Utrecht Law Review is committed to upholding the highest standards of quality and integrity in the publication of its articles.
The editors will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others. In no case shall Utrecht Law Review or its editors encourage such misconduct, or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place.
Utrecht Law Review adheres to the best practices in the ethics of scholarly publishing stated in the COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for all parties involved: Authors, Reviewers, and the Publisher.
The Editorial Board of Utrecht Law Review undertakes to publish all corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies as soon as possible if and when they are required.
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To ensure a reliable and open publication process, all authors, reviewers and editors are required to declare any interests that could appear to compromise, conflict or influence the validity of the publication.
Utrecht Law Review follows a thorough, double-blind, peer review procedure, by external reviewers. The anonymity of authors and reviewers will be monitored with the utmost care. Publications of a commentary or opinion nature may not be sent for external peer review but will include extensive editorial review and revisions.
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