About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Constitutional Law Review (Colrev) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that serves as an international platform for high-quality interdisciplinary legal research. The journal focuses primarily on constitutional law studies while also welcoming submissions from various branches of law, including but not limited to sociology of law, legal history, comparative law, Islamic law, and other fields of legal scholarship.

The journal scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Constitutional law and constitutional theory

  • Human rights law and civil liberties

  • Criminal law and justice systems

  • International law and global governance

  • Legal pluralism and governance of customary law

  • Comparative legal studies, particularly within the context of Islamic law

  • Socio-legal studies and law in society

  • Contemporary issues in legal theory, legal reforms, and legal policy

Colrev aims to foster academic discourse that contributes to legal reforms, institutional development, and the enhancement of governance structures, especially in emerging economies and Global South contexts. The journal encourages original, empirical, and normative analyses addressing urgent legal challenges and their implications for justice, governance, and human rights.

Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Constitutional Law Review (Colrev) publishes articles that adhere to the guidelines set by the journal. All submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer review process to ensure impartial evaluation and maintain the quality of the published content.

The review process follows these steps:

  1. Initial Screening: Submitted manuscripts are first reviewed by the managing editors to ensure they meet the journal submission criteria. This includes checking for relevance, quality, and adherence to formatting guidelines.

  2. Peer Review: After the initial screening, the manuscripts are then sent to the board of editors, who conduct a thorough review. This process is double-blind, meaning that both the authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other during the evaluation.

  3. Evaluation Criteria: The board of editors assesses several key aspects of the manuscript, including:

    • Originality: The novelty and innovation of the research.

    • Clarity of Presentation: The quality of writing, structure, and organization of the article.

    • Contribution to the Field: The manuscript potential impact on advancing knowledge in the field of constitutional law and related areas.

Decisions Regarding Manuscripts

Based on the peer review results, the following decisions may be made:

  • Accepted: The manuscript is accepted for publication without the need for further revisions.

  • Accepted with Revision: The manuscript requires revisions before it is accepted. In this case, the manuscript will not be sent for a second round of review; instead, the authors will be expected to address the feedback provided by the editors.

  • Rejected: The manuscript does not meet the journal standards and is not suitable for publication.

Plagiarism Check

To ensure the integrity of the publication process, the Editorial Board uses Turnitin to screen for plagiarism. If a manuscript is found to have plagiarism exceeding 25%, it will be rejected immediately, and no further review will be conducted.

Publication Frequency

Twice a year in May and October

Open Access Policy

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 Ethics

Publication Ethics

Constitutional Law Review (Colrev) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Bone, Indonesia. The journal is available both in print and online and upholds the highest standards of publication ethics, ensuring the integrity and transparency of the academic publishing process. This statement outlines the ethical responsibilities of all parties involved in the publication of articles in this journal, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

The guidelines for ethical publication are based on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, ensuring compliance with global standards in academic publishing.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in Constitutional Law Review (Colrev) is an essential element in developing a coherent and respected body of knowledge. As part of the academic community, it is crucial to follow ethical standards to maintain the quality and credibility of the journal and the integrity of the scientific method. Ethical conduct by all stakeholders, including authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and institutions, is necessary for the advancement of knowledge.

Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Bone is committed to maintaining a strict policy of ethical publishing. We assure that advertising, reprints, or any commercial revenue will not influence editorial decisions. Our editorial team works independently of external interests, ensuring impartial decision-making. Additionally, the IAIN Bone editorial board is committed to assisting other journals and publishers where useful and necessary.

Editorial Responsibilities

Decision-Making: The editor-in-chief is responsible for deciding which articles will be published in Constitutional Law Review (Colrev). Editorial decisions are based on the validation of the work relevance, quality, and importance to the field. Editors will consider the policies of the editorial board, along with legal requirements such as libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors may consult with other editors or reviewers to make informed decisions.

Fair Play: The evaluation of manuscripts is conducted without regard to the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors. The editorial team ensures equal treatment and evaluation of all submissions based on their academic merit.

