Guidelines fr

The editors of the Hague Justice Journal invite submissions of the following:

Articles: Articles should normally be up to 10,000 words 

Commentaries (shorter articles): Commentaries should provide critical comments on recent cases or issues relevant to international peace, justice and security. These may be anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 words in length. 

Editorial Criteria
Contributions:

•    Shall conform to the highest academic standards and must fit in with the aims and scope of the Hague Justice Journal;

•    Shall be submitted to the Editors, accompanied by an assurance that the article has not been published, submitted, or accepted elsewhere, or, otherwise, is in the public domain or has copyright clearance;

•    Shall be written in good English or French (possibly in another European language at the discretion of the Editor in Chief);

•    Shall be ready for posting on the Hague Justice Portal.

The editorial procedure

Submission of contributions

•    Contributions to the Hague Justice Journal should be sent to Contact the editors

•    In case of (potential) articles submitted to the HJJ-JJP, the Editors will notify the author upon its receipt. In due course, the author will be informed about the need for revision or the outcome of the submission.

Form

•    Where appropriate, contributions should contain (brief) useful headings and sub-headings;

•    Footnotes should appear at the bottom of pages;

•    Articles should be accompanied by a brief summary (200 words maximum).

Each article should include as appropriate:

•    The author's (and any co-authors') name, qualification, position, institution, address and email address;

•    A brief biography of the author (optional);

•    A photograph of the author to appear alongiside the article (optional);

Contributions must be sent to the editors as e-mail attachments. No liability is accepted for loss or damage of materials submitted.

Within the editorial guidelines, the Editorial Board may reject submissions at its discretion.
Articles for the Hague Justice Journal are subjected to peer-review.

At any time these Editorial Guidelines and the Editorial Policy may be changed.
The Editorial Board treats all information objectively in order not to dominate but to facilitate the exchange of information.

Copyright in all contributions accepted for publication remains with the authors, and the publishers acquire publication rights. Authors are free to re-use their own material but if all or any part of published material is reproduced elsewhere, the author should acknowledge the Hague Justice Journal as the original place of publication.

Notification of rejection or need for revision will be given within eight weeks of receipt of the manuscript. The decision upon acceptance is at the discretion of the Editor in Chief.

Editor-in-Chief
Harry Post