Policies

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original manuscript to be considered for publication in the Caribbean Journal of Law, Policy and  Social Change provided that he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the manuscript.

ORCID iDs: All published articles must include an ORCID iD for at least one author, preferably the first author (see APA 7 ed. Section 2.7). The open researcher and contributor identifier (ORCID) is a free, 16-digit, linkable, persistent digital identifier (iD) that helps keep individual researchers distinguished from one another, especially other researchers who may have the same name. Authors may want to read “What is ORCID before registering for one.

General Submission Rules

Submitted manuscripts cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: “publication” in a working-paper series or indexed in an open-access directory may not constitute prior publication. Please contact the editors if you have questions about what may be considered prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to the journal, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial-decision process with the  Caribbean Journal of Law , Policy and Social Change If you have concerns about the submission terms for  Caribbean Journal of Law, Policy and Social Change  please contact the editors.

Formatting Requirements

Manuscripts should adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA 7th ed.). If other styles are used in an initial submission, including APA 6th ed., please note that the author(s) will be responsible for converting to a format consistent with the APA 7th ed. guidelines if accepted for publication in the journal. All manuscripts should be submitted as a Microsoft™ .doc or .rtf file.

Attribution and Usage Policies

Authors must be credited for their work at all times. The Journal reserves the right to republication of the article without the author's permission. 

Users may not access, download, or copy articles for commercial purposes (including, without limitation, displaying or linking to such article for a fee or in connection with other services offered for a fee.

Authors are free to utilize their work after publication by the Caribbean Journal of Law, policy and Social Change along the following guidelines :

• Storage and back-up of the article on the author's computer(s) and digital media (e.g., diskettes, back-up servers, Zip disks, etc.), provided that the article stored on these computers and media is not readily accessible by persons other than the author;

• Posting of the article on the author's personal website, provided that the website is non-commercial;

• Posting of the article on the Internet as part of a non-commercial, open access institutional repository or other non-commercial, open access publication site affiliated with the author's place of employment; and

• Posting of the article on a non-commercial course website for a course being taught by the author at the university or college employing the author.

Further enquiries ?

Contact the editors : EDITORCJLPSC@GMAIL.COM