Batulis Civil Law Review (BALLREV) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Pattimura, Indonesia. The journal focuses on civil law and contemporary private law scholarship.

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BALLREV is published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Pattimura, Ambon, Indonesia.

BALLREV welcomes scholarly contributions from researchers and academics worldwide. Its editorial scope addresses civil law and contemporary private law issues across different legal systems and jurisdictions.

Manuscripts submitted to BALLREV must be written in English, following the journal's manuscript preparation requirements.

BALLREV publishes three issues annually, scheduled for March, July, and November.

BALLREV has the following identifiers:

• Online ISSN: 2746-8151
• Print ISSN: 2722-4465
• DOI prefix: 10.47268/ballrev

BALLREV focuses on civil law and contemporary private law, including developments, challenges, and emerging issues in private legal relationships and institutions.

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Yes. Research examining the law of a single jurisdiction may be considered when it makes a clear scholarly contribution to civil law or contemporary private law and is relevant to the journal's scope.

No. Comparative analysis is not mandatory for every manuscript. BALLREV also considers original research addressing a particular legal system or jurisdiction. Comparative legal studies are welcomed when they provide a meaningful contribution.

BALLREV accepts the following manuscript types:

• Original Research Article
• Comparative Legal Study

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An Original Research Article presents an original scholarly investigation and contribution to civil law or contemporary private law. It may employ doctrinal, empirical, comparative, socio-legal, or interdisciplinary research approaches.

A Comparative Legal Study examines and critically compares legal rules, institutions, principles, or practices across at least two legal systems. The comparison should provide meaningful analytical findings rather than merely describing different national laws.

The published Author Guidelines identify Original Research Articles and Comparative Legal Studies as accepted manuscript types. Authors interested in submitting other categories should consult the editorial office before submission.

Authors should carefully read the Author Guidelines and use the journal's prescribed manuscript template. The manuscript must comply with the journal's requirements concerning structure, references, citation style, research ethics, and declarations.

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The manuscript title should not exceed 16 words. Authors are encouraged to use a concise and informative title that clearly reflects the subject of the research.

The abstract must be written in English and should not exceed 300 words. It should clearly communicate the research problem, purpose, methodology, and principal findings.

Authors must provide 3–5 keywords. Keywords should be separated by semicolons and should represent the central concepts of the manuscript.

BALLREV uses the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, Notes and Bibliography system. Authors must follow the full-note citation format and ensure consistency between footnotes and the bibliography.

Manuscripts must contain at least 16 references. Authors are encouraged to use relevant and credible scholarly sources, including recent publications, preferably from the last ten years where appropriate to the research topic.

Yes. The corresponding author must provide an ORCID iD and complete ORCID authentication before the manuscript proceeds to peer review. Authors are also encouraged to provide ORCID identifiers for their co-authors.

CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) identifies the specific contributions made by each author to the research and manuscript. Authors must provide an appropriate contribution statement in accordance with the journal's guidelines.

Authors must provide applicable declarations required by BALLREV, including information concerning funding, conflicts of interest, ethical considerations, and the use of artificial intelligence tools.

Authors must disclose relevant ethical considerations and ethical approval or clearance where applicable to their research. Requirements depend on the research design and applicable ethical standards.

Authors should obtain and use the manuscript template provided through the journal's Author Guidelines page. Please ensure that the latest version is used.

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Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online submission system. Authors need to register or log in, complete the required submission information, and upload the manuscript and supporting documents.

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No. A manuscript submitted to BALLREV must be original and must not have been previously published or be under consideration by another journal. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submission complies with the journal's publication ethics.

No. Simultaneous submission to another journal is not permitted while the manuscript is under consideration by BALLREV.

The editorial office conducts an initial assessment to check the manuscript's compliance with the journal's scope, submission requirements, completeness, and publication policies. Manuscripts that pass the initial screening may proceed to peer review.

The journal's published editorial process indicates an initial screening period of approximately two weeks. Actual processing time may vary depending on submission volume and the completeness of the submitted materials.

Yes. A manuscript may be declined during the initial editorial screening if it falls outside the journal's scope, does not meet the submission requirements, has substantial ethical concerns, or is otherwise unsuitable for further consideration.

Authors can log in to the OJS submission system and access their submission dashboard to monitor editorial status, respond to editorial requests, and follow the progress of their manuscript.

BALLREV applies a double-anonymous peer-review process. The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other during the review process to support independent and impartial scholarly assessment.

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The published Peer Review Process describes evaluation by two reviewers. Reviewer assignments and editorial handling are conducted in accordance with the journal's review policy.

The published peer-review procedure indicates an estimated review period of approximately three weeks. This is an indicative period rather than a guaranteed completion time. The actual duration may depend on reviewer availability, manuscript complexity, and revision requirements.

Reviewers assess the manuscript's relevance to the journal's scope, originality, clarity of research problems, theoretical and legal analysis, methodology, quality of argumentation, references, and contribution to civil law scholarship.

Editorial decisions may include:

• Accept Submission
• Revisions Required
• Resubmit for Review
• Decline Submission

The final decision is made by the editor after considering the reviewers' assessments and the manuscript's overall suitability for publication.

