Author Guidelines

Jurnal Yudisial is a periodical legal journal managed and published by the Center for Analysis and Information Services. First published in 2007, Jurnal Yudisial contains articles on the results of analyses of decisions of adjudication bodies in Indonesia and abroad, written by academics, practitioners, networks, and other competent parties. A maximum of three decisions can be used as objects of analysis in this article, and they must be within the last 10 years. 

Author Guidelines 

Please read and understand the author's guidelines for the preparation manuscript. The author who submits a manuscript to the editors should comply with the author's guidelines and template. If the submitted manuscript does not comply with the guidelines or using a different format, it will be rejected by the editorial team before being reviewed. The editorial team will only accept a manuscript that meets the specified formatting requirements (downloadable at: Manuscript Template and Author Guidelines). This template is designed to assist Author in preparing manuscript; it is an exact representation of the format expected by the editor. To use this template, please just Save As this MS Word file to your document, then copy and paste your document here. All papers submitted to the journal should be written in English or Bahasa Indonesia language.  

Paper Format

  1. The word limit for the submission is 7000-10.000 words (including of bodynotes and abstract); 

  1. The sequence of manuscripts following: Title; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Method (Please note that Jurnal Yudisial uses new manuscript template from the 2025 edition (method is not written separately in a subchapter itself); Main Heading Analysis; Conclusion; and References; 

  1. Referencing style uses the APA Style. 

Title 

The Title are written with Times New Roman (14pt). Author(s) name, affiliations and corresponding author’s email: e-mail. The title is written in Indonesian and English if the manuscript is written in Indonesian.  

Abstract  

The abstract should be clear, concise, and descriptive. This abstract should provide a brief introduction to the problem, number of judges decision, objective of paper, followed by a statement regarding the method and a brief summary of results. Font with Times New Roman (11 pt) and preferably no more than 200-250 words with 1 spacing, with no citations. The abstract is written in Indonesian and English if the manuscript is written in Indonesian. 

Keywords  

Keywords arranged by alphabetically and should have at least three keywords and maximum five keywords separated by a semicolon (;). 

Introduction  

The introduction should be clear and provide the issue to be discussed in the manuscript. The introduction presents legal issues considered relevant as background to the decision that will be the object of analysis in this paper, followed by an explanation of the case and a selective discussion of problematic legal considerations. The author must state which judge's considerations are highlighted and analyzed by the author in this article (the decision number and the original quotation from the panel of judges' considerations are included in the manuscript). At the end of the paragraph, the author/s should end with a comment on the significance concerning identification of the issue and the objective of research. 

Method  

This Method are optional. Please note that Jurnal Yudisial uses new manuscript template from the 2025 edition (method is not written separately in a subchapter itself). 

Analysis and Discussion 

This section is the most important section of your article. It should contain the study's results and be clear and concise. The analysis should at least provide more detailed information on the problematic findings identified by the author regarding the case and the judge's considerations in the decision. The analysis should also focus on the author's stance on the judge's considerations chosen as the object of analysis in this article. The author must include theory as an analytical tool in the article. 

Conclusion  

Conclusion contains a description that should answer the objectives of research and the legal issues. Do not repeat the Abstract or simply describe the results of the research. Give a clear explanation regarding the possible application and/or suggestions related to the research findings. 

References  

The Jurnal Yudisial uses APA Style in the References at the end of the manuscript. Cite only items that you have read and written on bodynotes. Please use Reference Manager Applications like EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc. Use other published articles in the same journal as models. All publications cited in the text should be included in the References section and arranged alphabetically. Expect a minimum of 15 references, primarily with a minimum of 80% to journal papers published in the last 10 years. The citation quick guide can be found at 
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammarguidelines/references/examples/journal-articlereferences. 

 Submission Preparation Checklist 

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines. 

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). 

  1. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format. 

  1. This article is the result of an analysis of decisions over the last 10 years.  

  1. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided. 

  1. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. 

  1. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines which is found in About the Journal.  

Copyright Notice 

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. 

  1. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal. 

  1. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work  

Privacy Statement 

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. 

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