Submissions

Author Guidelines

The journal Justice and Law (JD, in Spanish) is a scientific judicial publication published every six months, essentially addressed to magistrates, judges, specialists and other workers of the Cuban Court System (ST); also, to other jurists, students and academics of the speciality, and professionals of the different areas of knowledge in the national and international sphere who can contribute results for the continuous improvement of the administration of justice.

Scientific research that has an impact on the work of the TS is the fundamental source of the articles and other texts that appear in the journal. Its contents, of novelty and scientific impact, are published in Spanish and English. It is refereed and edited, in open access, by the Supreme People's Court of the Republic of Cuba (TSP).

Subjects and scope

The journal offers a refereed scientific space for the publication of specialised articles related to legal science and, in particular, to the administration of justice. Contributions may be submitted by magistrates, judges, specialists and other workers of the Cuban courts of justice, other jurists or law students, and professionals, Cuban or foreign, from different areas of knowledge, interested in reflection, debate and the socialisation of scientific knowledge.

Languages

The journal evaluates and publishes original papers in Spanish and English. The text may be written in either of these languages; the title, abstract, and keywords must appear in both.

Submission of contributions

Contributions submitted to JD must be original and unpublished in either of the two languages accepted by the journal. It will be the author's responsibility to inform about the copyright situation. Any damage caused by the publication of a work that infringes such rights will be the responsibility of the author.

The submission of texts presupposes that the authors are aware of and accept the journal's editorial policy, in particular with regard to copyright, and the conditions of use and reuse of the work.

The journal accepts no responsibility for copyright infringements incurred by those who submit their contributions to the journal.

Submissions that violate these guidelines will be returned to the submitters.

The journal reserves the right to decide when accepted papers will be published, according to editorial interests.

Those who decide to send contributions previously submitted to JD to another publication must notify JD of the withdrawal of the text from its editorial process.

Those wishing to submit contributions to the journal should register on the journal's website (https://revistajd.tsp.gob.cu). If you are already registered, simply log in with your username and password.

Submission, editorial processing and publication are free of charge.

If you are interested in any clarification or information not contained in these instructions, please contact the Editorial Board at revistajd@tsp.gob.cu.

Presentation, format and structure of contributions

Authors interested in publishing in the journal, after registering in it (Register), must prepare and send, on a compulsory basis, two files:

1. The cover letter, with all the required data.
2.  The article or text, complying with the detailed rules of format and structure established for the different types of contributions (Template for reflection and socialisation, Template for case studies, Template for environment).

Cover letter requirements

The Cover Letter is divided into two parts, the first of which is devoted to the cover details, including:

1.  The Title of the paper, in the two languages accepted by the journal, beginning with the one that corresponds to that of the text. The title should clearly and precisely describe the content of the paper, and allow the reader to identify the subject easily, in no more than 15 words.
2. Authors' details: Only those authors who have made a significant scientific and intellectual contribution to the work, whether in the design, planning, processing and analysis of the data, interpretation of the results, or writing and/or revising the manuscript, are included as authors. The order of authors is presented according to the degree of responsibility and participation of each author. All authors must provide the following data:

• Full names and surnames.
• Academic degree or title.
• Institution or entity in which the author works (if more than one structural unit is required, these are listed in the order preferred by the author, separated by commas).
• Country
• E-mail address.
• ORCID code: Authors must be registered in ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID, http://orcid.org).

In the second part of the cover letter, the authors endorse their commitment in relation to the following aspects:

1. The contribution is an original and unpublished contribution (declaration of originality).

2. The text has not been sent to other publications and will not be sent to other publications while it is subject to the editorial evaluation of the journal JD.

3. They declare that they are the sole authors of the work.

4. They accept that the editorial team may make formal changes to the article in order to adapt it to the standards of presentation required by the journal, if necessary.

5. They agree with the editorial policy, particularly with regard to copyright and the conditions of use and reuse of the work.

6. There are no conflicts of interest that may affect the scientific evaluation of the article.

Authors may provide additional information that they consider relevant to the editor, in particular, circumstances that may involve a conflict of interest during the review or affect the evaluation of the work.

The cover letter must be signed by all authors and uploaded as an additional file during step 4 of the online submission process, through the platform used for the management and publication of the journal.

Requirements for contributions

General formatting issues

The text is presented in Microsoft Word (2003-2016), in Times New Roman font, 12 point for body text and 10 point for footnotes, justified paragraphs, 1.5 line spacing, six point back spacing, no indentation. Letter paper should be used, with 2.5 cm margins on all four sides. The title, abstract and keywords should be written in the two languages in which the journal is published, beginning with the language that corresponds to that of the text. The title of the paper and the subtitles identifying the different parts of it are highlighted in bold, with the font size indicated in the templates designed by the journal's editorial team for the different types of contributions (Reflection and Socialisation Template, Case Study Template, Environment Template).

Only capital letters should be used for acronyms and abbreviations. The article is written in the third person singular. Up to 5 visual elements (tables, graphs, figures or images in PNG format, no larger than 6Kb) are allowed. The paper will not include any data of the authors to ensure academic peer review, using the double-blind system. The author proposes to which section of the journal to send the paper. However, depending on the content of the paper, the Editorial Board may decide to include it in another section.

