Herald of Law is an online international scientific journal of law published by the Union of Law Scientists. The journal was founded on December 15, 2019, in Tbilisi. The first issue of the journal was published in July 2020 and its presentation took place on October 21 of the same year.[1] The editor-in-chief of the journal is Zurab Chkonia.[2] The journal is an open access and any interested person has full access to the material published in it. Scientific articles published in the journal are reviewed in the Institute Techinformi's publication called "Georgian Abstract Journal" (GAJ).[3]

Herald of law
EditorZurab Chkonia
CategoriesLaw
Frequencytwice a year
PublisherUnion of Law Scientists
FoundedDecember 15, 2019
First issueJuly, 2020
Based inGeorgia
LanguageGeorgian, English
Websiteheraldoflaw.com
ISSN2667-9434

The journal is published twice a year - in July and December. Additional special issue may also be published. Articles are published free of charge in Georgian, English, German and Russian (with abstract and bibliography in English) languages.[4]

The mission of the journal is to "facilitate development of law, as an area of study and to increase the legal awareness of civil society".[3]

The scientific articles are selected by the journal through open selection procedure and bilaterally secret (anonymous) review. It cooperates with Georgian and international organizations, as well as with government bodies. Its editorial board consists of Georgian and foreign scholars and researchers in the field of law. The journal has been awarded the international rating ISSN 2667-9434.[5] The journal is listed and indexed in up to ten international scientific databases. The articles are published in journal under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA). The journal is a signatory to the Budapest Open Access Declaration.[6] In addition, the publisher of journal, "Union of Law Scientists" is a signatory to the Berlin Open Access Declaration.[7]

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  1. ^ "The University plans close cooperation with international scientific journal "Law Herald"". Grigol Robakidze University. October 22, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. ^ ""Zurab Chkonia was elected as an editor in chief of journal "Herald of Law"". Union of Law Scientists. January 30, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ a b "CONCEPT". Heraldoflaw.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. ^ "Herald of law". International Scientific Indexing. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. ^ "Herald of Law". International Standard Serial Number. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  6. ^ "View Organization Signatures". Open Access. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  7. ^ "Signatories". Openaccess.mpg.de. Retrieved 2022-01-04.