Editorial Ethical Statement

The editorial Board of the Journal Legal Methods shares the principal values of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University and acts by the principles of freedom of research, expression of thought and publication, and principles of Research Publishing Ethics (COPE);

Editor Responsibilities

The editor, in consultation with the editorial board, determines the goals, objectives, and publishing policy of the journal;

The editor shares the responsibility with the editorial board and guarantees the journal's scientific quality; Constantly takes care of its development and improvement.

  The editor ensures that all incoming articles undergo the anti-plagiarism program and sends them to two experts in the field for review.

If the program has detected and caught the plagiarism, the editor rejects the article and returns it to the author.

The editor is obliged to notify the authors of the positive/or negative assessment or reasons for the rejection of the article by e-mail and to attach the reviewers' conclusions to the letter.

The editor is responsible for the high quality of the review process and the qualification and competence of the reviewers. 

If the author raises reasonable doubts about the bias of the reviewer, the editorial team, through consultation, should resolve the issue, either by assigning it to a new reviewer or publishing it. 

The editorial board must apologize or publish an explanation or clarification in case of misconduct. 

 The average duration of the review process is two months. 

The annual deadline for submitting new articles is 31st May. 

The journal is published in December every year.

Reviewer Responsibilities

The reviewer is responsible for considering the editorial policy, protecting confidentiality, and objectivity. The reviewer evaluates the article based on the "evaluation criteria” and provides the article assessment within the deadline to the editor. In the event of a conflict of interest, the reviewer's obligation is to inform the editor and refuse to review the article.

The journal strictly prohibits the use of artificial intelligence tools in the peer review process. Peer review is a scholarly activity that requires personal expertise, critical judgment, and ethical responsibility on the part of the reviewer. Accordingly, only the reviewer’s own professional knowledge and experience may be employed in conducting the review.

Authors Responsibilities

The responsibility of authors is to submit the articles to the editorial office via the electronic platform (link). 

By uploading the article, the authors agree that the given article represents their original work, does not contain plagiarism, and hasn`t been published before in any language.

  The journal's editorial policy enables authors to republish or reprint if the source of the original publication is noted.

If the submitted article contains the research results in which humans or animals have been involved. The authors must indicate that they considering the internationally recognized guidelines (for example, the Declaration of Helsinki for Clinical Research, or the AERA and BERA-სGuidelines for Educational Research).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artificial Intelligence as Author

The journal does not accept articles in which artificial intelligence (AI) tools are listed as authors or co-authors. The journal’s policy is based on the principle that AI systems cannot meet the criteria for authorship, as they lack the capacity to take responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the content produced.

Artificial Intelligence as a Bibliographic Source

The journal does not accept articles in which AI programs are cited as bibliographic sources. Such content may rely on unreliable data or incorporate third-party material/content without appropriate attribution and citation.

Artificial Intelligence as a Writing and Data Presentation Aid

The journal does accept articles in which AI has been used as a supportive tool for authors. Such assistance may include text correction and editing, feedback on structure and style, translation, data analysis, data visualization, and programming.

In cases where authors use AI programs for the purposes listed above, they are required to provide a statement disclosing this use. The statement must be included in the main text of the article, following the references section, under the heading:

“Declaration on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies”

“During the preparation of this article, the author(s) used [program name] for [specific purpose/function]. The author(s) reviewed and revised the material generated by artificial intelligence as necessary.”