# ScholarVertex

> ScholarVertex Publications is an open-access scholarly press (India) for students, research scholars and early-career authors. It publishes one peer-reviewed, open-access, bimonthly journal: the Vertex International Journal of Law, Management & Social Sciences (VIJLMSS).

## Key facts

- Journal: Vertex International Journal of Law, Management & Social Sciences (VIJLMSS), https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss
- Publisher: ScholarVertex Publications, India
- Frequency: bimonthly (every two months)
- Scope: law (doctrinal, socio-legal, comparative, empirical), management and organisational studies, public policy and governance, and the broader social sciences
- Article types: original research, methodological papers, review articles, essays, short communications
- Peer review: double-blind, two or more independent reviewers
- Open access: free to read; CC BY 4.0 licence; authors retain copyright
- Article processing charge: none during the current launch period (no submission or review fee)
- Language: English
- Contact: scholarvertex.org@gmail.com
- Status: accepting submissions; ISSN applied for, not yet allocated; no DOIs minted yet

## About the journal

The Vertex International Journal of Law, Management & Social Sciences (VIJLMSS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published bimonthly (every two months) by ScholarVertex Publications. VIJLMSS publishes original research, methodological papers, review articles, essays, and short communications across law (doctrinal, socio-legal, comparative, and empirical legal scholarship), management and organisational studies, public policy and governance, and the broader social sciences. The journal centres work by students, research scholars, and early-career authors, and welcomes inter-disciplinary contributions that cross departmental lines. Editorial enquiries: scholarvertex.org@gmail.com.

## Journal

- [VIJLMSS home](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss): current issue, archives, submission
- [Submissions](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/about/submissions)
- [Archives](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/issue/archive)
- [About VIJLMSS](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/about)
- [Editorial Board](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/editorial-board)
- [Author Guidelines](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/author-guidelines)
- [Peer Review Process](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/peer-review-process)
- [Article Processing Charges](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/article-processing-charges)
- [Waiver Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/waiver-policy)
- [FAQ](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/faq)
- [Certificate of Publication](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/certificate)

## Policies

- [Open Access Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/open-access-policy)
- [Copyright & Licensing](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/copyright-licensing)
- [Publication Ethics](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/publication-ethics)
- [Ethics and Malpractice Statement](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/ethics-malpractice-statement)
- [AI Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/ai-policy)
- [Plagiarism Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/plagiarism-policy)
- [Conflict of Interest](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/conflict-of-interest)
- [Duplicate Submission Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/duplicate-submission-policy)
- [Corrections and Retractions](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/corrections-and-retractions)
- [Article Withdrawal Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/article-withdrawal-policy)
- [Allegation of Misconduct Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/allegation-of-misconduct)
- [Archiving Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/archiving-policy)
- [Indexing & Abstracting](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/indexing-abstracting)
- [Revenue Sources](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/revenue-sources)

## Legal

- [Terms & Conditions](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/terms-conditions)
- [Refund Policy](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/refund-policy)

## Programmes and proposals

- [Conference Proceedings](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/conference-proceedings)
- [Conference Proposal](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/conference-proposal)
- [Special Issue Proposal](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/special-issue)
- [Book Proposal](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/book-proposal)
- [Workshop Proposal](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/workshop-proposal)
- [Faculty Development Programs](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/faculty-development-programs)
- [Certification Courses](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/certification-courses)
- [Courses](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/courses)
- [Society Membership](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/society-membership)
- [Propose & Partner](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/propose-partner)
- [Editorial & Reviewer Applications](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/editorial-referee-application)

## Apply / forms

- [Editorial and reviewer applications](https://scholarvertex.org/apply)
- [Propose a partnership or programme](https://scholarvertex.org/propose)

## Machine-readable

- [Full text of the journal's policy pages](https://scholarvertex.org/llms-full.txt)
- [OAI-PMH endpoint](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/oai)
- [Atom feed](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/atom)
- [Sitemap](https://scholarvertex.org/sitemap.xml)

## Optional

- [Privacy statement](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/about/privacy)
- [Contact](https://scholarvertex.org/vijlmss/about/contact)