• Authors must submit original and unpublished materials. Where a submission was previously used or submitted for publishing or published, the author must communicate this at the earliest to the editorial team at info@cfhr.com.pk.
• All submissions must be sent electronically in Microsoft Word format to info@cfhr.com.pk.
• All submissions must be in English.
• The minimum word count for professionals is 5000 words, and the maximum is 10,000 words. For students, the minimum word count is 3000 words, with the maximum being 5000 words.
• Manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman font with all text justified, footnotes included. Main body and headings should be in 12-point font size with 1.15 line spacing, and 12-point paragraph spacing. Footnotes should be typed in 10-point font size and single-spaced. Page margins must be 1 inch on all sides.
• All sources must be footnoted in accordance with OSCOLA referencing style.
• All submissions must include a bibliography as well.
• Authors must ensure that they are submitting original manuscripts. All submissions will be passed through a plagiarism checker.

The Human Rights Review aims to publish articles of the highest integrity and editorial standard. We welcome critical and thought-provoking submissions that help demonstrate deep research and knowledge presented in a professional way that promotes a constructive discussion of the issue at hand.

Some of the qualities we look for in our submissions are:

• Academic relevance: The article must exhibit outstanding research with every argument supported by credible sources and must identify distinct aspects of the topic selected.
• Originality: The submission must be sole of the author and should not be a duplication of existing literature. The journal encourages unconventional and novel approaches, as long as presented respectfully.
• Credibility: The article must convince the reader by critically evaluating a range of literature and advanced scholarship and must be cited according to the submission guidelines.
• Practicality: The article should not only help readers stay up-to-date on the latest legal developments, but also influence how they and pertinent organisations operate hence clear implications for practice, research, or policy must be specified.
• Structured arguments: We encourage writers to present articles that are objective, well-structured, and lucidly presented in format.

Author Rights:

• Authors will have the opportunity to review corrections before publication if this is agreed to upon submission of the final article.
• The editorial team reserves the right to not submit the corrections for review if the submission is not made within a timely manner.

Editors Rights: 

The Journal is run by a dedicated team of editors and researchers consisting of both students and professionals.

• The editor reserves the right to dismiss applications.
• The editor reserves the right to edit contributions where necessary.
• The editor reserves the right to return articles unpublished if they do not meet the standards regarding the substance of the technical requirements mentioned above.
• The editor reserves the right to hold publication of an article for a later volume of the journal (this will be communicated to the author and the author will have the right to withdraw the paper if they wish).
• The editor reserves the right to return articles unpublished if the preliminary feedback given on the abstract by the editorial team is not properly addressed by the author in the submission of the final article.

Review Process:

We consider each submission we receive through an extensive review process, including for the first time and international peer-reviewing. Each submission is reviewed thoroughly by our team; this includes a plagiarism check, reviewing citations, and editing. Each submission is edited and checked by more than one member of the editorial team. We do not communicate with the author during the review process. If a submission does not pass the review, our team will reach out to the author as soon as possible.

The Human Rights Review seeks to maintain ethical standards of publications for all contributors and readers. Therefore, the editor(s), author(s), reader(s), publisher(s) and reviewer(s) are expected to follow best practice guidelines, some of which have been outlined below:

Responsibilities for Editors

1. They are expected to keep their works original and avoid any kind of plagiarism.
2. The work should be solely based on merit with a sharp relevance to the scope of Human Rights Review.
3. They must ensure the confidentiality of their manuscripts so that only the assigned author possesses a copy.
4. Peer-reviewing policy must be strictly abided by.
5. All ethical complaints must be taken note of; and any or all reasonable measures within the scope of an editor’s responsibility, should be taken promptly.

Responsibilities for Authors

1. They should bear in mind the purpose of the manuscript and keep the extracts precise and comprehensive.
2. Inaccurate representation of statements/facts shall not be accommodated.
3. Fraudulent behavior will be deemed as malpractice and unethical and will not be accepted in any shape or form.
4. They must ensure that statistics and data for the journal are not only accurate but also note that they are conducted within a time frame of 10 years preceding and receding the event
5. The plagiarism policy must be strictly followed to ensure the originality of works.
6. Appropriate and adequate citations shall be made where necessary
7. They must also proactively engage themselves in the peer-reviewing activity wherever requested by the Editor

Responsibilities for Reviewers:

1. Reviewers must bear in mind the purpose of reviewing which is to assist the editors in amending manuscripts and taking editorial decisions.
2. All deadlines shall be met timely with the exception of reasonable and unforeseen exceptional cases.
3. With access to any kind of work, the reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality of the provisions of the journal. Thereby, not sharing with anyone the means of research or facts obtained or information of any kind pertaining to the journal.
4. The remarks on manuscripts must be made while objectively assessing the documents, therefore not having a subjective opinion on any piece of writings.
5. Any unethical practice must be reported directly to the editor.
6. The reviewer may not use any piece of facts or information that they come across, published or unpublished in their own personal works.

Responsibilities for Publishers

1. They must ensure that no unethical practice is committed during the entire process of writing to publishing.
2. Any or all reasonable measures must be taken by the publishers to counter unethical behavior and public malpractice.
3. Must ensure in collaboration with the editors that no paper with misconducted research or mention of statements or facts is encouraged or allowed

Compliance with all the above mentioned ethical standards is obligatory for the purposes of ensuring the integrity of the Human Rights Review and strengthening the confidence of the Publisher(s).

The Human Rights Review is a single-blind peer-review journal published by the Centre for Human Rights, Pakistan. The journal started as an annual publication of the Centre in 2012 in collaboration with the American Bar Association and has since then published several volumes both online and in hard copy. The journal aims to promote legal debate and create an environment that facilitates dialogue on human rights issues and criminal justice reform in Pakistan. It stands as a platform for students, lawyers, judges, and practitioners of the legal fraternity to share insight into the contemporary legal situations of Pakistan with their insightful and thought-provoking contributions.

1. The manuscripts are initially reviewed by our editorial team where the article’s quality, clarity, relevance, use of literature, and evidence are checked. The submission will also be checked for plagiarism via software, the threshold standing as 19%. The editorial team reserves a right to return the article to the author for modifications and resubmissions or reject the article completely.
2. Once the article is approved by the editor, it is then forwarded for a double-blind peer review to our national and international reviewing bodies. These reviewers have expert knowledge of the subject area of the manuscript.
3. Reviewers must assess the submitted papers and offer insightful criticism to help the author(s) enhance the manuscript’s quality. Additionally, reviewers give the manuscript points for originality, field contribution, technical excellence, presentation clarity, and research depth.
4. The reviewers will provide the editor with their reports on the manuscripts and a recommendation for one of the following actions:
   1. Publish as it is
   2. Publish after minor corrections
   3. Publish after major corrections
   4. Reject

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