ISSN (printed version): 1390-6402 ISSN (electronic version): 2528-7834
Permanent Link: http://iurisdictio.usfq.edu.ec
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1. Focus and Scope
Iuris Dictio is a peer-review journal focused on Law Studies. Its goal is to disseminate original, recent studies with the purpose of contributing to and discussing the complex juridical phenomenon.
In order to extensively and periodically widen the debate within a socially responsible, international Academia, Iuris Dictio will be published twice a year and all its papers will be free to access and circulate.
The journal was founded in 1998 and is part of the School of Law of Universidad San Francisco de Quito. It is based on the philosophy of Liberal Arts and, as such, selects professionals from various institutions and backgrounds to be part of its editorial team.
While trying to understand the contemporary world, the journal intends for each one of its issues to match the general analysis of Law with the appropriate expertise that some legal topics require, through the publication of innovative, quality papers and reviews by people involved in academic endeavors.
2. Section Guidelines
Iuris Dictio is composed of five sections: Dossier, Miscellaneous, Translations, Reviews, and Interviews.
Dossier
This section's goal is to put together different papers that share an original perspective on a special topic related to Law Studies. The papers will be sent to the editorial team after a previously announced Call for Papers, open for a period between 8 to 12 months, during which authors can send in their work to be evaluated. The papers can be of 4 types: a) theoretical or doctrinal analysis; b) analysis of national or international regulations; c) jurisprudential comments; d) comparative analysis.
This section will be coordinated by a specialist responsible for the publication of the Dossier. All papers must respect the criteria of the Style Manual of the journal and respond to Publication Guidelines. Papers have to be original and not previously published, nor be in the process of being evaluated for another journal. Papers must be between 20,000 and 40,000 characters long (without spaces).
Articles for the Dossier section will only be published if they pass the peer review evaluation and the required corrections are made by them.
Miscellaneous
This section is composed of doctrinal papers, legislative reviews, jurisprudential comments of any topic, and comparative analysis of the law. All papers that do not comply with the Journal"™s Guidelines and Style Manual will be rejected. Papers sent for this section must be original and cannot be in the process of being evaluated by other journals. Papers must be between 20,000 and 40,000 words long (without spaces).
Articles for the Miscellaneous section will only be published if they pass the peer review evaluation and the required corrections are made by them.
Translations
This section seeks to republish papers that were first published in languages other than Spanish. The paper, to be republished, should be relevant to the study of Law and must incorporate the stylebook of Iuris Dictio, even if the original article was written down with another citation system. The Editorial Director will decide on the publication of all translated papers. The translator must have the permission of the author as well as the institution where the article was published for the first time. It must not exceed 25,000 characters.
Reviews
This section is dedicated to reviewing books in the field of Law. Books reviewed should have been published two years before the year of publication of the review. The review must be original and must not exceed 18,000 characters.
The Editorial Director (without blind peer evaluation) decides on the publication of the reviews.
Interviews
This section seeks to collect unpublished interviews with both, jurists and specialists from other areas different from the legal area, but who can make a contribution to the complex legal phenomenon in contemporary times. Its extension must not exceed 25,000 characters.
The Editorial Director (without blind peer evaluation) decides on the publication of the interviews.
3. Frequency of Publication
The journal is bi-anual, with one release on period January-June and one in period July-December. Since 2023, during January and July the first article of each issue is published. In order to lock those dates it is of great importance to follow a strict calendar that will define operative timing. For the same reason authors will be notified on time about evaluation or revision of the papers.
4. Publication mode
Iuris Dictio publishes under the continuous flow mode since 2023. The reception of manuscripts is permanent for the Miscellaneous, Translations, Reviews and Interviews sections, while for Dossier there will be two annual calls (for more information, consult the current Call for Papers).
5. Open Access Policy
Content of the journal is based on an open access policy (Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional), promoting academic debate and equitable diffusion of ideas and critical thinking. Because it is an online publication to be spread through the OJS (Open Journal System) platform, which is now being implemented, it intends to grant transparency of processes and free participation. However, the School of Law of the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito and USFQ Press have the right to print certain numbers for library use or other offline spaces.
6. Publication time
Iuris Dictio publishes the papers, reviews, interviews, and translations within a year, on average. This term (which includes the review by blind peers, the opinion of publication, the reformulation by the author of the writing, the edition, the layout, and the final review of the layout text by the author) requires the commitment of punctual delivery and accuracy of the texts by the authors. In extraordinary cases that do not adhere to the times of the journal, the publication of the final text could take a year.
7. Publication and edition
USFQ Press publishes the Journal. The College of Jurisprudence of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito is where this publication is born and based. The publication costs of the Journal are assumed internally by USFQ Press and the USFQ College of Jurisprudence. The individual authors do not have to pay any fee for the editing and publication of the article (article-processing charges, APC). Iuris Dictio does not subsidize articles (waivers).
8. Sponsors
College of Jurisprudence, USFQ.