About the Journal

Legal Research & Analysis (Leg. Res. Anal.) published quarterly from 2026 (biannually in 2023–2025), peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Innovative Insights (SMC-Private) Limited, Pakistan. Issues appear in March, June, September and December.

  • ISSN: 3007-6455 (Online); 3007-6447 (Print)
  • DOI prefix: 10.69971 (Crossref)
  • Peer review: double-blind peer review of all submissions
  • Access: All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication.
  • Licence: Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, and authors retain copyright.
  • Publication charges:  No article processing or submission charges 

The journal is a forum for legal scholarship in which law is the central object of study. It aims to give academics, practitioners, policymakers and students current, well-reasoned analysis of developments in law and legal practice, in Pakistan and internationally.