PEER REVIEW POLICIES

All manuscripts submitted to the Comparative Law and Sustainable Development (CLSD) undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure academic quality, originality, relevance, and integrity.

The Editor-in-Chief conducts an initial screening to assess the manuscript’s alignment with the journal’s aims and scope, originality, and basic editorial requirements. All submissions are also screened for plagiarism using Turnitin. Manuscripts that do not meet the journal’s scope or minimum requirements may be rejected at this stage.

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to an editor and evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. The identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the review process.

Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the editor may decide to accept the manuscript, request revisions, invite resubmission for further review, or reject the manuscript. Revised manuscripts are evaluated to determine whether the reviewers’ concerns have been adequately addressed. Where necessary, a manuscript may undergo an additional round of peer review before a final decision is made.

The final decision on publication is made by the editor based on the reviewers’ evaluations, the quality of the revisions, and the manuscript’s contribution to the field of comparative law and sustainable development.

Review Workflow

  1. Manuscript Submission

  2. Initial Editorial Screening

  3. Plagiarism Check

  4. Assignment to Editor

  5. Double-Blind Peer Review by at Least Two Reviewers

  6. Editorial Decision

  7. Revision and Resubmission, if Required

  8. Additional Review, if Necessary

  9. Final Acceptance or Rejection

  10. Copyediting, Proofreading, and Publication

All manuscripts and reviewer reports are treated as confidential throughout the editorial and peer review process in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics.