Approach and scope
- Characteristics and objectives. Revista de Derecho (Coquimbo. En línea), owned by Universidad Católica del Norte, is a scientific publication that covers the study of all legal disciplines in order to contribute to the development of the Science of Law, promoting critical research on topics of both theoretical and practical relevance. As per the globalisation challenges, it also seeks to address cross-cutting interests that call for other legal models.
- Periodicity. Revista de Derecho (Coquimbo. En línea) is a continuous publication. The works are published in volumes without prejudice to the above, one volume corresponding to one calendar year.
- Call for papers. All law scholars, national or foreign, are invited to submit papers for publication in the journal, in its three permanent sections, namely: research, commentary on case law and reviews. The editorial team reserves the right to accept or reject the originals, depending on the scientific quality, the alignment with the topics of the journal and the temporal validity of the results.
- Originality. Only original and unpublished works sent by the authors will be accepted in all branches of law. Submitting an original paper implies the author's commitment not to submit it simultaneously to the consideration of other journals and to comply with the established ethical standards and the journal's current editorial norms.
- Copyright. The authors will keep their copyrights and will guarantee to Revista de Derecho (Coquimbo. En Línea) the right of first publication of their work, which will be simultaneously subject to the Creative Commons BY 4.0 Recognition License.
- Selection of works. It follows the scheme of the editorial process of OJS.