No. A revision decision means that the manuscript requires further work before an editorial decision can be made. Acceptance depends on the quality of the revised manuscript and the editor's assessment of the reviewers' comments.

Processing times vary according to the manuscript, reviewer availability, editorial workload, and author revisions. BALLREV publishes journal-level processing indicators on its website. These historical indicators should not be interpreted as a guaranteed timeline for an individual article.

The journal's displayed metrics, last updated on 30 October 2026, include a median of 75 days from submission to first decision, 102 days from submission to acceptance, and 3 days from acceptance to publication. The displayed acceptance rate is 79.8%.

BALLREV requires authors, editors, and reviewers to uphold academic integrity, transparency, confidentiality, fairness, and responsible scholarly conduct throughout the publication process.

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Yes. Manuscripts are subject to similarity screening and editorial assessment to identify potential plagiarism and inappropriate textual overlap. Similarity reports are evaluated in context and are not treated as the sole measure of research integrity.

BALLREV sets a maximum similarity threshold of 20%, excluding the bibliography. Manuscripts exceeding this threshold may be rejected. However, the editorial assessment also considers the nature, source, and context of the identified similarities.

Authors must comply with BALLREV's AI Tools Usage Policy. Any permitted use of AI tools must be disclosed transparently. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and scholarly content of their manuscripts.

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No. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be credited as authors or co-authors. Authorship requires human accountability for the research and the published work.

Authors must disclose relevant AI tool usage in accordance with the journal's AI policy. The disclosure should identify the tools used and explain their role in preparing the manuscript. Authors remain responsible for verifying all AI-assisted content, including citations, legal authorities, facts, and analysis.

No. BALLREV expressly prohibits reviewers from using artificial intelligence tools in the peer-review process. Reviewers must personally conduct an independent human scholarly evaluation of every assigned manuscript.

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BALLREV prohibits reviewers from:

• Using AI tools to analyze, evaluate, summarize, score, or assess manuscripts assigned for review.
• Using AI tools to draft, generate, or substantially prepare review comments, recommendations, or reports.
• Uploading, copying, pasting, transmitting, or submitting manuscripts, manuscript sections, tables, figures, data, supplementary files, review materials, or confidential editorial communications to AI tools or external automated systems.

Reviewers are personally responsible for the content, accuracy, fairness, confidentiality, and integrity of their evaluations.

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Reviewers are required to comply with the journal's confidentiality and AI-use restrictions. Any suspected violation may be referred to the editorial office for assessment and appropriate action under the journal's publication ethics procedures.

Authors should disclose applicable ethical approval and clearance information in accordance with the requirements relevant to their research. The editorial office may request supporting documentation when necessary.

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation. If no conflict exists, authors should provide an appropriate declaration.

No. According to the journal's published Author Fees policy, the publication fee is IDR 0.00. Authors are not charged an Article Processing Charge for publication.

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The published Author Fees policy lists the charge for manuscripts received and published as IDR 0.00. Authors should consult the official policy for the applicable fee information.

No. BALLREV provides open access without charging authors an APC under its published fee policy.

Yes. BALLREV follows an open-access publishing model. Readers can access published articles online without subscription or payment barriers.

Authors retain copyright of their published work, subject to the publication and licensing arrangements established by the journal.

BALLREV articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, subject to the journal's stated licensing terms.

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Published articles receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through the journal's DOI registration arrangement. A DOI provides a persistent identifier that helps readers locate and cite scholarly publications.

An article is made available after completing the required editorial, production, and publication procedures. The publication date depends on the journal's editorial schedule and the completion of the article's production.

Yes. Authors may share their work in accordance with BALLREV's self-archiving policy and the applicable Creative Commons license. Authors should provide the correct publication citation and DOI when sharing the published version.

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BALLREV's self-archiving policy permits the sharing of preprints, subject to the policy's applicable conditions. Authors should clearly identify the manuscript as a preprint and update its record after publication.

The policy specifies the following caption for a preprint: This manuscript will be published in Batulis Civil Law Review.

BALLREV's self-archiving policy permits authors to share postprints and the published version, including the published PDF, in accordance with the policy's conditions. Authors should include the final publication citation and DOI when available.

BALLREV's archiving policy identifies preservation arrangements that include PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), LOCKSS, and CLOCKSS.

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Academics and researchers with relevant expertise in civil law or contemporary private law may express their interest in joining the journal's reviewer community. Reviewer appointments are subject to editorial consideration.

Reviewers should have appropriate academic qualifications, research experience, and subject-matter expertise relevant to the manuscript they are assigned to evaluate. They must also be able to provide objective, constructive, and timely scholarly assessments.

Reviewers are responsible for evaluating manuscripts objectively, maintaining confidentiality, identifying relevant scholarly concerns, declaring potential conflicts of interest, and submitting their assessments within the agreed review period.

Yes. Manuscripts and all materials received during peer review are confidential. Reviewers must not disclose, distribute, or use unpublished manuscript content without appropriate authorization.

Interested academics and researchers may contact the BALLREV editorial office and provide information about their academic background, institutional affiliation, research interests, relevant publications, and ORCID iD. The editorial office will consider the information when assessing reviewer suitability.

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