Confidentiality: Editors and any editorial staff members involved in the decision-making process must not disclose any information regarding a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest: Editors and members of the editorial board must avoid conflicts of interest that could influence their decisions. Any financial or personal connections that may affect editorial judgment must be disclosed. Editors must not use unpublished materials or ideas from submitted manuscripts for their own research without the express written consent of the author.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Contribution to Editorial Decisions: Peer review is essential in assisting the editor in making editorial decisions. Through the editorial communication with authors, reviewers also help improve the quality of the paper.

Promptness: Reviewers who feel unqualified to evaluate a manuscript or cannot provide a timely review should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the process.

Confidentiality: Manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shared or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Objectivity: Reviews must be conducted objectively, without personal bias. Reviewers should provide clear, constructive feedback and avoid personal attacks on the authors.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Reviewers should identify relevant work that has not been cited by the authors. If there is substantial similarity between the manuscript and any other published work, the reviewer should inform the editor.

Conflict of Interest: Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest, whether due to personal, academic, or professional relationships with the authors, institutions, or companies involved.

Author Responsibilities

Reporting Standards: Authors must present accurate and truthful representations of their research and its significance. The underlying data should be presented clearly and fully to allow others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unacceptable and unethical.

Data Access and Retention: Authors should be prepared to provide the raw data for editorial review and, if applicable, offer public access to such data. Authors must retain data for a reasonable period after publication to comply with academic integrity standards.

Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. Any work or words from other authors should be properly cited or quoted. Plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is considered unethical publishing behavior.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication: Authors should not submit manuscripts describing the same research to multiple journals. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical behavior and will result in rejection from all journals involved.

Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors should acknowledge and cite any work that has influenced the research presented in their manuscript.

Authorship: Authorship should be credited only to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All contributors should be listed as co-authors, and the corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have approved the final version and agreed to its submission for publication.

Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any financial or other conflicts of interest that could influence the research or interpretation of the manuscript. All sources of financial support should also be disclosed.

Correcting Errors: If an author identifies a significant error in their published work, they must promptly notify the editor or publisher to retract or correct the paper.

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Editor-in-Chief,

Contitutional Law Review (Colrev) 

Policy of Screening for Plagiarism

Papers submitted to the Contitutional Law Review (Colrev) will be screened for plagiarism using turnitin plagiarism detection tools. Contitutional Law Review (Colrev) will immediately reject papers leading to plagiarism or self-plagiarism.

Before submitting articles to reviewers, those are first checked for similarity/plagiarism tool, by a member of the editorial team. The papers submitted to Contitutional Law Review (Colrev) must have a similarity level of less than 25 %.

Plagiarism is the exposing of another person thoughts or words as though they were your own, without permission, credit, or acknowledgment, or because of failing to cite the sources properly. Plagiarism can take diverse forms, from literal copying to paraphrasing the work of another. In order to properly judge whether an author has plagiarized, we emphasize the following possible situations:

  • An author can literally copy another author work- by copying word by word, in whole or in part, without permission, acknowledge or citing the original source. This practice can be identified by comparing the original source and the manuscript/work who is suspected of plagiarism.
  • Substantial copying implies an author to reproduce a substantial part of another author, without permission, acknowledge or citation. The substantial term can be understood both in terms of quality as quantity, being often used in the context of Intellectual property. Quality refers to the relative value of the copied text in proportion to the work as a whole.
  • Paraphrasing involves taking ideas, words or phrases from a source and crafting them into new sentences within the writing. This practice becomes unethical when the author does not properly cite or does not acknowledge the original work/author. This form of plagiarism is the more difficult form to be identified.

Author Fee(s)

Article Submission Fee: IDR 0.00
There is no submission fee required for submitting articles to Constitutional Law Review (Colrev). Authors are not asked to pay any fees for manuscript submission, as the cost of peer review and editorial processing is covered by the journal.

Article Publication Fee: IDR 0.00
If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will not be required to pay any article publication fees. All publication costs, including printing and online access, are fully covered by Constitutional Law Review (Colrev).