About the Journal
The Philippine Law Journal (the “Journal”) is the flagship peer-reviewed, student-edited law review of the University of the Philippines College of Law (the “College of Law”) and the preeminent legal periodical on Philippine law. Since its establishment in 1914, the Journal has contributed to the development of Philippine law and jurisprudence and has served as a platform for scholarly analysis and solutions to pressing Philippine, regional, and international legal issues.
The Journal is published quarterly in print and digital formats. It features academic articles, student notes, essays, and comments covering a wide expanse of legal fields. Except in exceptional circumstances involving memorialization or republication of historically significant works, all manuscripts must be original, unpublished submissions. The views and opinions expressed in published works are solely those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Journal, the Editorial Board, or the College of Law.
Ownership and Management
The Journal is published and institutionally supported by the College of Law, which provides funding for publication and administrative expenses. The Journal’s name, logo, website, and related trademarks are protected by Philippine intellectual property laws. Copyright in individual articles remains with the authors, subject to the non-exclusive license granted to the Journal [Refer to the Copyright and Licensing Policy].
The Editorial Board (the “Board”), composed of ten Juris Doctor (J.D.) students of the College of Law, is responsible for the management, editing, and publication of the Journal. Members of the Board are selected annually by a Faculty Examination Committee through a competitive process evaluating writing and editing proficiency, as well as academic merit. The Board exercises full editorial independence, and all decisions concerning editing, revision, or publication of manuscripts are made solely on the basis of scholarly merit and the quality of the submission.
The Board is supported by a Faculty Adviser and a Business Manager, both of whom are part of the College of Law Faculty, as well as a Board of Editorial Consultants composed of faculty members, scholars, and legal practitioners with recognized expertise in various fields of law. The Editorial Consultants serve as an international body of senior advisers who provide strategic, scholarly, and ethical guidance to strengthen the Journal’s academic quality and long-term editorial stability. However, Members serve in a consultative capacity and do not participate in the editorial decision-making of the Journal. Final decisions on publication remain exclusively vested in the Board.