Open Access Policy

The Commonwealth Journal of Law and Governance (CJLG) supports broad access to scholarly research and promotes the dissemination of legal and governance scholarship to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, institutions, and the wider public.

Where articles are published under the journal's open-access model, readers may access the published research online without subscription barriers, subject to the applicable copyright and licensing terms.

Open access supports the wider dissemination of research and helps researchers, institutions, and policymakers benefit from scholarly knowledge.

The journal is committed to maintaining appropriate standards of:

  • Academic integrity
  • Copyright protection
  • Author rights
  • Research accessibility
  • Long-term scholarly preservation

Authors should review the journal's applicable copyright and licensing conditions before publication.