Submissions to the ICLQ

The ICLQ welcomes the submission of contributions for consideration by the editors with a view to publication. They should be sent to iclq@biicl.org or by post to:

The General Editors
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Charles Clore House
17 Russell Square
London
WC1B 5JP

Criteria for Submissions

The Board of Editors will only consider material which complies with the following:

1. The submission should be an original, unpublished, work not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

2. The ICLQ publishes articles that deal with public international law, private international law, comparative law and European Union Law. It particularly encourages the submission of innovative and original articles whose theme or content illuminate several of these subject areas. Articles which do no more than rehearse familiar and well-known material, or which are concerned only with national law in a non-comparative way, should not be submitted.

3. Long articles should not exceed 12,000 words, excluding footnotes. A submission of less than 6,000 words may be considered for the 'Shorter Articles, Comments and Notes' section, which may secure earlier publication.

4. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively through the article and be in the form normally used by the ICLQ. Footnoting should not be excessive.

5. A short (50-100 words) abstract of the article should be supplied. We reserve the right to edit abstracts for length and style.

6. Authors should state their present academic or professional affiliation and indicate any professional or personal involvement in the subject matter of the article.

7. It is preferred that submissions are sent as email attachments in a recognized software to ICLQ@biicl.org. Alternatively, the manuscript, typed, double-spaced, on one side of A4 paper, should be accompanied by the text on floppy disk in a recognized software.