Accordingly, the Ministry of Science and Technology has issued a Decision on the List of Journals Meeting Viet Nam’s Scientific Standards in 2026, based on the new provisions of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation 2025 and the system of implementing regulations. This serves as an important basis for assessing the academic quality, peer-review capacity, and scientific contributions of journals within the national publishing system.
In the context of increasing requirements for the standardization and internationalization of scientific research activities, the continued recognition of the Journal of Law and Development in this list not only affirms the quality of its content but also clearly reflects its persistent adherence to rigorous academic standards, from editorial processes and blind peer review to content orientation associated with legal practice and development.
The List of Journals Meeting Scientific Standards in 2026 brings together numerous reputable academic publications across the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, including journals in politics, law, and state administration. The presence of the Journal of Law and Development within this ecosystem demonstrates its increasingly distinct position as a specialized academic forum on law in connection with development.
Beyond its function of publishing research results, the Journal also serves as a channel connecting the research community, policymakers, and the practice of state administration. The articles published not only meet scientific standards but also provide reference value in the process of law-making, legal improvement, and law implementation.
Particularly, in the context of the requirement that “theory must be linked with practice,” the Journal of Law and Development has gradually affirmed its distinctive identity: combining in-depth academic research with policy analysis, social criticism, and the orientation of legal dissemination.
The continued attainment of Viet Nam’s scientific standards in 2026 is not only a form of recognition but also imposes higher requirements on the Journal in the coming period. Under the new regulations, journal evaluation no longer focuses solely on form but increasingly emphasizes article quality, originality, citation levels, and academic impact.
Maintaining its position in the list of journals meeting national scientific standards constitutes clear evidence of the prestige, quality, and sound development orientation of the Journal of Law and Development.
As the country enters a new stage of development with demands for institutional improvement, the building of a socialist rule-of-law state, and the promotion of innovation, the role of a specialized academic journal in law becomes increasingly important.
More than merely a platform for knowledge aggregation, the Journal of Law and Development is progressively affirming its position as an influential academic–communication institution, contributing to the dissemination of legal values and serving the goal of rapid and sustainable national development.
