Instructions to Authors
SUBMISSIONS
Articles and shorter contributions are invited. Please contact:
Fiona Mullen
Commissioning Editor (Freelance)
Tel: +44(0)1475 540 074
Mobile: +44 (0)7984 464 440
fiona@editlex.co.uk
For the Private Foundations Special Issue only:
Johanna Niegel
Editor of Private Foundations: A World Review
office.frick@atu.li)
TYPES OF CONTRIBUTION
Contributions, which must be in good, clearly written English (both in terms of sentence structure and wording), may be submitted for potential inclusion in one of the following sections.
The Commissioning Editor will be happy to discuss in advance the suitability of a proposed submission, and which section it would best suit, and authors may like to submit a synopsis.
Trends and Developments
Contributions intended for this section should be “short and snappy” (ideally 300 to 500 words) summaries of the very latest legislative changes and developments. They should not contain footnotes or diagrams, and should only contain very brief references which solely cover the citation of cases, legislation, and literature, which should appear in brackets as part of the main text.
Articles
Contributions intended for this section should be 3,000 to 5,000 words and may contain footnotes, diagrams, tables, etc. All material should be capable of being printed in monochrome. Where charts or diagrams are produced from data held in spreadsheets, the original spreadsheet should also be submitted.
Contributions should be accompanied by an Abstract, Key Points, and Pull-out Quotes. For details of these features, see below.
In Depth
Contributions intended for this section should be 5,000 to 10,000 words. They should deal with one topic and discuss the matter in more depth than a normal article. Topics for this section should be agreed in advance with the freelance Commissioning Editor. It is envisaged that topics intended for this section will be of major significance in trust law.
Contributions should be accompanied by an Abstract, Key Points, and Pull-out Quotes. For details of these features, see below.
Case Notes
Contributions for this section of the journal should contain very clear and concise facts, judgement, and commentary on the implications of the case. Contributions should be in the range of 1,000 to 2,000 words. This section will primarily include recent judgments. Historical judgments of major significance or reviews of case law in a particular area should be dealt with in an Article or In Depth contribution. The case note should be given a title and also indicate, at the start, the case (with citation) being considered.
Contributions should be accompanied by an Abstract and Pull-out Quotes. For details of these features, see below.
In Focus
Contributions to this section of the journal follow a specific question and answer format and focus on one particular trust law jurisdiction per issue. Contributions to this section can only be made with the prior agreement of the Commissioning Editor.
Abstracts
These should be between 50 and 100 words and summarise the main content of the article or argument in the case note. They should set the scene and be informative enough to draw the reader in without giving away the conclusions drawn by the author.
Key Points
These take the form of bullet points. They should catch the reader’s attention and “sell” the article to them as something they want to or need to read. They should be no more than 100 words in total.
Pull Out Quotes
For the 2009 edition, we intend to introduce “pull out” quotes which reproduce key quotes from the article in a larger font which draws the reader’s eye. Please highlight in bold any phrases within your article (short sentences which make very salient and essential points) which you would like to be considered for this style of highlighting.
Special Issues
Contributions to one of our three special issues each year can be made by contacting the Commissioning Editor (or for the Private Foundations special issue, Dr Johanna Niegel) who can provide details of the contributions sought and any special requirements. All contributions will be in the format of an Article (see above) and should be accompanied by an Abstract and ‘Pull Out Quotes’ (see above).
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Contributions should conform to the guidelines as to style and layout set out below and at http://www.tandt.oxfordjournals.org. Footnotes are permitted in all articles except Trends and Developments, but should not be used for making subsidiary arguments, which should be handled in the main body of the article.
SUBMISSION
Contributions should be submitted as an email attachment, in MSWord, directly to the Commissioning Editor, Fiona Mullen (fiona@editlex.co.uk).
REVIEW OF CONTRIBUTIONS
All contributions will be reviewed by the Editors as to their suitability for inclusion in the journal and will be subject to appropriate peer review. Contributors may be asked to revise their contributions before final acceptance and will have an opportunity to review proofs before publication. However, no major changes can be included at proof stage, and corrections must be limited to typographical errors only.
COPYRIGHT
Contributors will retain the copyright in their work. They will however be required to grant Oxford University Press an exclusive Licence to Publish the article in paper and electronic form, and to confirm that any necessary permissions have been obtained from the copyright owners of any third party material included in the article (please contact the Commissioning Editor for further details).
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 granting this exclusive license contributors may use the material in reworked form 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. A license form will be supplied to the contributing author. No article will be published without receipt of a completed form by the publisher.
Authors can download the Licence to Publish form here.
FREE COPIES AND ONLINE ACCESS TO THE CONTRIBUTION
All contributors of published articles will receive two free copies of the issue in which their article appears, following publication. All contributors will also have free online access to their article, to which links can be created from a firm or institutional website. If paper offprints are required, an order form with relevant prices can be obtained from the Journal’s Production Editor at proof stage.
PREPARATION OF TYPESCRIPTS
Style and spelling: Oxford English spelling should be used. Authors whose first language is not English are requested to have their typescripts checked carefully before submission. This will help expedite the review process and avoid confusion. Check the final copy of your paper carefully, as any spelling mistakes and errors may be translated into the typeset version.
