Before submitting a paper authors should follow the detailed guidance on how to prepare their material here.

Please submit your article using the ScholarOne system:

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijlc

Questions regarding publication should be sent to the Managing Editor at:

[email protected]

Each article should be anonymised and accompanied by the following information on a separate sheet:

• the title of the article
• the author’s name, affiliation, institutional address and country, together with an e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers
• an abstract of 100-150 words
• a Conflicts of Interest declaration that is relevant to all contributing authors. See below instructions about what this declaration should look like.

Please include 3 to 6 keywords to be published with your paper. The first keyword should be the relevant sub-field of law (for example family law). The second keyword should be any non-law discipline the paper engages with (for example sociology). The next keyword(s) should be any sub-topic/niche topic within this (for example children's rights). Any other keywords should address further themes, methodologies or specifics of your paper. If your paper focusses on a particular case or piece of legislation or considers a particular geographic region then those should be mentioned.

Authors should include a Conflicts of Interest declaration in their title page.

• Conflicts of Interest are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on an author’s presentation of their work. They may include, but are not limited to, financial, professional, contractual or personal relationships or situations.
• Conflicts of Interest do not necessarily mean that an author’s work has been compromised. Authors should declare any real or perceived Conflicts of Interest in order to be transparent about the context of their work.
• If the manuscript has multiple authors, the author submitting the Title Page must include Conflicts of Interest declarations relevant to all contributing authors.
• Example wording for a Conflicts of Interest declaration is as follows: “Conflicts of Interest: Author A is employed at company B. Author C owns shares in company D, is on the Board of company E and is a member of organisation F. Author G has received grants from company H.” If no Conflicts of Interest exist, the declaration should state “Conflicts of Interest: None”.

Articles must be word processed and double-spaced.

Book reviews or pieces for our 'Encounters with books from other disciplines' section should only be submitted via the journal's ScholarOne after acceptance by the editorial team. See more information here.