Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Scientific Journal “Facta Universitatis”, Series: Law and Politics”, has been published by the University of Niš since 1997 in close cooperation with the Faculty of Law in Niš which has been providing the organizational, professional and financial support to this Series ever since.

As a special edition of the Journal “Facta Univesitatis”, the “Law and Politics” Series is a distinctive and high-quality publication, and the only one of this kind in the Republic of Serbia which is published in English. All the submitted scientific papers are subject to independent peer review and approved for publication by impartial reviewers. The accepted contributions are available both in printed and in electronic form, the latter of which is accessible online at the Facta Univesitatis Web site (facta.junis.ni.ac.rs).

The Journal publishes scientific papers dealing with a diverse range of law-related issues within the following areas:

  • Legal theory
  • Public law
  • Criminal law
  • Civil law
  • Trade law
  • International law
  • Law and Politics
  • Law and Sociology
  • Law and Economics.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Original Scientific Paper

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Review Paper

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Editorial

Checked Open Submissions Unchecked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Book Review

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Review

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The submitted papers are subject to a peer review process to select the articles meeting the high standards of this journal for publication. The reviewers’ identities are not disclosed to the authors, nor are the authors' identities disclosed to the reviewers.

When a manuscript is submitted to Facta Universitatis, Series: Law and Politics, it undergoes an initial pre-screening by the Editor to determine whether the paper fits the journal’s scope. If the Editor finds the manuscript meets the journal’s minimum standards for publication, the paper then undergoes the reviewing process.

Submissions considered suitable are assigned to at least two national and/or international referees, either members of the editorial board or external referees, by using the on-line web management system. Every review process is strictly controlled in accordance with the ethical principles of the Journal. The electronic evaluation form used by reviewers’ contains a checklist in order to help referees cover all aspects that can decide the publications. In the final section of the evaluation form, the reviewers must include observations and suggestions for improvement that are sent to the authors without the names of the reviewers.

All the reviewers of a paper remain anonymous to the authors and act independently before, during and after the evaluation process. They have different affiliations, and they are not aware of each other’s identities. If the decisions of the two reviewers are not the same (accept/reject), the paper is sent to a third reviewer.

Based on the referee reports the Editor recommend rejection, minor or major revisions, or acceptance. If revisions are required, then the author(s) will be requested to respond to the objections and changes suggested by the referees. When the manuscript is resubmitted after the first round of referee reports, the Editor may take two lines of action. The Editor may find the revisions persuasive and, therefore, approve publication or demand further refereeing.

The final decision for publication is made by the Editor-in-chief based on the scrutiny of reviewers and the scope of the journal.

The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the quality and selection of manuscripts chosen to be published, and the authors are always responsible for the content of each article.

The journal uses suitable software to screen article submissions for plagiarism.

 

Publication Frequency


This journal is published twice per year.

 

Open Access Policy

FACTA UNIVERSITATIS, Series Law and Politics is an Open Access Journal in accordance with the Berlin Declaration. All articles can be downloaded free of charge for personal, educational and scientific purposes (Creative Commons licence CC BY-NC-ND).

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Publication Fee

No page charges for publications in this journal.

Free Electronic Version (PDF): The authors may download the papers from the journal website.

Printed Copy: Each first author will be entitled to one free reprint of his/her paper. All shipping charges are covered by the publisher.