Vidannya policy

The journal “Legal Ukraine” is a scientific periodical that publishes the results of original research in the field of law.

The editorial board ensures openness, transparency of the editorial process, independence of review, academic integrity, and adherence to international standards of scientific communication.

The topic of the magazine

The journal accepts scientific articles in the following areas:

  • theory and history of state and law;
  • constitutional law;
  • civil law and civil procedure;
  • commercial law;
  • administrative law;
  • criminal law and criminal procedure;
  • international law;
  • European Union law;
  • other research in the field of legal sciences.

Interdisciplinary materials are considered only if they are directly related to legal issues.

Manuscript submission

Only the following are accepted for editorial consideration:

  • original scientific articles;
  • materials that have not been published before;
  • works that are not simultaneously under consideration in other publications.

Submission of an article signifies the author’s agreement with the journal’s editorial policy.

Requirements for manuscript design are listed on the “Requirements for Authors” page.

Reviewing

All manuscripts undergo mandatory double-blind peer review.

The editorial board makes a decision on publication solely based on the results of expert evaluation.

The review procedure is provided on a separate page “Reviewing”.

Academic integrity

The editorial board adheres to the principles of academic integrity and does not allow:

  • plagiarism;
  • fabrication or falsification of results;
  • duplication of publications;
  • unlawful authorship;
  • citation manipulation.

All manuscripts can be checked by specialized software tools.
Detailed rules are set out on the “Publication Ethics” page.

Using artificial intelligence

Authors may use artificial intelligence technologies only as an auxiliary tool during manuscript preparation.

The author is fully responsible for the content of the article.

The procedure for using AI is defined in a separate page called “AI Policy”.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright to their works.

Publications are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0).

Archiving

The editorial office ensures long-term preservation of the journal’s materials by placing them:

  • on the official website of the magazine;
  • in the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine;
  • in other electronic repositories and information resources in accordance with editorial policy.

Editorial responsibility

The editorial team provides:

  • unbiased review of manuscripts;
  • confidentiality of the editorial process;
  • no discrimination against authors;
  • resolution of conflicts of interest;
  • compliance with international standards of publishing ethics.

Individual magazine policies

Detailed editorial procedures are set out on separate pages of the site:

  • Requirements for authors;
  • Publication Ethics;
  • AI Policy;
  • FAIR Data Policy;
  • Research ethical approval policy;
  • Retraction Policy;
  • Procedure for reviewing complaints and appeals;
  • Archiving policy.

Fair Data Policy of the journal ” Legal Ukraine “

The journal “Legal Ukraine” supports the principles of open science and encourages authors to ensure the openness, accessibility, and reproducibility of scientific research results.

The editorial board recommends that authors place the research data underlying the research results in open data repositories with a permanent identifier (DOI or other permanent link).

When preparing and disseminating data, it is recommended to adhere to the FAIR principles:

  • Findable — data must be provided with metadata and persistent identifiers;
  • Accessible — data should be accessible through open repositories or other reliable storage systems;
  • Interoperable (compatibility) — data must be presented in formats suitable for reuse;
  • Reusable — data must be accompanied by sufficient description for further use by other researchers.

If datasets were used during the study, authors may indicate in the article:

  • data storage location;
  • DOI or repository URL;
  • conditions of access to data.

In cases where disclosure of data is restricted by law, confidentiality requirements, or contractual terms, authors should state the reasons for such restrictions.

The journal editorial board reserves the right to request additional information regarding the availability and accessibility of research data.

Policy on the use of artificial intelligence

The journal “Legal Ukraine” recognizes the possibility of using artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of scientific materials, provided that the principles of academic integrity are observed.

Authors can use AI technologies to:

  • language text editing;
  • improving presentation style;
  • translation of materials;
  • technical assistance during manuscript preparation.

AI is not allowed to be used for:

  • creation of fictional data;
  • fabrication of research results;
  • creating fictitious sources or links;
  • concealing the fact of using AI in cases where it affected the content of the work.

Artificial intelligence cannot be recognized as an author or co-author of a scientific article.

If AI technologies are used, the author must notify the editorial office and indicate the relevant information in the manuscript.

Responsibility for the content of the article lies entirely with the author.

Publication access policy

The journal “Legal Ukraine” supports the principles of open science and provides access to published materials.

The editorial team adheres to a model that provides for:

  • no fee for submitting articles;
  • no fee for reviewing;
  • no publication fee;
  • no fee for access to published materials.

All articles are available to users without registration and without any financial restrictions.

Licensing

All journal publications are distributed under the following license terms:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

This license allows:

  • copy materials;
  • distribute materials;
  • adapt and use the materials for any purpose;

provided that the author and the original source of the publication are mentioned.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright to their works.

Submitting an article to a journal means granting the editorial office the non-exclusive right to publish it and make it publicly available.

Self-archiving

Authors are allowed to:

  • post published articles on personal websites;
  • place articles in institutional repositories;
  • post articles in open access thematic archives;
  • distribute articles through scientific social networks and academic platforms.

When reposting the material, a link to the journal’s official website and the DOI of the article must be provided.

Access benefits

  • increasing the visibility of research;
  • increasing the citation rate of publications;
  • wider dissemination of scientific results;
  • development of international scientific cooperation;
  • the free exchange of scientific knowledge.

The editorial office does not charge a fee for processing, reviewing, and publishing articles submitted by applicants for third-level higher education of a budgetary form of education, completed by them alone (without co-authors).

Archiving and long-term retention policy

The journal “Legal Ukraine” ensures long-term preservation and accessibility of published materials.

Archiving of publications is carried out by:

  • posting materials on the official website of the journal;
  • storage of electronic copies on the publisher’s servers;
  • transfer of materials to national libraries and repositories;
  • maintaining the constant availability of DOIs and article metadata.

The editorial office takes organizational and technical measures to prevent data loss and ensure continuous access to scientific content.

In the event of a change in the website platform or technical infrastructure, the editorial office guarantees the transfer of the archive of stored materials while preserving permanent links and bibliographic information.

Research Ethics Approval Policy

The journal “Legal Ukraine” adheres to international principles of academic integrity and ethical standards for conducting scientific research.

If the study involves:

  • people’s participation;
  • use of personal data;
  • use of human biological materials;
  • animal research;
  • other cases requiring ethical approval in accordance with Ukrainian legislation or international standards,

The author is obliged to obtain the appropriate permission (conclusion) from the ethics committee or other authorized body.

In the manuscript of the article, the author must indicate:

  • the name of the body that granted ethical approval;
  • number and date of the decision (if available);
  • information about obtaining informed consent from research participants (if applicable).

The editorial board has the right to request copies of documents confirming the ethical approval of the research.

In the absence of the necessary ethical permission, the editorial board may refuse to consider or publish the manuscript.