Aksen Journal of Contemporary Family Law
Aksen Journal of Contemporary Family Law (AJCFL) welcomes original research articles, conceptual papers, case analyses, and critical review articles that make a significant scholarly contribution to the study and development of contemporary family law. Authors are expected to prepare manuscripts in accordance with the journal's aims and scope, ethical standards, and the following submission guidelines.
Manuscripts submitted to AJCFL must demonstrate academic originality, analytical rigor, methodological clarity, and a substantive contribution to contemporary family law scholarship. Authors should ensure that:
AJCFL accepts scholarly manuscripts in the following categories:
Manuscripts should be written in academically appropriate English or Indonesian. Authors are responsible for ensuring clarity, grammatical accuracy, consistency of terminology, and readability. Manuscripts whose language substantially impedes academic evaluation may be returned for language revision before peer review.
Authors should prepare their manuscripts using the official AJCFL Article Template. Unless otherwise specified in the template, manuscripts should observe the following general requirements:
| Element | Requirement |
|---|---|
| File Format | Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), OpenOffice, or compatible editable format |
| Manuscript Length | Approximately 6,000–8,000 words, including footnotes and references |
| Abstract | Approximately 150–250 words |
| Keywords | 4–6 keywords or key phrases |
| Referencing | Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition — Notes and Bibliography |
| Tables & Figures | Numbered consecutively, clearly titled, and placed near the relevant discussion in the manuscript |
Research articles should generally contain the following elements. Authors may adapt the internal headings where necessary to reflect the methodological and disciplinary character of the research.
The Introduction should clearly establish the research problem, relevant scholarly debate, research gap, objectives or questions, and contribution of the article. The Methods section should explain the research design, sources or data, methods of collection where relevant, and analytical approach in sufficient detail. The Results and Discussion should provide substantive analysis rather than merely describe data or legal provisions. The Conclusion should synthesize the principal findings and explain their theoretical, legal, or practical implications.
The abstract should provide a concise and self-contained summary of the article. It should normally identify the research background or problem, objective, methodology, principal findings, and main contribution or implication. Avoid citations, unexplained abbreviations, and general statements that do not communicate the article's specific findings.
Authors should provide 4–6 keywords that accurately represent the principal concepts, legal fields, theoretical approaches, jurisdictions, or issues addressed in the manuscript. Keywords should facilitate indexing and scholarly discoverability.
AJCFL uses the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, Notes and Bibliography system. Sources should be cited in numbered footnotes, with complete bibliographic information provided in the bibliography at the end of the manuscript.
Authors should ensure that every source cited in the footnotes is accurately represented in the bibliography and that bibliographic information is complete and consistent. Wherever available, DOIs should be provided in URL format.
1. John Eekelaar, Family Law and Personal Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), 45.
Book — BibliographyEekelaar, John. Family Law and Personal Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Journal Article — Footnote2. Author First Name Last Name, “Title of Article,” Journal Title volume, no. issue (year): page, https://doi.org/xxxxx.
Journal Article — BibliographyLast Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Journal Title volume, no. issue (year): page range. https://doi.org/xxxxx.
Chapter in an Edited Book — Footnote3. Author First Name Last Name, “Chapter Title,” in Book Title, ed. Editor First Name Last Name (Place: Publisher, year), page.
Legislation / Court DecisionsLegislation, judicial decisions, treaties, and other legal materials should be cited consistently according to accepted conventions of the relevant jurisdiction, while providing sufficient information for readers to identify and retrieve the source.
Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference-management software such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote to maintain consistency and accuracy in citations and bibliography. When using reference-management software, authors should select Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (Full Note) or the equivalent Notes and Bibliography style.
Authors should engage substantially with relevant and authoritative scholarly literature. References should include appropriate primary legal sources and recent peer-reviewed scholarship relevant to the article's research problem. Authors are encouraged to engage with international literature where this strengthens the theoretical, comparative, or analytical contribution of the manuscript.
Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and provided with concise descriptive titles. They should be placed as close as possible to the relevant discussion in the manuscript rather than collected at the end. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from third parties where permission is required.
Authors must adhere to recognized standards of publication ethics and research integrity. Submissions involving plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, citation manipulation, or other forms of academic misconduct may be rejected or subject to appropriate post-publication action.
Where research involves human participants, interviews, personal data, vulnerable groups, or other ethically sensitive materials, authors are responsible for complying with applicable ethical requirements, obtaining informed consent where appropriate, protecting participant confidentiality, and reporting relevant ethical approval or procedures.
Generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, citations, arguments, and conclusions of their manuscripts.
Where generative AI or AI-assisted technologies have been used substantively in manuscript preparation or research, authors should transparently disclose their use in accordance with the journal's editorial policy. AI-generated citations or factual claims must not be used without independent verification against reliable original sources.
Manuscripts considered suitable after editorial screening are subject to double-blind peer review. Authors should therefore remove identifying information from the manuscript file where required by the submission system. Author names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgments, and other identifying information should be entered separately through the OJS submission metadata or otherwise prepared according to the journal's submission instructions.
All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the AJCFL Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Authors who do not yet have an account must register before submitting. Existing users may log in and begin the online submission process.
Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:
Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee publication. Manuscripts may be returned to authors before peer review when they fall outside the journal's scope, do not comply substantially with these Author Guidelines, fail to meet minimum scholarly standards, or raise concerns regarding publication ethics or research integrity. The editors reserve the right to make reasonable editorial and stylistic changes necessary to maintain the consistency and quality of the journal.
