IIA Academy × Innovative Academy — 2026

Modern law. Global reach.

An international peer-reviewed law journal founded by the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Innovative Academy. Open access, Crossref DOIs, publication in three languages.

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Peer-reviewed CC BY 4.0 Crossref DOI

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At a glance

The journal in brief

7 Thematic sections
3 Languages of publication
2 Founding institutions
CC BY Open licence on every article
$0 Article processing charge in the first year

About the journal

About the Journal

Problems of Modern Law is an international peer-reviewed scholarly law journal founded by the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Innovative Academy RSC LLC. The journal publishes research on pressing problems of modern law — constitutional, criminal, civil, international and digital law, and law enforcement — in Uzbek, Russian and English, in open access (CC BY 4.0). Every article undergoes double-blind peer review and is published with a Crossref DOI. The journal is published quarterly.

Peer review

How a manuscript travels

Submission

The author uploads the manuscript through OJS and confirms the preparation checklist.

Desk check

The editorial office verifies scope, formatting and originality before review begins.

Double-blind review

At least two independent reviewers assess the work without learning the author's name.

Editorial decision

The editor-in-chief accepts, requests revisions or declines on the strength of the reports.

DOI and publication

Accepted articles receive a Crossref DOI and appear in the next issue in open access.

Indexing

Metadata is delivered to international databases and open discovery services.

Thematic sections

What the journal publishes

CAL

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Constitutional review, public administration and administrative procedure.

CRL

Criminal Law and Criminology

Criminal legislation, sentencing policy and the prevention of crime.

CIV

Civil Law and Civil Procedure

Contract, property, family and inheritance relations, and litigation.

INT

International and Comparative Law

International norms, comparative jurisprudence and the harmonisation of legal systems.

DIG

Digital Law, AI and Cybersecurity

Data protection, platform regulation and the legal regime of artificial intelligence.

LEP

Theory and Practice of Law Enforcement

Policing practice, investigative methods and institutional reform.

REV

Reviews and Legal Commentary

Book reviews, case-law commentary and analysis of new legislation.

First issue — call open

Submissions are open for the first issue

Send original research on the problems of modern law in Uzbek, Russian or English. Every manuscript goes through double-blind peer review and is published in open access with a Crossref DOI.

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Indexing

Indexing & abstracting

Journal articles are published with persistent DOIs and indexed in reputable international scholarly databases. DOAJ, Scopus and Web of Science are milestones of our strategic roadmap.

Editorial policies

Standards of openness and quality

Peer review

Double-blind peer review: process and timelines

Publication ethics

COPE principles, anti-plagiarism policy and generative-AI rules

Open access

Immediate open access under BOAI principles, CC BY 4.0 licence

For authors

Manuscript requirements, formatting rules and submission workflow

Archiving

Digital preservation via PKP Preservation Network and Zenodo

Publication fees

No article processing charges in the first year — transparent fee policy

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a manuscript?
Register on the site and upload your manuscript through the five-step form in OJS. Read the author guidelines and the preparation checklist before you begin.
How long does review take?
Timelines depend on reviewer availability. The status of every stage is visible in your author dashboard, and the editorial office writes to you at each decision point.
Is there a publication fee?
No article processing charge is levied in the journal's first year of publication. Any future fee will be announced in advance and stated in full on the publication fees page.
Will my article receive a DOI?
Yes. Every published article is assigned a persistent Crossref DOI, and its metadata is delivered to open indexes such as OpenAlex, BASE and CORE.
Which languages do you accept?
Uzbek, Russian and English. Every article carries its title, abstract and keywords in all three languages.
How is peer review organised?
Double-blind: neither the author nor the reviewer learns the other's identity. The editor-in-chief decides on the strength of at least two independent reports.