Maleo Law Journal

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

MALEO Law Journal (MLJ) (Print ISSN 2550-0260 | Online ISSN 2580-5835 ) is an international, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access scholarly journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammdiyah Palu, Indonesia.

The journal serves as a scientific forum for academics, researchers, legal practitioners, judges, policymakers, government officials, and postgraduate students to disseminate high-quality research, theoretical analyses, and critical perspectives addressing contemporary legal issues from national, regional, and international dimensions.

MALEO Law Journal is dedicated to promoting excellence in legal scholarship through the publication of original, innovative, and impactful research that contributes to the advancement of law, justice, public policy, and sustainable governance.

MALEO Law Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process and strict adherence to internationally recognized publication ethics based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices. Every submitted manuscript undergoes comprehensive editorial screening, plagiarism detection, and independent peer review by experts in the relevant field to ensure originality, methodological rigor, scientific quality, ethical integrity, transparency, and significant academic contribution. The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, conceptual papers, comparative legal studies, empirical research, normative legal research, socio-legal studies, policy analyses, and case studies that contribute to the development of legal science and interdisciplinary legal research.

The journal publishes scholarly works covering a broad spectrum of legal disciplines, including Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial and Business Law, International Law, Human Rights Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Cyber Law and Digital Governance, Intellectual Property Law, Islamic Law, Customary (Indigenous) Law, Comparative Law, Maritime and Fisheries Law, Health Law, Election and Governance Law, Law and Sustainable Development, and Law, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary and comparative approaches that examine the interaction between law, governance, economics, politics, technology, culture, environmental sustainability, and society while offering innovative legal solutions to contemporary global challenges.

As a Diamond Open Access journal, MALEO Law Journal provides unrestricted and free access to all published articles without subscription fees or article processing charges (APCs), ensuring the widest possible dissemination of scientific knowledge. Every published article receives a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through Crossref, supports ORCID integration, and is permanently preserved through internationally recognized digital archiving systems to guarantee long-term accessibility, discoverability, and citation.

The journal continuously strengthens its international visibility by involving distinguished editors, reviewers, and advisory board members from leading universities and research institutions worldwide. MALEO Law Journal encourages submissions from both Indonesian and international scholars and prioritizes research demonstrating theoretical originality, methodological excellence, practical significance, and policy relevance. Through continuous editorial improvement and compliance with international publishing standards, the journal aims to become a globally recognized platform for legal scholarship and interdisciplinary legal research.

By fostering academic excellence, research integrity, innovation, and international collaboration, MALEO Law Journal aspires to become a leading scholarly journal in legal studies and a trusted reference for researchers, legal practitioners, policymakers, and academics worldwide. The journal is committed to advancing legal knowledge, strengthening evidence-based policymaking, promoting justice and the rule of law, protecting human rights, and supporting sustainable development at national, regional, and global levels.