TYPES OF MANUSCRIPT

Law and Economics accepts original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in law, economics, and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, analytical, and applied research that offers meaningful contributions to academic scholarship, policy development, institutional practice, and socioeconomic progress.

All submissions must be original, relevant to the journal's scope, scientifically sound, and prepared in accordance with the journal's Author Guidelines and Publication Ethics policies.

The journal considers the following types of manuscripts:

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles report the findings of original and previously unpublished research. These manuscripts must present a clear research problem, appropriate theoretical or conceptual foundations, a rigorous methodology, and a substantive analysis of the results.

Research may employ qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, doctrinal legal, comparative, empirical, experimental, or other appropriate research approaches.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Law and economic development.
Economic analysis of law and legal institutions.
Corporate law, business regulation, and commercial transactions.
Public finance, taxation, and fiscal policy.
Competition law and market regulation.
Financial regulation and economic governance.
Property rights, contracts, and institutional economics.
Labor law, employment policy, and labor economics.
Environmental law and sustainable economic development.
Digital markets, technology regulation, and the digital economy.
Public policy, regulatory impact, and institutional performance.

Original Research Articles should demonstrate a clear contribution to existing knowledge through new findings, theoretical development, methodological innovation, or evidence-based policy implications.

2. Review Articles

Review Articles provide a systematic, critical, or integrative examination of existing scholarly literature on a topic relevant to law and economics.

The journal welcomes review manuscripts that identify developments in the field, evaluate competing theoretical perspectives, synthesize research findings, identify knowledge gaps, and propose directions for future research.

Review Articles may include:

Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs).
Scoping Reviews.
Integrative Literature Reviews.
Critical Reviews.
Bibliometric Reviews, particularly those offering substantive theoretical or analytical insights.

Authors must clearly describe the literature search strategy, sources consulted, inclusion and exclusion criteria, analytical procedures, and limitations, as appropriate to the review methodology.

Systematic reviews should follow an appropriate reporting framework, such as PRISMA, where applicable.

Review Articles must provide a substantive scholarly contribution beyond a descriptive summary of previously published studies.

3. Conceptual and Theoretical Articles

Conceptual and Theoretical Articles develop, refine, or critically examine theories, conceptual frameworks, analytical models, or scholarly arguments relevant to law and economics.

These manuscripts may propose new theoretical perspectives, integrate existing theories, examine the assumptions underlying established approaches, or develop conceptual models for understanding legal, economic, institutional, and regulatory phenomena.

Submissions must demonstrate logical coherence, engagement with relevant literature, clear conceptual development, and a meaningful contribution to theoretical or interdisciplinary scholarship.

Empirical data are not mandatory for this manuscript type, provided that the theoretical analysis is rigorous and adequately supported by relevant scholarly literature and logical argumentation.

4. Legal and Economic Policy Analysis

Legal and Economic Policy Analysis manuscripts critically examine legislation, regulations, public policies, institutional arrangements, or economic interventions and their implications for society and the economy.

These articles may evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, fairness, implementation, and socioeconomic consequences of legal or economic policies.

Relevant topics include:

Regulatory impact and policy effectiveness.
Economic consequences of legislative reform.
Institutional governance and accountability.
Taxation and public expenditure.
Social welfare and economic inequality.
Business regulation and investment.
Digital governance and emerging technologies.
Sustainable development and environmental regulation.

Submissions should provide a clearly defined analytical framework, appropriate supporting evidence, and conclusions that contribute to scholarly debate or practical policy development.

Where applicable, authors should distinguish empirical findings from normative arguments and clearly explain the assumptions underlying their policy recommendations.

5. Comparative Legal and Economic Studies

Comparative Legal and Economic Studies examine similarities and differences between legal systems, economic institutions, regulatory frameworks, public policies, or institutional practices across jurisdictions, countries, regions, or periods.

These manuscripts should establish a clear comparative framework and explain why the selected cases, jurisdictions, or institutional settings are relevant to the research question.

The analysis should go beyond describing differences and provide meaningful explanations of their legal, economic, institutional, or policy implications.

Authors are encouraged to identify transferable lessons, contextual limitations, and implications for legal reform, economic governance, or institutional development.

6. Case Studies and Empirical Policy Evaluations

Case Studies and Empirical Policy Evaluations present an in-depth investigation of a specific legal dispute, institution, organization, market, policy intervention, regulatory implementation, or socioeconomic phenomenon.

These manuscripts must employ an appropriate analytical approach and provide sufficient contextual information, supporting evidence, and critical interpretation.

A case study should contribute insights that extend beyond the description of a single event or situation. Authors should explain the significance of the case, its relationship to existing scholarship, and the potential implications for theory, policy, or professional practice.

Research involving human participants, confidential information, or sensitive institutional data must comply with applicable ethical requirements and confidentiality obligations.

7. Research Notes and Short Communications

Research Notes and Short Communications present concise but significant scholarly findings, methodological developments, preliminary results, or focused analytical contributions relevant to the journal's scope.

These manuscripts may address emerging legal or economic issues, report an important research observation, introduce a useful analytical approach, or provide a focused critique of an established scholarly argument.

Although shorter than a full research article, submissions must maintain appropriate scholarly rigor, provide adequate supporting evidence, and demonstrate a clear contribution to the field.

Research Notes and Short Communications are not intended for incomplete research lacking sufficient evidence or analysis.

General Submission Requirements

Regardless of manuscript type, all submissions must meet the following requirements:

Originality: The manuscript must represent original scholarly work and must not have been published previously, except where the journal explicitly permits a relevant form of prior dissemination.
Relevance: The manuscript must fall within the aims and scope of Law and Economics.
Scholarly Quality: The manuscript must demonstrate a clearly defined research problem or analytical objective, appropriate engagement with the literature, a sound methodology or analytical approach, and well-supported conclusions.
Ethical Compliance: Authors must comply with the journal's publication ethics policies, authorship criteria, research integrity requirements, and applicable legal and ethical standards.
Citation and Referencing: All sources must be acknowledged accurately and consistently in accordance with the journal's prescribed referencing style.
Language and Presentation: Manuscripts must be written in clear academic English and follow the journal's formatting and submission requirements.
Originality Screening: Submissions may be screened for plagiarism, text overlap, duplicate publication, and other potential forms of publication misconduct.
Peer Review: Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation will undergo the journal's established editorial assessment and peer-review process. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication.
Author Responsibilities: All authors must satisfy the journal's authorship criteria, approve the submitted manuscript, and accept responsibility for the integrity of their contributions.
Editorial Discretion: The editorial team reserves the right to determine the suitability of a manuscript type for the journal and may request revisions, additional information, or a different classification where appropriate.

Editorial Consideration

The journal's acceptance of a particular manuscript type depends on its relevance to the journal's scope, scholarly contribution, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and suitability for the journal's readership.

Authors are encouraged to select the manuscript category that most accurately represents the purpose, methodology, and principal contribution of their work when submitting through the journal's online submission system.

Law and Economics is committed to publishing rigorous, transparent, and original scholarship that advances understanding of the relationships between legal systems, economic processes, institutions, and public policy.