The Legal Journal (J²) Journal accepts applications for editing Special Issues (SI).

1. The Process

The process of creating the SI starts with the application.

The submission of the SI is made by the Scientific Coordinator of the Event (SCE) or equivalent.

The Editor-in-Chief, the Assistant Editors and/or the Scientific Council (SC) evaluate the applications received based on the following selection criteria:

• Relevance of the theme.
• Scientific quality of each proposed article.
• Consistency of the set of proposed articles and the contribution of the theme to the advancement of science.
• Research of the authors in the thematic area of the issue (academic degree and affiliation).
• To ensure that the SI is sufficiently comprehensive for the participation of specialists from different areas and/or backgrounds, it is recommended that the authors or participants with the same affiliation do not exceed 1/3 of the total number of the authors of the SI; non-compliance with this condition can bring a possible exclusion factor from the application.

The decision to accept the SI rests with the Editor-in-Chief, the Assistant Editors and/or the SC.

The SCE or equivalent is responsible for the scientific quality and guarantee of the manuscript review by the SC of the event or equivalent before submission to J². The SCE or equivalent of the approved SI signs the Special Issue Identification Form.

2. Completion of the Process

• Once the application is approved, the final date for submission of all manuscripts compiled in the SI is fixed (this period should not exceed 3 months).
• A date for publication of the SI will also be defined.
• The complete SI will be subject to a final evaluation by the J² Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Editors, who may request changes prior to the final publication.
• The DOI Crossref identification is made only to the SI. Other unforeseen situations, such as the attribution of a DOI to the manuscripts, will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, at the request of the SCE.