INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

1. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF TYPESCRIPTS

Three copies of each typescript must be submitted. The paper should be typed on one side only with double spacing on A4 (297 x 210 mm) paper or its nearest equivalent with a minimum left hand margin of 2.5 cm. Pages must be in numbered sequence. A short abstract of 220 words or less that concisely outlines the substance of the paper and states its principal conclusions should accompany each typescript, on a separate sheet.

All contributions should be sent to Mr. John Eekelaar, Pembroke College, Oxford OX1 1DW, UK.

Typescripts will not be returned unless special arrangements have been made to this effect. Articles submitted for publication must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

2. DISK SUBMISSION

Authors are encouraged to submit their contribution on disk. Whilst most computer and word processor disks are accepted, the preferred combinations are either MS-DOS Word and WordPerfect 5.1; WINDOWS Word 2 and WordPerfect 5.2; APPLE MAC Word 5 and WordPerfect 2. If you are using newer versions of the software, before you submit your disk you must save the file as either of the above versions.

3. REFERENCES

Literature references in the text should state the author's name followed by the year of publication. The full citation should appear in alphabetical order of author in a Reference section at the conclusion of the article and should consist of the author's name and initials, year, title of paper (or book), title of journal, volume, and initial and terminal page numbers (or, in the case of books, place of publication, name of publisher, and page or chapter numbers).

Reference to legal materials (for example, legislation, case names, or law reports or code references) may be made by sequential numbering at the relevant point in the text, the full citations being listed numerically in a Notes section preceding the Reference section at the conclusion of the article. The mode of citation of legal material employed by the system of origin of the article will be acceptable.

4. TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Tables should be typed, without vertical lines, on a separate sheet and the approximate position in the text indicated by a marginal note. Original graphs and line drawings must be submitted in a form ready for the printer. Diagrams must be drawn in black ink on a white or faint blue lined background. Care should be taken that lettering and detail is large enough to withstand the necessary reduction in size. Each illustration should be labelled in pencil on the back with the figure number, the author's name and the short title of the paper, and packed flat. Legends should be typed on a separate sheet.

5. PROOFS

Authors will receive proofs of their articles for correction. No major changes are permissible at this stage and alterations should be restricted to correction of typographical errors.

6. OFFPRINTS

Twenty-five offprints of each article will be supplied free of charge. To claim 25 free offprints please complete this form and send this to OUP. If the offprint form is not received by Oxford Journals free offprints will not be dispatched.
Additional copies can also be purchased using the same form.

Orders from UK will be subject to a 17.5% VAT charge. For orders from the rest of the EU, we will assume that the service is provided for business purposes, please provide a VAT number for yourself or your institution and ensure you account for your own local VAT correctly.

7. SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS FOR REVIEW

Materials for review should be sent to Mr. Jonathan Herring, Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP

8. COPYRIGHT

It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.

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AUTHOR SELF-ARCHIVING/PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY FROM MAY 2005

For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.