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About the Journal

KLAUSULA: Jurnal Hukum Tata Negara, Hukum Administrasi, Pidana dan Perdata

KLAUSULA is a scholarly journal that publishes research articles and academic legal thought in the fields of constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, civil law, and related legal studies. The journal is published by Universitas Islam Kadiri (UNISKA) Kediri and is intended to support the dissemination, discussion, and development of legal scholarship through a transparent editorial and peer-review process.

Components of the About Section

The About section should provide readers, authors, reviewers, indexers, and assessors with direct access to the journal's identity, governance, editorial policies, publication policies, author information, metadata standards, and contact information.

1. Journal Identity

Journal title, publisher, ISSN, frequency, scope, and other core identity information.

2. Focus & Scope

A clear description of the journal's subject coverage, scholarly orientation, and article relevance.

3. Editorial Team & Reviewers

Names, roles, affiliations, and journal governance information for editors and peer reviewers.

4. Peer Review Process

Explanation of manuscript evaluation, reviewer selection, revision, editorial decision, and confidentiality.

5. Publication Ethics

Ethical responsibilities of authors, editors, reviewers, and the journal, including misconduct and conflict of interest.

6. Open Access & Licensing

Open-access policy, copyright, licensing terms, and reader reuse conditions.

7. Archiving & Preservation

Digital preservation, archiving, backup, recovery, and external preservation services where available.

8. Correction & Retraction

Corrections, retractions, withdrawal, Expression of Concern, and article correction mechanisms.

9. GenAI & Plagiarism

Use of AI by authors/reviewers/editors, plagiarism screening, similarity assessment, and transparency requirements.

10. Author Guidelines

Article structure, manuscript requirements, citation, references, submission checklist, and submission guidance.

11. Metadata, DOI & Crossref

Article metadata quality control, DOI verification, reference metadata, and Crossref consistency.

12. Abstracting & Indexing

Verified links to journal profiles and indexing or journal-information services.

13. Editorial Workflow

Submission → Review → Revision → Copyediting → Production → Publication.

14. Publication Frequency & History

Publication schedule, issue continuity, journal history, and archive information.

15. Contact

Editorial office, institutional address, official email, and communication channel.

About Page Principle

The About page should function as a central information hub. It should summarize the identity and governance of KLAUSULA and direct users to the journal's detailed policy pages. Links should only be added after the destination page has been verified to avoid dead links, duplicate pages, or inconsistent policy names.