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International • Peer-Reviewed • Open Access

Journal of Digital Regulation and Sustainable Governance

Advancing legal and regulatory scholarship on digital transformation, emerging technologies, digital markets, and sustainable governance.

About the Journal

Law and governance for a changing digital world

The Journal of Digital Regulation and Sustainable Governance is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing rigorous legal and interdisciplinary research on digital transformation, emerging technologies, digital markets, and sustainable governance.

The journal welcomes doctrinal, comparative, socio-legal, empirical, and policy-oriented studies with international relevance. Particular attention is given to emerging economies, the Global South, developing countries, and underrepresented legal systems.

Core Areas

Focus and Scope

01

AI and Algorithmic Governance

Artificial intelligence regulation, automated decision-making, algorithmic accountability, explainability, liability, bias, professional ethics, and human rights.

02

Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity

Personal data protection, cross-border data flows, biometric data, digital identity, cybersecurity regulation, cybercrime, and critical digital infrastructure.

03

Digital Markets and Fintech

Platform regulation, e-commerce, digital consumer protection, financial technology, digital payments, crypto-assets, competition law, and online dispute resolution.

04

Sustainable Digital Governance

ESG regulation, sustainable finance, green digitalisation, environmental governance, digital inclusion, public accountability, and access to justice.

Manuscript Types

What We Publish

  • Original legal research
  • Socio-legal and empirical studies
  • Comparative legal studies
  • Systematic and scoping reviews
  • Regulatory and policy analyses
  • Case notes and legislative reviews

Editorial Standard

Manuscripts must identify a clear legal or regulatory problem, explain the research method, demonstrate an original scholarly contribution, and state the implications for law, policy, governance, or professional practice.

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Submit research with international relevance

We invite original and methodologically sound manuscripts that advance legal knowledge and responsible digital governance.

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