To the authors

The journal focuses on issues related to private law. Its thematic areas include, but are not limited to:

• Legal status of subjects of civil law
• Legal regimes for objects of civil law
• Exercise and protection of civil rights
• Property law
• Corporate and company law
• Theory of transactions and contract law
• Non-contractual obligations and tort law
• Inheritance law
• Family law
• Private international law
• Other related topics

Each issue of the journal is dedicated to a specific topic within these broader themes. Details of the subject for an upcoming issue can be found in the “Journal” section of the website.

The journal warmly welcomes submissions from scholars and professionals in various legal fields, including judges, lawyers, and notaries. The primary criterion for submissions is their scholarly character. Contributions should present results of fundamental or applied legal research in the field of private law.

The journal publishes works that вemonstrate high-quality legal analysis, explore novel directions in legal thought, go beyond mere descriptions of private law issues, no matter how accurate these descriptions might be.

The journal also aims to promote the development of Ukrainian private law by:

• Expanding research boundaries beyond Ukraine.
• Encouraging comparative studies and collaboration with international authors.
• Highlighting global trends and perspectives in the development of Ukrainian and international private law, including the approximation of Ukrainian legislation to EU law.

Articles addressing thought-provoking or even slightly provocative issues are particularly encouraged.

We expect submissions to reflect the authors’ original academic inquiry. As such, we welcome innovative, progressive, and highly relevant materials, while rejecting works that lack scholarly depth or intellectual rigour.

Only previously unpublished scholarly articles are accepted for consideration.

Authors should send their submissions to ecusgroup@gmail.com, copying cp.journal.editor@gmail.com. The submission package must include:

• The material for publication (article, review, or overview).
• Information about the author, including:
  • Full name (including patronymic, if applicable).
  • Academic degree and title.
  • Position and place of employment.
  • Area of academic research.
  • ORCID identifier.
  • Email address and phone number.

All files must be in .doc format and named in accordance with the author’s surname and the type of material submitted. For instance:

• A file containing the scholarly article might be named “Ivanenko.Article”.
• A file with the author’s information might be named “Ivanenko.Info”.

Upon receipt, submissions are forwarded to two reviewers. The review process is double-blind: reviewers are not informed of the author’s identity, and authors are not informed of the reviewers’ identities.

Based on the reviews, the journal’s editorial board will make one of the following decisions:

• Accept the material for publication as submitted.
• Return the material to the author with recommended revisions.
• Reject the publication (if both reviewers recommend rejection).

The review process and adherence to editorial ethics are organised in line with the principles declared by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

All scholarly articles submitted to the editorial team undergo a review process as part of the selection stage for publication. The goal of the review is an objective evaluation of the article’s content to determine its compliance with the journal’s requirements, analyse its strengths and weaknesses, and provide specific recommendations for improvement.

Articles submitted to the C.P. Journal and meeting formal criteria are evaluated for thematic relevance and assigned to appropriate reviewers. Articles relevant to the journal’s focus are subjected to anonymous peer review, adhering to a “double-blind” policy where both the authors and reviewers remain unaware of each other’s identities. This ensures impartiality.

The review process involves both members of the editorial board and external experts, selected based on their contributions to the development of legal scholarship and their publications in the relevant subject areas.

Reviewer Evaluation Criteria:

• the adequacy of the article’s relevance and significance;
• the justification of the problem’s connection to pressing scientific or practical challenges;
• the comprehensiveness of the analysis of recent studies and publications on the topic;
• the alignment of the article’s objectives with the problem under consideration;
• the substantiation of the results obtained;
• the scientific conclusions and their correspondence to the article’s objectives;
• prospects for further research in the given direction;
• terminological clarity and consistency;
• the author’s familiarity with academic literature, including international contributions on the topic;
• the clarity and quality of the author’s language and style, including the need for further scientific or literary editing..

The review must include specific conclusions regarding the article’s suitability for publication, highlighting any significant shortcomings. The final recommendation can be one of the following:

• “Recommended for publication.”
• “Recommended for publication with revisions addressing the identified shortcomings.”
• “Not recommended for publication.”

Reviewers assess the practical value, scientific significance, and theoretical-methodological level of the article. They also evaluate its adherence to ethical principles in scientific publications and provide recommendations for addressing potential breaches.

Reviewers are informed that submitted manuscripts are the intellectual property of the authors and are treated as confidential. Copying or using the content of the article before publication is strictly prohibited.

Editorial Board Decisions Following Review:

• Approve the material for publication as submitted.
• Return the material to the author for revisions as recommended by reviewers.
• Reject the publication (if both reviewers recommend rejection).

If reviewers raise concerns about the article, it is returned to the author for revision. The revised version must then undergo another round of review.

Upon receiving positive reviews, the editorial board decides on the article’s suitability for publication. The editorial team reserves the right to edit or shorten submitted articles.

