Sunday, October 15, 2023

Call for Submissions: Cambridge International Law Journal

The Cambridge International Law Journal invites submissions for the first issue of its thirteenth volume. Here's the call:

The Editorial Board of the Cambridge International Law Journal is pleased to invite submissions for Volume 13(1), to be published in June 2024.

The journal accepts the following types of submissions that engage with current themes in international law:

  • Articles between 6,000 and 12,000 words including footnotes;
  • Case notes, including substantive analysis, not exceeding 3,000 words including footnotes; and
  • Book reviews on recently published works not exceeding 2,500 words including footnotes. Those interested in submitting a book review are kindly requested to send first a short (250–500 words) book review proposal to editors@cilj.co.uk.
Submissions are subject to double-blind peer review. The Journal’s Editorial Board reviews all pieces, and select articles are sent to the Academic Review Board, which consists of distinguished international law scholars and practitioners.

Submissions

Submissions for Volume 13(1) must be received through the online Submittable platform by 11:59 pm (BST) on Friday, 27 October 2023.

Please list the word count of the text and the footnotes on your manuscript.

All copies must be submitted in Word (.doc) or (.docx) format and must conform to our style guidelines, which are available at the following links:

  • OSCOLA Fourth edition: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012.pdf
  • OSCOLA: Citing International Law Sources: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_2006_citing_international_law.pdf
For full submission instructions, please visit www.elgaronline.com/cilj.

We also accept submissions for the CILJ Blog on a rolling basis. Blog articles may be submitted at any time here.

Further information can be obtained from the Editors-in-Chief at editors@cilj.co.uk.

Helin Laufer and Liyu Feng

Editors-in-Chief for Cambridge International Law Journal (Volume 13)