USEK Law Journal

The USEK Law Journal was launched in 1992 by the School of Law and Political Sciences as an annual, trilingual publication published by PUSEK and covering developments in law and political sciences across Lebanon and the MENA region.

To publish scholarly research, subject to international double-blind peer review, that explores contemporary legal issues and legal reforms, and offer new perspectives to the legal community in the MENA region. ​

The journal has been indexed in Scopus since 2019 and has published more than 250 articles by 220 Lebanese and international authors, gaining a reputation as one of the most influential law journals in the region.

The journal evaluates submitted manuscripts through double-blind international peer review to maintain high publication standards. ​

The editorial committee first evaluates each submission for originality, research methods, accuracy, and relevance to the journal.

Manuscripts that do not meet these standards may be rejected at this stage, while suitable submissions are sent to relevant expert reviewers.

The journal follows a double-blind peer review process, meaning authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other throughout the review.

This helps ensure fair, unbiased evaluations and reduces potential conflicts of interest.

All submitted manuscripts and reviewers’ identities are kept confidential throughout the review process.

Reviewers must not disclose manuscript content, review proceedings, or their involvement in reviewing a particular manuscript.

Reviewers are chosen based on their expertise, publication history, and ability to provide fair and constructive feedback. Any potential conflicts of interest are checked before the review begins.

Reviewers provide clear, objective, and constructive feedback to help authors improve their manuscripts and support the Editorial Board in making publication decisions.

The Editorial Board may make minor language and style adjustments to accepted manuscripts to improve clarity, consistency, and readability without changing the authors’ original meaning or ideas.

Submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism during the review process.

Manuscripts found to contain plagiarism will be rejected, and the authors be prevented from submitting future work to the journal.

All published articles are available to view and download. Print copies can also be purchased for $40 per issue or $10 per article.

The journal also maintains digital archives to preserve its publications for future access.

Authors retain copyright to their work while granting the USEK Law Journal permission to publish and distribute it in print and digital formats.

The views expressed in published articles belong to their authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board.