Submission Deadlines for Revised Articles:

Authors must return revised articles to the editorial team within 14 days of receiving feedback. Delayed submissions will result in adjusted dates for the article’s acceptance and final decision.

Responsibilities and Duties

Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities

The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial board members are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of submitted materials, except when disclosing information to reviewers, potential reviewers, or editorial consultants. The Editor-in-Chief is accountable for decisions regarding article publication based on their relevance and importance to fundamental and applied research.

Reviewer Responsibilities

Each manuscript is treated as a confidential document. Discussions of the manuscript with third parties are prohibited unless authorised by the editors. Reviews must be objective, with clear and well-substantiated conclusions, free of personal criticism towards the author.

Author Responsibilities

Authors must guarantee the originality of their work. When using information from other sources, proper citations must be provided. If errors are identified in a published article, authors must notify the editorial board and assist in rectifying them. If notified of errors by others, authors are obliged to either issue a correction or provide evidence supporting the accuracy of their work. Plagiarism and misappropriation of others’ research are strictly prohibited.

General Requirements for All Submissions:

• Publication language: Ukrainian and/or English.
• Font: Times New Roman, size 14, line spacing 1.5, justified alignment, paragraph indentation 1.25 cm.
• Text must not contain hyphenation or macros.

When preparing articles, authors must adhere to the requirements outlined in the resolution of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine, “On Increasing the Requirements for Professional Publications Included in the HAC Lists of Ukraine” dated 15 January 2003, No. 7-05/1, regarding the content of scholarly articles.

The information in the article should be presented in the following sequence:

1. Author Information:

• Right-aligned.
• Includes full name (in Ukrainian), academic degree (if applicable), academic title (if applicable), details of membership in the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine or the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, honorary titles, position, primary workplace, city, country, Researcher ID, ORCID ID, email.

2. UDC Index (Universal Decimal Classification):

• Left-aligned.
• UDC tables in Ukrainian can be accessed here.

3. Article Title:

• Bold, capitalised, centre-aligned, without abbreviations or acronyms.
• The title must reflect the study’s content, purpose, scientific results, and conclusions.

4. Co-authors:

• A maximum of four co-authors is permitted for a single article.

5. Abstracts:

• In Ukrainian and English, accompanied by the translation of the author’s name and article title in the respective language.
• Abstract length: 1,800–2,000 characters (300–350 words) without spaces.
• A separate English abstract is required in electronic form for publication on the journal’s website.

Requirements for the English abstract:

• Informative (avoiding generalised language).
• Original (not a direct translation from Ukrainian).
• Substantive (reflecting the main content and research results).
• Structured (following the logical sequence of the article’s content).
• Fluent English.
• Compact (150–250 words).

6. Word Count:

• 3,000–10,000 words (12–40 pages).
• Extensions may be granted upon editorial approval for justified cases.

Article Structure

1.Title: 

• Presented in both Ukrainian and English, bold, centre-aligned.

2. Abstract:

• Length: 300–350 words.
• Font: Italic, justified alignment.
• Presented in both Ukrainian and English.

3. Keywords:

• No more than eight words.
• Font: Italic, justified alignment.
• Presented in both Ukrainian and English.

4. Introduction:

• Length: 500–700 words.
• Must include problem statement, general overview of approaches to its study or resolution, and the article’s objectives and tasks.

5. Main Body:

• Length: 4,000–8,000 words.
• Should be divided into sections containing the presentation of material and the author’s proposed approaches to solving the problem.

6. Conclusion:

• Length: up to 500 words.
• Should summarise the key results of the research and outline prospects for further study in the given area.

7. List of References:

• In-text references: Should follow the formatting guidelines of DSTU 8302:2015 and OSCOLA.
• Numbering: Sequential throughout the text.
• References list: At the end of the text, formatted per OSCOLA requirements.
• Only the bibliography is included; legislative acts are referenced exclusively within the text.

In-text References:

• Footnote references must be used throughout the article.
• Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the page, separated from the main text by a horizontal line.
• Footnote markers must be linked to the relevant text using superscript numerals positioned after the text fragment (e.g., Text¹) and before the corresponding footnote (e.g., ¹Reference).

Numbering:

• Use continuous numbering of footnotes throughout the entire article in Arabic numerals.

Formatting Requirements:

• Footnotes must be created in MS Word, justified, in Times New Roman font, size 10 pt, with a single line spacing.

Bibliographic Standards:

• References must comply with DSTU 8302:2015 (“Information and Documentation. Bibliographic References. General Requirements and Rules of Compilation”) and the OSCOLA citation style (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities).
• OSCOLA categorises references into primary sources (e.g., legislation, statutes, and cases) and secondary sources (e.g., books, book chapters, multi-volume works, journal articles, conference materials, websites, and blogs).

