About the Journal

CEDIS Press is the editorial vehicle of CEDIS, a privileged, open and plural platform for the dissemination of scientific production on Law and Society. Our aim is to encourage critical and innovative scientific reflection, interact with society and have a direct impact on legislation, case law and public policies. CEDIS Press is hosting the Law and Society Series.

Our editorial policy in relation to the Law and Society Collection is guided by the principles of “Open Science”, which ensure rigorous evaluation through double blind peer-review, the availability of content in open access, guaranteeing the wide dissemination of knowledge, and the absence of any costs for authors, promoting equity and unrestricted access to scientific publication.

Submission of Manuscript Proposals (optional)

Manuscript proposals must include:

  1. Title
  2. Justification of the importance of the theme, the innovation of the work and its fit within the scope of the Law and Society Series
  3. Summary of each chapter
  4. Description of the target audience
  5. CV of the author(s), including institutional affiliation(s) and main publications
Proposals can be sent to the email cedis@novalaw.unl.pt. 
 
The editorial team will carry out a preliminary assessment of the proposal to check its relevance, originality and suitability for the scope of the Law and Society Series. After the initial assessment, the proposal may be accepted or rejected.
 
Initial acceptance of the proposal does not guarantee final publication, which will depend on the quality and relevance of the full manuscript, as assessed by the reviewers.
 
Full Manuscript Submission
 
The complete manuscript must be submitted anonymously via this platform, following the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, Author-Date format.
 
Edited Collective Volume
 
The introduction and the various chapters that comprise a collective volume must be submitted separately and anonymously via this platform, following the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, Author-Date format. Each chapter should clearly indicate the title of the main work to which it belongs. Each chapter will undergo an individual double-blind peer-review process
 
Evaluation
 
Each submission will undergo a double-blind peer-review process. The names of the reviewers will be disclosed in the final publication to ensure transparency and credibility in the evaluation process.

This editorial policy ensures a thorough and unbiased review of each component, maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and quality for our book series.

Final decision

Based on the opinions of the reviewers, the Law and Society Series will make a final decision on the publication of the manuscript, which may be acceptance, acceptance with mandatory revisions or rejection.

Notification of Decision

Authors will be informed of the final decision together with the reviewers’ opinions. If revisions are necessary, authors must submit them by the deadline. The revised manuscript will undergo a new evaluation before the final decision to publish is made.

Copyright

Authors are solely responsible for the content of their work and retain full copyright. Any images used in the work are the sole responsibility of the authors, and proof of rights must be provided in documentary form. Mention of the copyright of the images will be included in the technical file of the work.

Open Access

All the publications in the Law and Society Series follow an open access policy, with each publication assigned a DOI. The Law and Society Collection reserves the right to make all the contents available in open access in the institutional repository of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (RUN) and/or on other academic publishing platforms, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are authorised to deposit the editor’s final version in any repository, with no embargo period.

Costs

The Law and Society Series does not charge any fees for submitting, reviewing or publishing manuscripts.

Contact

To submit your manuscript or ask any questions, please contact us by e-mail: cedis@novalaw.unl.pt.