Research Areas

Research covered by this journal

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. The journal welcomes original research article, review article, systematic review, short communication and other contributions described in its author guidance when they fit the scope. Suitable approaches include doctrinal analysis, comparative law, legal history, regulation studies, policy analysis and empirical legal research. Authors should identify primary and secondary sources, explain case or jurisdiction selection and address the limits of the legal framework or data examined. Authors should engage relevant scholarship, explain the contribution and report limitations needed for critical assessment. Editorial assessment considers journal fit, methodological or interpretive quality, research integrity and clarity. The stated review model is double-anonymous peer review, normally with at least two independent reviewers. Publisher policies on ethics, access, authorship, conflicts, data and corrections apply alongside this journal’s scope. Submission information is provided on this site; manuscripts can be submitted only after the journal’s submission route opens.

How to use this topic map

Choose the area that best describes the manuscript’s main scholarly contribution, then review the linked section scope. A topic match is a starting point; authors should also check the complete aims and scope.

Humanities, Law & Communication

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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

Public Administration

This section covers public administration 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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

Regulation & Policy

This section covers regulation & policy 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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

Human Rights

This section covers human rights 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.

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Humanities, Law & Communication

Comparative Law

This section covers comparative 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.

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