Call for Papers by Journal of Legal and Political Education

About the Journal

Journal of Legal and Political Education is a bi-annual, international, open-access, and peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute for Research and European Studies.

This journal follows a regular publishing schedule with the occasional addition of a special issue.

Authors Guidelines

Articles should represent a substantial advance in the particular field within the scope of the journal in terms of originality (empirical or theoretical), importance to researchers in the field, and interest for readers and researchers outside the field.

The journal categorises the published articles as original scientific articles and review articles. This is a fully open-access journal, meaning all articles are freely available, ensuring maximum worldwide dissemination of content.

Call for Papers

The Journal of Legal and Political Education is calling for paper submissions. The submissions could be an article or, book review.

Article Guidelines

• Article title: Times New Roman; 14 pt; bold; alignment centered; single-line spacing; All Caps (max. 100 characters with spaces).
• Author details: Times New Roman; 12 pt; single-line spacing; alignment centered. Please write the author’s details in the following order (example):
  • John Galt
  • Ayn Rand University – New York, USA
  • ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000
  • E-mail: galt@rand.uni.edu
• Abstract and keywords: Between 125 and 135 words (5-7 keywords. Use words that will help others find your work); Times New Roman; 12 pt; single-line spacing; justify. Write your abstract using concise but complete sentences. Get to the point quickly and always use the past tense because you are reporting on a study that has been completed. You need to include four things: 1) your research problem and objectives, 2) your methods, 3) your key results or arguments, and 4) your conclusion.
• Article text: Times New Roman; 12 pt; justify; 1.5 line spacing; margins: Top: 2,5 cm; Bottom: 2,5 cm; Left: 3 cm; Right: 3 cm. The submitted text should have a minimum length of 6,000 words and should not exceed 8,000 words, including references. The text should be written in the neuter gender, concisely, with correct orthography. Latin phrases should be set in italics.
• Writing an effective article involves several key components to ensure it is engaging, informative, and well-structured. Here is a breakdown of what you should include:
  • Introduction
  • Background: Provide context and background information on the topic.
  • Problem Statement: Clearly state the research problem or question.
  • Objective: Outline the main objectives or hypotheses of the study.
  • Significance: Explain the importance and potential impact of the research.
  • Literature Review
  • Previous Research: Summarize relevant previous studies and how they relate to the current research.
  • Gap in Knowledge: Identify gaps in the existing literature that the current study aims to address.
  • Methods
  • Study Design: Describe the overall design of the study.
  • Participants/Samples: Detail the characteristics and selection criteria of participants or samples.
  • Materials and Instruments: List and describe the tools, instruments, or materials used in the study.
  • Procedure: Explain the procedures and protocols followed during the study.
  • Data Analysis: Describe the statistical or analytical methods used to interpret the data.
  • Results
  • Findings: Present the main findings of the study clearly and logically.
  • Tables and Figures: Include relevant tables, figures, and graphs to illustrate the results.
  • Statistical Significance: Report the statistical significance of the results where applicable.
  • Discussion
  • Interpretation: Interpret the results and discuss their implications.
  • Comparison: Compare the findings with previous research and theoretical expectations.
  • Limitations: Acknowledge the limitations of the study.
  • Future Research: Suggest areas for future research based on the findings and limitations.
  • Conclusion
  • Summary: Summarize the main findings and their significance.
  • Final Thoughts: Provide a final takeaway or recommendation based on the study’s results.
• The conclusion is intended to help the reader understand why your research should matter to them after reading the article. In conclusion, you summarize the article’s findings and generalize their importance, discuss ambiguous data, and recommend further research. These include:
• Presenting the last word on the issues you raised in your article.
• Summarize your thoughts and convey the larger implications of your study.
• Demonstrating the importance of your ideas.
• Introducing possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the research problem. 
• Quotations: If they are brief (3 lines or fewer), quotations should be run on with the text. Longer quotations should be indented without quotation marks. All indented quotations should be typed single-spaced.
• Citation style: The author should follow Chicago Style (author-date system) for referencing, for example: (Dahl 1989, 45); (Geddes 1999, 134-43); (Linz 1975). All references should be given in full at first mention. Subsequent citations can be abbreviated. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum.
• Headings and subheadings: Times New Roman; 12 pt; bold.
• Tables: Times New Roman; bold; size 10; align heading left; single line spacing. Tables must be created in Word, not Excel. The table heading is situated above the table. The source is written in parentheses immediately after the title of the table. Example: (Source: Dahl 1989, 45)
• Figures: Times New Roman; bold; size 10; alignment centered; single line spacing. The authors must submit original electronic copies of the figures applied in the article in TIFF, JPG, or PNG format. The figure heading is situated under the figure. Consider aligning tables and figures at the center. The source is written in parentheses immediately after the title of the figure. Example: (Source: Dahl 1989, 45)
• Dates: Dates should be given in the form: 26 December 1981.
• References: Authors submitting manuscripts to JLPE are encouraged to prioritize references from diverse sources, promoting a well-rounded and inclusive literature review. The list of references appears at the end of the article and provides more detailed information about the sources you cited. The titles of the works in the list of references will be indicated in the language in which they were published and translated into English in square brackets [ ]. Each entry in the list of references also begins with the author’s last name and the publication date so that your reader can easily find any source they encounter in the text. For four or more authors, list all of the authors in the list of references; in the text, list only the first author, followed by et al. It is alphabetized by the author’s last name.

Book Review

• Reviews should not exceed 1,500 words.
• Include full bibliographic details: author(s), book title (including any subtitle), place of publication, publisher, year of publication, and total number of pages.
• While summarizing the book’s content, reviewers should focus on its scholarly significance, offering a well-balanced critique rather than a purely descriptive account.
• Any direct quotations must be accompanied by precise page references.
• Authors are encouraged to submit the cover page image of the reviewed book along with a link to the publisher’s website.

How to Submit?

Submissions should be in MS Word format and sent to jlpe@iies.mk. Also, the link to submit with further instructions in given below this post.

Submission Deadline

30 September 2025.

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