Information for Authors
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form. Please note that by submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may retain your email address for the purpose of communicating with you about the article. You agree to notify OUP immediately if your details change. If your article is accepted for publication OUP will contact you using the email address you have used in the registration process. Please note that OUP does not retain copies of rejected articles.
The Journal of International Economic Law welcomes contributions of articles, notes and book reviews related to international economic law.
Format and style
Articles should normally range from 5,000 to 10,000 words (main body of manuscript, including footnotes) and should be prefaced by an abstract of less than 200 words. Book reviews and Notes should in general not exceed 2500 words.
At first submission, it is not necessary to apply formatting to match house style. Instead, simply ask: would I enjoy reading and reviewing a manuscript formatted in this way? Manuscripts can be submitted in any common document format that can be easily opened and read by others. A single PDF or Word file is usually reliable.
After initial review, you may be asked to supply editable files that match journal formatting requirements, and high-resolution figures:
- The journal follows OSCOLA for citations and New Hart’s Rules for style. Footnotes, indicated by superscript figures in the text, should be used for listing references. Tables and figures should be provided as separate files and their location indicated in the text.
Authors are asked to use mathematics only when its application is a necessary condition for achieving the stated objective of the paper. When mathematics is used, the necessity for doing so should be explained, and the major premises in the argument and its conclusions should be made intelligible to a reader without a background in mathematics. Wherever possible, authors are encouraged to put the mathematical portions of their arguments into an appendix.
Figure accessibility and alt text
Incorporating alt text (alternative text) when submitting your paper helps to foster inclusivity and accessibility. Good alt text ensures that individuals with visual impairments or those using screen readers can comprehend the content and context of your figures. The aim of alt text is to provide concise and informative descriptions of your figure so that all readers have access to the same level of information and understanding, and that all can engage with and benefit from the visual elements integral to scholarly content. Including alt text demonstrates a commitment to accessibility and enhances the overall impact and reach of your work.
Alt text is applicable to all images, figures, illustrations, and photographs.
Alt text is only accessible via e-reader and so it won’t appear as part of the typeset article.
Detailed guidance on how to draft and submit alt text.
Peer review process
The Journal of International Economic Law is a peer reviewed journal. Authors should confirm that the manuscript has not been, and will not be, submitted elsewhere at the same time. Papers scheduled for future publication in book form will be considered, provided they would appear first in the JIEL, and full details of such publication should be provided when they are first submitted.
The review process is divided in two stages. Manuscripts are first appraised by the editors-in-chief. If the subject, quality, and content of the manuscript are apparently appropriate for publication in the Journal, the manuscript is sent out to other members of the editorial board for a detailed review. The JIEL aims at completing the review of manuscripts within two months from the date of receipt. However, we regret that due to the high number of submissions we receive this goal cannot always be accomplished.
Submissions
To submit book reviews, please send your submission to:
Prof. Anupam Chander (Principal Book Review Editor)
Georgetown University, USA ([email protected])
Prof. Yuka Fukunaga (Book Review Editor)
Waseda University, Japan ([email protected])
Prof. Jean Ho (Book Review Editor)
National University of Singapore ([email protected])
Copyright
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In granting the licence, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance. In consideration for granting the exclusive licence, the publisher will supply the author with free access to their article. The free URL allows readers free access to the full text of your paper whether or not they are a subscriber to the Journal. It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission to quote material from copyright sources.
Open Access Option for Authors
Journal of International Economic Law offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution.
Should you wish to publish your article open access, you should select your choice of open access licence in our online system after your article has been accepted for publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access licence.
Details of the open access licences and open access charges.
OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.
Crossref Funding Data Registry
In order to meet your funding requirements authors are required to name their funding sources, or state if there are none, during the submission process. For further information on this process or to find out more about CHORUS, visit the CHORUS initiative.
Author Self-Archiving/Public Access Policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page .
Author Toll Free Link and Discounts
All corresponding authors will be provided with a free access link to their article upon publication. The link will be sent via email to the article’s corresponding author who is free to share the link with any co-authors. Please see OUP’s Author Self-Archiving policy (see above) for more information regarding how this link may be publicly shared depending on the type of license under which the article has published.
All authors have the option to purchase up to 10 print copies of the issue in which they publish at a 50% discount. Orders should be placed through this order form. Orders must be made within 12 months of the online publication date.
Language Editing Pre-Submission
Language editing, particularly if English is not your first language, can be used to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood by the Journal editors and reviewers. Please note that edited manuscripts will still need to undergo peer-review by the Journal.
Preprint Policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, JIEL strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. Information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommended repositories by subject area.
Data and Software Citation
JIEL supports the Force 11 Data Citation Principles and requires that all publicly available datasets be fully referenced in the reference list with an accession number or unique identifier such as a digital object identifier (DOI). Data citations should include the minimum information recommended by DataCite:
[dataset]* Authors, Year, Title, Publisher (repository or archive name), Identifier
*The inclusion of the [dataset] tag at the beginning of the citation helps us to correctly identify and tag the citation. This tag will be removed from the citation published in the reference list.
Software citations should include the minimum information recommended by the FORCE11 Software Citation Implementation Group:
Author/Developer, Release date, Title, Publisher (repository or archive name), Identifier
If there is an article describing the software, it is recommended to cite both the software and the article.
