Confidentiality Protocols

ELGI upholds rigorous confidentiality standards to protect the integrity of legal and economic policy research.

1. Confidentiality of Manuscripts

• Privileged Materials: Editors must not share unpublished ideas, legal interpretations, or economic models for any purpose other than editorial evaluation.

• Reviewer Duty: Reviewers may not discuss manuscript content without written authorization from the journal.

2. Peer Review Protections

• Anonymity: The double-blind system ensures that policy arguments are judged on merit. Editors must ensure file metadata does not reveal author identities.

• System Security: Only authorized users may access the editorial management system.

3. Data Protection

• Secure Handling: Sharing files outside the official editorial system is prohibited.

• Rejected Papers: All content from rejected manuscripts remains confidential and cannot be used or cited by the review team.