Submissions

Guidelines for authors, originality, language, length, title, format, dates of submission

Manuscripts and research papers to be considered for publication, as well as books for review, should be sent to the Editorial Office at:
- Ghent University (Ghent - Belgium).

Manuscripts must be written in English (UK spelling) or Spanish and will be published in the language in which they are submitted.
Manuscripts should be original. This means that a manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and that it contains work not previously published in English, Spanish or in another language elsewhere. Articles originally published in another language might, in certain exceptional circumstances, be accepted for publication. The author should indicate if this is the case. It is up to the Executive Editors to decide upon acceptance.
Manuscripts should average between 5.000 and 10.000 words in length, including footnotes. However, shorter contributions will be welcomed and longer ones may be considered for publication. A summary in the original language of no more than 250 words should be included with the manuscript, as well as a summary in the other language.
Manuscripts should be typed in Word format (.doc) in Times New Roman, point-size 12 (footnotes point-size 10) and double-spaced. Please, avoid too many codes.
Pages should be numbered sequentially, including appendices, at the bottom (left) of the page.
The title page should list the full names of all authors. The academic or professional affiliations and e-mail address of the each author should be provided in a brief autobiographical footnote after the name of each author.
Authors should follow the Bluebook (Harvard Law Review Association) documentation format.

Review process

The Executive Editors will make an initial screening of all manuscripts received. Selected manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two members of the Editorial Board on the basis of anonymity. The Executive Editors reserve the right to send manuscripts for external review at their discretion. The final decision is made by the Executive Editors, who reserve the right to refuse any manuscript, or, in case manuscripts are accepted, to add certain corrections or shorten them. Any changes affecting the substance of the text will only be made in agreement with the author. Rejected papers will not be returned.