1. Statement & Scope

The publication of peer-reviewed research in Lexoria ensures integrity and accountability in the development of legal scholarship. It demonstrates both the quality of the authors’ work and their institutional ethics. Accordingly, all parties—authors, editors, reviewers, publisher, and the academic community—must uphold the highest ethical standards.

2. Editors’ Responsibilities

• Publication decisions. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision regarding publication, relying on editorial board advice and reviewers’ reports while observing applicable laws on defamation, copyright, and plagiarism.
• Fair play and equality. Editors assess manuscripts based solely on intellectual content, regardless of authors’ race, gender, nationality, religion, or ideology.
• Confidentiality. Editors and staff may not disclose any information about a manuscript except to relevant editorial members, reviewers, or publisher representatives as required.
• Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Unpublished materials in submitted manuscripts must not be used in editors’ own work without written consent from the author.

3. Reviewers’ Responsibilities

• Contribution to decisions. Reviewers assist the editorial team by evaluating manuscripts impartially and providing constructive recommendations.
• Timeliness. Reviewers who cannot complete a review within the agreed timeline should notify the editor immediately.
• Confidentiality. All manuscripts are confidential; they must not be shared, discussed, or used for personal advantage.
• Objectivity. Reviews must be professional, balanced, and supported by clear reasoning and authoritative references.
• Source recognition. Reviewers should identify relevant work not cited by authors and alert editors to plagiarism or overlapping publications.
• Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Reviewers must decline any review if they have relationships or interests that could affect impartiality.

4. Authors’ Responsibilities

• Authors must present accurate, original findings and an honest discussion of their significance, supported by adequate references.
• Deliberately falsified or misleading statements constitute misconduct and are unacceptable.

• Authors may be asked to provide raw data and should ensure accessibility and retention for verification after publication.

• Authors guarantee originality and proper citation of others’ ideas or words.
• Plagiarized, duplicate, or simultaneously submitted manuscripts are rejected and may trigger further ethical action.

• Proper acknowledgment of others’ contributions is required, including citations to influential works.

• Authorship is restricted to contributors who made significant intellectual or analytical input. All co-authors must approve the final version.

• Authors must confirm that research involving human subjects, legal data, or sensitive case material complies with institutional and jurisdictional ethics standards.
• When applicable, informed consent and anonymization of case data are mandatory.

• Authors must disclose any financial or professional relationships that could influence interpretation of their results.

• When authors discover a major error in their work, they must promptly notify the editor and cooperate in issuing a correction or retraction.

5. Publisher’s Responsibilities

• Editorial independence. The publisher supports academic freedom; commercial or political considerations do not affect editorial decisions.
• Ethical oversight. The publisher ensures that all parties adhere to best practices and coordinates actions regarding ethical violations when required.

6. Publication Misconduct & Actions

• Allegations. Allegations of plagiarism, data falsification, fabrication, citation manipulation, authorship disputes, or undisclosed conflicts will be investigated by the editorial board.
• Editorial measures. Sanctions may include rejection, correction, retraction, or notification to affiliated institutions following COPE recommendations.
• Transparency. All parties involved will be informed of decisions; institutions or funders may be contacted when appropriate.