, Governance and Public Administration
Covers legal scholarship, governance, regulation, public administration and institutional practice across jurisdictions. Research should identify the legal or policy question, specify relevant sources and jurisdiction, and make its interpretive or empirical method traceable.
Journal focus
Research topics and contribution standards
These subject areas and editorial expectations help authors judge fit and show readers how each contribution is supported.
Research and evidence
A suitable contribution makes its research question and methods clear, then supports its conclusions with evidence appropriate to the work.
Research with a clear disciplinary contribution
Journal of Law, Governance and Public Administration is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Law, Governance and Public Administration. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Public Law, International Law, Technology & Data Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Governance, Public Administration, Regulation & Policy, Human Rights and Comparative Law. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.
Read the journal overview →Choose the section that fits the work
Section scopes describe the topics covered and the contribution expected from submissions.
Public Law
This section covers public law within law, governance and public administration. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →International Law
This section covers international law within law, governance and public administration. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Technology & Data Law
This section covers technology & data law within law, governance and public administration. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Corporate & Commercial Law
This section covers corporate & commercial law within law, governance and public administration. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Environmental Law
This section covers environmental law within law, governance and public administration. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Governance
This section covers governance within law, governance and public administration. It welcomes foundational questions, methodological contributions and well-supported applications that make a clear scholarly contribution. Authors should identify the problem, explain why the chosen approach is suitable, and report the sources, methods, assumptions or evidence needed for readers to assess the work.
View section scope →Forms of scholarly contribution
The journal considers the following types when the manuscript is appropriate to the section and meets the relevant methodological, reporting and ethics requirements.
Presents a distinct scholarly question and original findings, with methods, analysis and evidence reported in enough detail for critical assessment.
Synthesizes relevant scholarship to clarify the state of knowledge, compare interpretations and identify well-supported questions for further study.
Uses a clearly defined question and reproducible search, selection and synthesis methods, with the evidence base and limitations reported transparently.
Reports a focused result, observation or method whose concise presentation is useful to the field and supported by appropriate evidence.
Describes a practical method, instrument, workflow or technical refinement, explaining its operation, context and performance or validation.
Develops a reasoned scholarly interpretation of an important topic, distinguishing evidence from opinion and acknowledging relevant uncertainty.
Introduces a research dataset, software or other scholarly resource, documenting its provenance, structure, access conditions and quality checks.