• Partner Reviews
• Open Acces Policy
• Copyright Policy
• Ethical Guidelines
• Editor's Responsibilities
• Reviewer's Responsibilities
• Author's Responsibilities
• Privacy Statement

All manuscripts submitted to JCLS undergo a double-blind peer review process as follows:

1. Initial Editorial Screening – The editorial team assesses topic suitability, document completeness, and performs plagiarism screening (Turnitin, similarity ≤ 20%).
2. Reviewer Assignment – A minimum of two independent reviewers with relevant expertise are assigned through the OJS system.
3. Review Evaluation – Reviewers have 14 days to assess originality, methodology, clarity, relevance, and ethics. Feedback is anonymous and constructive.
4. Editorial Decision – The editor decides whether to accept, revise (minor/major), or reject the manuscript based on reviewers’ feedback. Revised manuscripts may be re-reviewed.
5. Endogeneity Policy – JCLS limits editorial board-authored content to ≤ 25% per issue.

All articles published in JCLS are freely available immediately upon publication, with no embargo or registration required. Anyone may read, download, copy, distribute, print, link to, or reuse content with proper attribution. The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

Self-Archiving Rights: Authors may deposit preprints, accepted manuscripts (postprints), and the final published version (Version of Record) in any repository, provided full citation and DOI link are included. For details on article processing charges (APC) and waiver policies, please visit our Submission Payments page.

Authors retain full copyright over their published work. By submitting and publishing in JCLS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, distribute, and display the work in all media formats.

Under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, authors are free to:

• reuse, reproduce, and distribute their work in any medium;
• permit others to remix, adapt, or build upon their work for any purpose (including commercial use) under the same license and with proper attribution.

JCLS bears no responsibility for third-party use of the published content.

JCLS adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. The following sections outline the ethical responsibilities of Editors, Reviewers, and Authors.

1. Acknowledge receipt of new submissions within two business days and ensure a fair, timely, and confidential review process.
2. Withdraw from handling a manuscript in the event of any conflict of interest.
3. Protect reviewer anonymity and never disclose identities without permission.
4. Not coerce authors into citing JCLS articles as a condition for acceptance.
5. Implement corrections, retractions, or expressions of concern when necessary.

1. Provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations within 14 days of assignment.
2. Decline reviews where conflicts of interest exist or expertise is insufficient.
3. Maintain confidentiality and never use manuscript content for personal benefit.
4. Report suspected plagiarism, data fabrication, or duplicate publication to the editor.

1. Ensure submitted work is original and not under review elsewhere.
2. Report methods and findings accurately and honestly; retain raw data when possible.
3. Disclose all funding sources and potential conflicts of interest.
4. Credit all significant contributors as co-authors and obtain their final approval.
5. Notify the editor promptly of major errors post-publication and cooperate in corrections or retractions.

Author names, email addresses, and affiliation data submitted to this site will be used exclusively for editorial communication and publishing purposes. This information will not be shared with third parties without the author’s explicit consent, unless required by law.