The World Trade Review (WTR) has been established at the initiative of the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in close cooperation with Cambridge University Press. 

The policy of the journal is determined by the Editor and the members of the Editorial Board, in conjunction with Cambridge University Press. The content of each issue is determined by the Editor, subject to broad oversight by the Board.

Opinions and other material contained in the WTR are not attributable to Members of the WTO, to the WTO Secretariat, to members of the Editorial Board or to the Editor, nor should they be taken as reflecting the views of any of the aforementioned groups or individuals.