General format: Prepare your typescript text using a word-processing package, ideally Microsoft Word (save in .doc format). Please do not submit text as a PDF file. Typescripts should be double-spaced, including text, tables, legends and footnotes. Number each page. Type unjustified, hyphenating only compound words. Use the TAB key once for paragraph indents. Where possible use Times New Roman for the text font and Symbol for any Greek and special characters. Use the word processing formatting features to indicate Bold, Italic, Greek, Maths, Superscript and Subscript characters. Please avoid using underline: for cases use italic; for emphasis use bold. Clearly identify unusual symbols and Greek letters. Differentiate between the letter O and zero, and the letters I and l and the number 1.
Headings: The use of sub-headings at regular intervals through each article is encouraged, as it makes articles more easily readable. If you need to use more than one level of heading, please use a consistent hierarchy of headings to ensure that the relevant importance of each heading is clear, for example:
Heading level one (bold, lower case, aligned left)
Heading level two (bold, italicised, lower case, aligned left)
Heading level three (italicised, lower case, aligned left)
Please do not ‘number’ or ‘letter’ (e.g. 1, A, etc) your headings.
Bullet points: Unless quoting verbatim (e.g. legislation), the standard format for bullet points is as follows:
• ……………………………………
• ……………………………………..
• ………………………………………
Quoted material: When quoting material (e.g. extract from legislation, case report, judge’s speech, etc) please display it clearly as quoted material. The clearest way to do this is to indent it well, and enclose within single quotation marks:
‘………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………’
Figures: Where articles are to be accompanied by illustrative material, the review process will not begin until all figures are received. Figures should be limited to the number necessary for clarity and must not duplicate data given in tables or in the text. They must be submitted in electronic format and in a separate file to that of the typescript. Figures should be no larger than 125 (height) x 180 (width) mm (5 x 7 inches) and should be prepared at publication quality resolution (a minimum of 300 dpi at final printing size).
Photographs: Photographs should be of sufficiently high quality with respect to detail, contrast and fineness of grain to withstand the inevitable loss of contrast and detail inherent in the printing process.
Line drawings: Please provide these as clear, sharp illustrations, suitable for reproduction as submitted. All labeling should be on the original.
Tables: Tables should be typed with double spacing, but minimising redundant space, and each should be placed on a separate page. Tables should be submitted, wherever possible, in a portrait, as opposed to landscape, layout. Each Table should be numbered in sequence using Arabic numerals. Tables should also have a title above and an explanatory footnote below.
Acknowledgements: All sources of funding and support, and substantive contributions of individuals, should be noted in the first footnote to the A
Reference Format
References should usually be given in footnotes unless agreed with the Editors and Publishers that the style of the proposed article is more similar to the news items in the Trends and Developments section. In this case the use of footnotes is discouraged. Footnotes should be identified in the text by Arabic numerals and numbered in the order cited. Complete information should be given for each reference cited.
Citation examples:
Books:
JH Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History (3rd edn, 1990) 419–421
Articles:
SC Manon, ‘Rights of water abstraction in the Common Law’ (1965) 83 LQR 47, 49–51
J Griffiths, ‘Copyright in English Literature: Denying the Public Domain’ [2000] EIPR 150, 151
Contributions to books:
A Ashworth, ‘Belief, Intent and Criminal Liability’ in J Eekelaar and J Bell (eds), Oxford Essays in Jurisprudence (3rd Series, 1987) 1, 6
Cases:
UK: Bowman v Fussy [1978] RPC 545, HL
ECJ: Case C–427/93 Bristol-Myers Squibb v Paranova [1996] ECR I-3457
EPO: T585/92 Unilever/Deodorant Detergent [1996] OJEPO 129
OHIM: R7/97-3 Orange Personal Communications Services/Orange [1998] ETMR 343
In general when citing other legal materials, authors should use the approved form that is standard in the jurisdiction in question; above all consistency within the article is paramount.
For further guidance on points of citation style, contributors should consult the Oxford Standard Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) which is online at: http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/published/oscola.shtml
PERMISSIONS INFORMATION
If illustrations or figures are to be duplicated from previously published work, written permission must be obtained both from the publisher and the author, and a credit line giving the source added to the relevant Figure Legend. If text material (over 250 words) is to be reproduced from published sources, written permission is required from both publisher and author. For shorter quotations, it is usually sufficient to add a bibliographic credit. The letters containing the permission for the reproduction of either text or illustrations must accompany the typescript. If you have been unable to obtain permission, please indicate this.
PROOFS
Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding contributor by email. Please ensure an e-mail address is included on the manuscript. Proofs should be checked thoroughly for any possible layout or typographic errors. Significant alterations instigated at this stage by the contributor will be charged to the contributor.
It is the intention of the Commissioning Editor to review, edit and publish your article as quickly possible. To achieve this it is important that all of your corrections are returned to the Production Editor in one all-inclusive email, fax or annotated PDF. Subsequent additional corrections will not be possible, so please ensure that your first communication is complete.