All manuscripts submitted to JLPCS must use APA 7 style for in-text citations and reference list entries. Authors are responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of all cited sources.

• Every source cited in the main text must appear in the reference list.
• Every entry in the reference list must be cited in the main text.
• References must be complete enough for readers, reviewers, and editors to locate the source.
• DOIs should be included where available.
• References should be checked carefully before submission and again after revision.

作者应确保正文引用与参考文献列表一一对应。凡正文中引用的文献，均须列入参考文献；凡列入参考文献的条目，均须在正文中被实际引用。

• The reference list should start on a new page.
• The heading should be References, centered and bold.
• Entries should be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author.
• Use double spacing throughout the reference list.
• Use a hanging indent of 0.5 inch for the second and subsequent lines of each entry.
• Use sentence case for article titles, book titles, chapter titles, report titles, and webpage titles.
• Use title case and italics for journal titles.
• Include issue numbers for journal articles when available.
• Include DOI links where available.

参考文献列表应另起一页，标题为 References，居中加粗。每条文献应使用悬挂缩进，排序应清晰一致，便于编辑、审稿人和读者核验。

Journal Article with DOI / 有 DOI 的期刊论文

Journal Article without DOI / 无 DOI 的期刊论文

If an article has a DOI, include the DOI in URL format. If there is no DOI and the article is from a standard academic database, a database URL is usually not needed.

Authored Book / 专著

Edited Book Chapter / 编著章节

Translated Book / 译著

Government or Institutional Report / 政府或机构报告

Webpage / 网页

News Article / 新闻文章

Authors should avoid citing unstable, anonymous, or non-archived webpages unless they are essential to the research. Where possible, cite official documents, archived webpages, reports, datasets, or peer-reviewed sources.

Dataset / 数据集

Software / 软件

Social Media Post / 社交媒体帖子

JLPCS publishes legal and interdisciplinary research. For legal materials, authors should prioritize official legal sources, court websites, government gazettes, legislative databases, treaty repositories, and authoritative institutional sources.

Because legal citation conventions differ across jurisdictions, authors should use APA 7 principles together with jurisdiction-appropriate legal citation details. The citation must allow readers to identify the exact law, case, regulation, treaty, policy document, or judicial decision.

法律、法规、判例、政策文件和国际条约的引用应优先使用官方来源，并尽量提供正式题名、颁布或判决年份、司法辖区、官方出处和稳定链接。

JLPCS accepts manuscripts in both English and Chinese. Authors citing Chinese-language sources should ensure that references are complete, consistent, and understandable to the expected readership.

• For Chinese manuscripts, Chinese references may be listed in Chinese, following APA 7 structure as closely as possible.
• For English manuscripts, authors are encouraged to provide an English translation of Chinese titles in square brackets after the original title where appropriate.
• Author names, journal titles, book titles, institution names, and legal source titles should be checked carefully for accuracy.
• Where a DOI is available, include the DOI.
• Where a stable official URL is available and necessary, include the URL.

• Use DOI links in the format https://doi.org/xxxxx.
• Do not add a period after a DOI or URL.
• Use stable and accessible URLs whenever possible.
• Do not include database URLs for standard academic database records unless the database is the only recoverable source or the record is unique.
• Include retrieval dates only for sources designed to change over time, such as dynamic webpages, live statistics, or continuously updated databases.

作者应优先使用 DOI。URL 应稳定、可访问，并尽量指向官方来源或出版商页面。不要使用临时登录链接、学校图书馆代理链接或个人账户链接。

Questions about APA 7 formatting, reference consistency, or manuscript preparation may be directed to the JLPCS Editorial Office.

有关 APA 7 引用格式、参考文献一致性或稿件准备的问题，可联系 JLPCS 编辑部。

Email: [email protected]