Source Division:

• Primary Sources: Format according to DSTU 8302:2015.
• Secondary Sources: Format using the OSCOLA citation style.

Bibliography Formatting:

• Bibliographies should be prepared according to both DSTU 8302:2015 and OSCOLA standards.
• Guidance for in-text citation formatting in OSCOLA is available in pages 77–93 of the Methodological Recommendations for International Citation and Referencing Styles in Scientific Works.

Additional Tools:

• For creating references in OSCOLA, authors may use the electronic bibliographic manager available at: OSCOLA Referencing Tool.
• If a referenced publication has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) according to ISO 26324:2012, it must be included in the reference and bibliography.

Transliteration and Translation:

• Titles, author names, journal names, conference titles, and publisher names in Cyrillic should be transliterated into Latin script and followed by an English translation in square brackets (e.g., a monograph title or scientific article title).
• Add the language of the original source in parentheses (e.g., (in Ukrainian) or (in English)).

Transliteration Standards:

• Use official transliteration rules for Ukrainian sources, as per the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 55 of 27 January 2010.
• Non-Cyrillic foreign sources should remain unchanged and be listed before translated Cyrillic references.

Special Instructions for Articles in English:

• When referencing foreign legal acts where the official language is not English, include the original language in parentheses after the English title.

Online Tools for Transliteration:

• For Ukrainian sources: Transliteration Tool.

Final List of References:

• The bibliography at the end of the text must be formatted in MS Word, justified, in Times New Roman, font size 12 pt, with a single line spacing.

Length: Up to 5,000 words (maximum 20 pages)

Structure:

1. Title:
   • Must include the word “Review” as well as the title, author(s), and publication date of the reviewed book.
   • To be provided in both Ukrainian and English.
2. Abstract:
   • Up to 250 words, written in both Ukrainian and English.
3. Introduction:
   • Between 500 and 700 words.
   • Should provide information about the reviewed book and explain why the author chose this particular book for review.
4. Main Body:
   • Between 2,000 and 4,000 words.
   • Should present the author’s opinions and critical evaluation of the reviewed work.
5. Conclusion:
   • Up to 300 words.
   • Should summarise the author’s perspective on the potential influence of the reviewed book on the development of science or practice.
6. References:
   • Cited as footnotes throughout the text, formatted according to DSTU 8302:2015 and OSCOLA standards.
   • Numbering should be continuous throughout the text.

Length: Up to 6,000 words (maximum 24 pages)

Structure:

1. Title:
   • Must include the word “Review” or “Analysis” and specify:
     • The name of the court whose practice is being reviewed,
     • The scope of issues being analysed,
     • The court’s legal positions under review,
     • The time period of the analysed decisions.
   • To be provided in both Ukrainian and English.
2. Abstract:
   • Up to 250 words, written in both Ukrainian and English.
3. Introduction:
   • Between 500 and 700 words.
   • Should provide information about the analysed judicial practice and explain why the author selected these decisions from this court for review.
4. Main Body:
   • Between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
   • Should include references to and analysis of at least five court decisions addressing the identified issues.
5. Conclusion:
   • Up to 300 words.
   • Should summarise the author’s position on the potential impact of the analysed legal positions on the development of judicial practice.
6. References:
   • Cited as footnotes throughout the text, formatted according to DSTU 8302:2015 and OSCOLA standards.
   • Numbering should be continuous throughout the text.

There are no fees for authors to publish their materials in the journal.

The editorial board of the scholarly legal journal C.P.Journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and research practices. The editorial team adheres to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors are also expected to uphold high standards of publication ethics. Data falsification, plagiarism — including duplicate publication of an author’s own work without proper citation — and the unlawful appropriation of others’ intellectual contributions are deemed unacceptable. Any instances of ethical or publication misconduct will be addressed with the utmost seriousness, following best practices employed by leading publishers of high-quality academic journals.

Authors are free to use the title, abstract, keywords, and full bibliographic details of articles published in the journal. This includes posting such information on any platforms, including social media and personal websites.

Authors may also freely share the original version of their submission— that is, the version initially submitted to the journal prior to any changes recommended by reviewers or the editorial board. This version may be posted on personal websites, institutional or library repositories, and social media platforms. Authors are required to include the following statement with each posting:

“This material has been accepted for publication in the C.P. Journal.”

The final published version of the material, incorporating all changes recommended by reviewers and the editorial board, may not be shared by the author in any open-access sources. Authors may only submit the final version to a non-commercial repository that restricts public access to the material.

Authors acquire the right to freely distribute the final version of their materials ten years after their publication in the journal.

By submitting materials to the journal, authors are deemed to consent to their inclusion in library collections as required by the mandatory distribution list for professional publications, as well as on the websites of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Civil Platform, and the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.