About the Journal

Scope

The journal “Mongolian Court and Legal Studies” published by the Academy of Judicial Training, Research and Information under the Supreme Court is an academic journal that aims to contribute to the implementation of the rule of law, the development of the judiciary, and the improvement of legal regulations by publishing and circulating research works by researchers and experts covering legal theory and practice.

Сэтгүүлийн тухай товч

Улсын дээд шүүхийн дэргэдэх Шүүхийн сургалт, судалгаа, мэдээллийн академийн эрхлэн гаргадаг “Монголын шүүх, эрх зүй судлал” сэтгүүл нь судлаач, мэргэжилтнүүдийн эрх зүйн онол, практикийн асуудлыг хамарсан судалгааны бүтээлийг нийтлэх, судалгааны эргэлтэд оруулах замаар хууль дээдлэх зарчмыг хэрэгжүүлэх, шүүх эрх мэдлийн салбарын хөгжил, эрх зүйн зохицуулалтыг боловсронгуй болгоход хувь нэмэр оруулах зорилго бүхий эрдэм шинжилгээний сэтгүүл юм.

Тус сэтгүүл нь эрдэм шинжилгээний бүтээл, судалгааны тайлан, шүүхийн шийдвэрийн дүн шинжилгээ, Улсын дээд шүүхээс хуулийн төсөлд өгөх санал гэсэн үндсэн 4 булантай байна.

Types of Manuscripts

Article Processing charge 

MJLS assumes no responsibility for all contents of the published articles.

Open Access Policy

We support open access publishing as part of our commitment to the widest possible dissemination of research outputs.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. 

Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, or to use them for any other lawful purpose.

Publication Ethics and malpractice statement

Publishing ethics of the MGS is based on those by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethnics.org

It is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behavior by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society-owned. This includes all parties treating each other with respect and dignity and without discrimination, harassment, bullying or retaliation.

Editor Responsibilities

The editor of a peer-reviewed journal is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published, and, moreover, is accountable for everything published in the journal. In making these decisions, the editor may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board as well as by legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.

• The editor may confer with other managing editors or reviewers when making publication decisions. The editor should maintain the integrity of the academic record, preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards, and always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.
• The editor should evaluate manuscripts for intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the author(s). The editor will not disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration to anyone other than the author(s), reviewers and potential reviewers, and in some instances the editorial board members, as appropriate.
• The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
• The editor will be guided by COPE’s Guidelines for Retracting Articles when considering retracting, issuing expressions of concern about, and issuing corrections pertaining to articles that have been published in the journal.
• Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
• The editor is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
• The editor should seek so ensure a fair and appropriate peer review process. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern.
• Editors should guard the integrity of the published record by issuing corrections and retractions when needed and pursuing suspected or alleged research and publication misconduct. Editors should pursue reviewer and editorial misconduct. An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.

Reviewer Responsibilities

• If the reviewer considers that there is any conflict of interest that may make compromise their review, they are required to make this known to the editorial office, and may be excused from performing the review. The reviewer may not be aware of this until they have accepted the invitation to review.
• Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the editor so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.
• Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the editor.
• Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inacceptable. Reviewers should express their views clearly with appropriate supporting arguments.
• Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published data of which they have personal knowledge.
• Reviewers are required to respect the confidentiality of the peer review process and "refrain from using information or ideas obtained during the peer review process for your own or another’s advantage, or to disadvantage or discredit others.
• Reviewers are asked to return their reviews by the requested date, and to inform the editorial office if there is likely to be a delay.