Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines Padjadjaran Law Review
Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran

Please read and understand the author guidelines before preparing your manuscript. Authors who submit a manuscript to the editors must comply with the author guidelines and the PLR template. If the submitted manuscript does not comply with the guidelines or uses a different format, it will be rejected by the editorial team before the review process. To use the Padjadjaran Law Review (PLR) template (bit.ly/ArticleTemplatePLR), save the file in MS Word, then copy and paste your manuscript into it.

Paper Format

  • The manuscript must be an original scholarly work that has not been published in any other medium and contains no plagiarism.
  • The manuscript is submitted in Word format, together with an Originality Statement (template downloadable from the PLR website).
  • The manuscript must be accompanied by a Turnitin report showing a maximum similarity of 20%, using three filters: Exclude Quotes, Exclude Bibliography, and Don’t Exclude by Size.
  • The manuscript is written by a maximum of 5 (five) authors.
  • The manuscript is written in Indonesian, except for the abstract, which is in English.
  • The word limit is 4,000–6,000 words, including the bibliography but excluding footnotes.
  • The manuscript uses A4 paper, one column per page, with 3 cm margins on all sides.
  • Font is Calibri, 11 pt, single spacing. Each paragraph has a first-line indent of 0.6 cm. (Different font sizes apply to the abstract and footnotes; see the PLR template.)
  • The sequence of the manuscript is: Title; Author Name(s); Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Research Method; Discussion and Analysis; Conclusion; and Bibliography.
  • Referencing style uses the Chicago Manual of Style (Notes-Bibliography System).

Title

The article title, abstract, and keywords are written in both Indonesian and English. The title is followed by the author(s)’ name(s).

Abstract

The abstract is written in both Indonesian and English, with a maximum of 200 words. It should be clear, concise, and descriptive.

Keywords

Keywords are written in both Indonesian and English. There must be exactly 3 words/phrases.

Introduction

The introduction should be clear and present the issue to be discussed in the manuscript.

Research Method

The research method is written descriptively.

Discussion and Analysis

This is the most important section of your article. It contains the results of the study and should be clear and concise.

Tables and Figures

Tables and figures that appear in the manuscript must be cited in the text. The table title is placed above the table, and the figure title is placed below the figure.

Example of a table title:

Tabel 1. Judul Tabel

(table content)

Sumber: …… (A source is stated only if the data is taken from other research, reports, or publications. If the table is the result of the author’s own data processing, no source needs to be stated.)

Example of a figure title:

(figure)

Gambar 1. Judul Gambar
Sumber: ……

Conclusion

The conclusion (Penutup) contains a description that answers the objectives of the research. Do not repeat the abstract or simply describe the research results.

References

General Rules

  • For submissions to issues from Volume 14 Issue 1 (2026) onwards, Padjadjaran Law Review requires the Chicago Manual of Style (Notes-Bibliography System) for references, in both footnotes and the bibliography.
  • Footnotes are written in Calibri, 8 pt, single spacing, with a hanging indent of 0.5 cm.
  • The manuscript must cite articles from earlier volumes and issues of Padjadjaran Law Review, accessible via the Archives tab: https://jurnal.fh.unpad.ac.id/index.php/plr/issue/archive
  • Authors are advised to use reference manager applications such as Mendeley Reference Manager, EndNote, or Zotero. All cited publications must be included in the bibliography and arranged alphabetically.
  • The bibliography is alphabetical (A–Z) with a hanging indent of 0.6 cm, divided into the categories Books, Journals, Laws and Regulations, and Other Documents (if needed).
  • The manuscript must cite a minimum of 5 books, preferably published within the last 10 years.
  • The manuscript must cite a minimum of 15 reputable journal articles, which must be published within the last 10 years. Journal references must include previous PLR articles.

The citation quick guides can be found at:

Format Examples

Book, one author

  • Footnote: Author’s Name, Book Title, Edition (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year), Cited Page.
    Miriam Budiarjo, Dasar-Dasar Ilmu Politik, Edisi Revisi (Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2008), 107.
  • Bibliography: Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.
    Budiarjo, Miriam. Dasar-Dasar Ilmu Politik. Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2008.

Book, two authors

  • Footnote: Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman, A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015), 188.
  • Bibliography (only the first author’s last name is inverted): Grazer, Brian, and Charles Fishman. A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Book, three authors

  • Footnote: Alexander Berkman, Henry Bauer, and Carl Nold, Prison Blossoms: Anarchist Voices from…
  • Bibliography: Berkman, Alexander, Henry Bauer, and Carl Nold. Prison Blossoms: Anarchist Voices from…

Book, more than three authors

  • Footnote (first author only, followed by et al.): C. F. Dugan et al., Investor-State Arbitration (England: Oxford University Press, 2011), 28.
  • Bibliography (all authors listed): Dugan, C. F., Don Wallace, Noah Rubins, and Borzu Sabahi. Investor-State Arbitration. England: Oxford University Press, 2011.

Journal

  • Footnote (use the specific cited page): Author’s Name, “Article Title,” Journal Name and Volume, no. (Year): Cited Page, DOI Link.
    Jui-Ch’i Liu, “Beholding the Feminine Sublime: Lee Miller’s War Photography,” Signs 40, no. 2 (2015): 311, https://doi.org/10.1086/678242.
  • Bibliography (use the page range of the whole article): Liu, Jui-Ch’i. “Beholding the Feminine Sublime: Lee Miller’s War Photography.” Signs 40, no. 2 (2015): 308–19. https://doi.org/10.1086/678242.

Laws and Regulations

  • Footnote: Article Number, Name of Regulation (Convention) with its number and/or year.
    Pasal 49 Ayat (1) Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 2011 tentang Tata Cara Pembentukan Peraturan Perundang-Undangan.
    Article 1 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) 1969.
    Principle 7 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration) 1972.
  • Bibliography: Name of Regulation (Convention) with its number and/or year.
    Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 2011 tentang Tata Cara Pembentukan Peraturan Perundang-Undangan.
    Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) 1969.

Electronic Sources

Short Citations

In accordance with the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, the use of Latin abbreviations (Ibid., Op. Cit., Loc. Cit.) is discouraged. Instead, authors may use a short citation for sources already cited in full, in the format: author’s last name, short title (maximum 4 words), cited page.

Full Citation Short Citation
Miriam Budiarjo, Dasar-Dasar Ilmu Politik, Edisi Revisi (Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2008), 107. Budiarjo, Dasar-Dasar Ilmu Politik, 107.
Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman, A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015), 188. Grazer and Fishman, A Curious Mind, 188–200.
C. F. Dugan et al., Investor-State Arbitration (England: Oxford University Press, 2011), 28. Dugan et al., Investor-State Arbitration, 25, 28.
Jui-Ch’i Liu, “Beholding the Feminine Sublime: Lee Miller’s War Photography,” Signs 40, no. 2 (2015): 311, https://doi.org/10.1086/678242. Liu, “Beholding the Feminine Sublime,” 310–311.