About the Journal

The Journal of Emerging Legal Studies (JELS) is an international peer-reviewed (double-blind) academic journal established in 2026 to advance scholarship in emerging legal studies. JELS examines how legal studies evolve in response to innovation, technology, regulatory, societal and institutional changes.

Managed by the Faculty of Law and published by UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, JELS provides an international forum for original works that advances legal studies through doctrinal, empirical and comparative studies across jurisdictions.

The inaugural issue of JELS is scheduled for publication in October 2026.

JELS publishes original works on emerging legal studies across public and private law, encompassing both theory and practice across five interconnected areas:

  • Innovation Law: Intellectual Property, Innovation-Based Economy. e-Commerce
  • Digital Law: Cyber Technology, Digital Society, Artificial Intelligence
  • Legal Governance: Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development
  • Legal Rights: Human, Animal, Environmental Rights & Protection
  • Legal Justice: Access to Justice, Education, Healthcare, Information