Sections and types of contributions

• Editorial note: This section publishes the text written by the editor of the journal or an expert invited for this purpose, with the aim of making known the institutional position or opinion in relation to a certain aspect or offering information about the content of the issue. The work is evaluated by the Editorial Board.
• Reflection and socialisation: In this section see the light of day research articles, of a scientific, teaching or investigative nature, original and unpublished, showing the results of completed research, and other types of scientific collaborations, in accordance with the themes of the journal; versions, total or partial, of theses, dissertations and papers, written in the form of scientific article, essays, doctrinal and jurisprudential studies, case analysis are accepted. Contributions to this section are subject to evaluation by anonymous academic peers, using the double-blind system (Reflection and Socialisation Template).
• Monographic studies : This section publishes review articles that address a particular issue in depth, assessing progress, development trends and insufficiently addressed aspects. Its purpose is to make a relevant, critical and original contribution. Its structure includes: introduction, methodology, development (with subtitles for each topic), conclusions and references. These works are evaluated by academic peers, using the double-blind system (Monographic studies template).
• Environment: In this section we publish comments of general interest that correspond to legal science, innovation in the field, information technologies, etc., both nationally and internationally. These contributions are evaluated by the EC (Environment Template).

The journal devotes 75% of its sections to the publication of scientific content.

Requirements according to the types of contributions

Papers submitted to the Reflection and Socialisation section must comply with the following rules:

1. They shall be approximately 25 to 30 pages in length, including references;
2. they will be written in Microsoft Word (2003-2016); font type: Times New Roman (body text: 12 points; footnotes: 10); paragraphs: justified, single-spaced, single-spaced and spaced six points apart, without indentation;
3. letter paper is used, with 2,5 cm margins on all four sides;
4. the title, abstract and keywords are written in the two languages in which the journal is published, starting with the one that corresponds to the language of the text;
5. only capital letters are accepted for acronyms and abbreviations;
6. up to 5 visual elements (tables, graphs, figures or images) are allowed.

These contributions must follow the following structure:

1. Title, in the two languages of the journal, beginning with the one that corresponds to that of the text, all centred and in bold; the first at 20 points, and the remaining two at 18 and in italics. The title should allow the reader to easily locate the content of the work and should not exceed 10 words.
2. Abstract, in the two languages of the journal, starting with the one that corresponds to the language of the text. It should be one paragraph (between 150 and 200 words, 12 point, justified) and written in the third person; it should be clear, without abbreviations or references to the main text, footnotes or bibliographical references.
3. Keywords, in the two languages of the journal, starting with the one that corresponds to the language of the text. It may include 3 to 5 words, separated by semicolons, ordered by relevance (12 points, justified).
4. Summary. The headings and sub-headings are identified (based on the structure of the work itself), separated by a semicolon, in a paragraph, 12 points, justified and in bold, as follows: I. Introduction; II. Introduction; II. Heading; 2.1. Subheading; 2.3....
5. Conclusions. They are written in paragraph form, 12 point, justified, without numbering or bullets.
6. The bibliographic style of the American Psychological Association (APA), version 7, is used, with the necessary modifications to adapt them to the uses of the Spanish language and the editorial practices of the journal. Only works explicitly cited in the different parts of the text are included, in accordance with the standards themselves. To facilitate the use of APA standards, the journal makes some examples available to authors in the template corresponding to each type of contribution (see templates).

Contributions to the Monographic Studies section are subject to the rules established for the Reflection and Socialisation section, with the particularity that the articles may be up to 35 pages long. The texts submitted to the Environment section comply with the rules set out for the Reflection and Socialisation section, with the following adaptations:

1. Papers must be up to 15 pages in length.
2. The Summary is not required.
3. They have an Introduction, Development, Conclusions and References.
4. In the Introduction, the presentation of the subject matter and the author's motivations regarding the problems examined must be presented in no more than 1 page.
5. In the Development, the state of the problem addressed, the different positions on it and the position taken by the author, from the general to the particular, are stated.
6. The Conclusions reflect the author's final evaluations with respect to the objective or purpose that inspired the work, written succinctly, in paragraph format, without using numbering or bullets.
7. The References list the works consulted and expressly cited in the work.                               
   To make easier the submission of texts, the journal makes available to authors the templates for each of these types of contributions  
    (Reflection and Socialisation Template, Monographic studies Template, Enviroment Template)
   

Copyright notice

Those who submit contributions for publication in the journal:

1. retain the copyright on the work.
2. Assign to the journal the right of first publication.
3. Accept that the work may be copied and redistributed by JD journal, in any medium or format, or adapted from the original, and shared by third parties, provided that the authors and the first publication in JD are indicated, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution/NonCommercial Attribution 4.0 License.
4. They retain the moral and economic rights to patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights embodied in the work.
5. They claim to have obtained permission to use copyrighted material from other sources, including the Internet, and credit the sources in the article or text.
6. They expressly release the journal from any responsibility for any infringement of intellectual property rights committed during the preparation and submission of the work.
7. They undertake to compensate the Tribunal Supremo Popular for any damages that may be caused by any infringement of intellectual property rights that they may have committed during the preparation and submission of the works.

The journal is obliged to respect the rights of the authors and, consequently, to maintain the integrity of the information, safeguarding it from mutilations or modifications other than those necessary for the electronic publication of the work, and which generate inaccuracies or damage the image of the journal or the author.

Conflicts relating to the protection of intellectual property shall be submitted to the decision of the competent Cuban authority by virtue of the legislation in force in the Republic of Cuba.

In order to protect the open dissemination of the contents and to prevent lucrative exploitation, the authors sign or accept in electronic form the corresponding formats and the conditions for ceding the rights of distribution and reproduction of the materials to the publisher and third parties.