Oxford Journals

Instructions to Authors

Scope
Submission
Preparation
Style Requirements
Footnotes and References
Proofs and Offprints
Language Editing
Copyright
Author Self-Archiving/Public Access policy

SCOPE

The International Journal of Law and Information Technology publishes articles on the application of computer technology to the law, including:

electronic discovery
document drafting
litigation support
expert systems
communications
case-flow management
artificial intelligence
client management and communication systems
cloud computing

The journal also looks at Information and Communications Technology and Cyberspace law - covering, for example:

intellectual property rights
cybercrime
regulations of Web 2.0 and virtual worlds
jurisdictional issues associated with the internet
e-commerce law
online privacy and data protection
online service provider liability
software contracts
domain name issues
internet governance
electronic payment systems
online banking
telecommunications law
liability for defective systems

Contributions that bring together these fields will be particularly welcome.

SUBMISSION

All articles must be submitted online through Scholar One Manuscripts

SUBMIT NOW

The online submission process is straightforward. If you haven't used Scholar One Manuscripts (formerly Manuscript Central) before, first you must register as a new user (see top right hand menu on Scholar One Manuscripts, below 'New User'). Once registered as a new user, click on 'login' and then upload your manuscript in the Author Center of Scholar One Manuscripts. If you experience problems, instructions can be found here.

Authors are required to state that the piece submitted has not been sent to any other journal.

Authors will be notified as soon as possible of the Editors' decision on the acceptability of their paper. The Editors will be happy to advise in advance on the suitability of a synopsis of the proposed article.

PREPARATION

Manuscript files should be submitted in Microsoft Word or rtf format. They should include the author's details, including title and job description and affiliations as these are to appear in the Journal; address, telephone, fax and E-mail details. Each paper should contain an Abstract no longer than 150 words.

When the files are ready, please follow the Online Submission instructions.

STYLE REQUIREMENTS

Single rather than double quotation marks should be used. Names of cases should appear in italics with the full reference as a footnote if the case name appears in the text. Journal articles should be cited as follows:

Reed, `EC Antitrust Law and the Exploitation of Intellectual Property Rights in Software' (1992) Jur. J. 431.

Books should be cited as:

Tapper, Computer Law (Longman: London 1989)

Headings should appear as follows:

1 Main heading:
1.1 Sub-heading
1.1.1 Sub-subheading

Headings below the sub-subheading level are discouraged. If absolutely necessary they should appear in italics without any numbering.

FOOTNOTES AND REFERENCES

Footnotes should be numbered consecutively and should not be embedded within the text. References should be included in the footnotes. Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy of all footnotes and references.