Instructions to Authors
Submissions
We invite authors to contact us to submit articles and shorter contributions.
Please contact: Michele Toler - m[email protected], Managing Editor (Freelance)
For the Private Foundations Special Issue only: Johanna Niegel
Editor of Private Foundations: A World Review
[email protected]
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 Managing 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.
Articles
Contributions intended for this section should be 3,000 to 6,000 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.
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 Managing Editor. It is envisaged that topics intended for this section will be of major significance in trust law.
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 2,000 to 3,000 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.
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 Managing Editor.
Essential Information For All Papers
***Please note, the following must be included in all submissions, else this can cause severe delays to publication***
Abstracts
It is essential that you send an Abstract of up to 100 words with your article, in which you summarise the main content of the article or argument in the case note. It should set the scene and be informative enough to draw the reader in without giving away the conclusions drawn by the author.
Please note that your abstract can act as a significant selling point for non-subscribers as most search engines index only abstracts as a stand-alone entity (access to the full paper is chargeable).
Affiliations and Contact Details
We need your email address (so we can send your proofs to you), and affiliation (this is your professional contact address and email to include in your publication).
Author Biography
Please send a short biography of up to 50 words per author. This will be published at the end of your article.
Special Issues
Contributions to one of our three special issues each year can be made by contacting the Managing 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 (see above).
Submission
Contributions should be submitted as an email attachment, in MSWord, directly to the Managing Editor, Michele Toler ([email protected]).
Review of Contributions
Submitted papers will be reviewed for publication by the editors – on occasion, a paper may be sent for review by the editorial board. In those instances, the journal will operate single-anonymised peer review, meaning that the Authors identity is known to the Editor and to the Reviewers, but that the Reviewers’ identities are known only to the Editor and are hidden from the Authors. For full details about the peer review process, see Fair editing and 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 Managing 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.
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form.
Please note that by submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may retain your email address for the purpose of communicating with you about the article. You agree to notify OUP immediately if your details change. If your article is accepted for publication OUP will contact you using the email address you have used in the registration process. Please note that OUP does not retain copies of rejected articles.
Discounted Copies & Online Access to the Contribution
All authors have the option to purchase up to 10 print copies of the issue in which they publish at a 50% discount. Orders should be placed through this order form. Orders must be made within 12 months of the online publication date.
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.
English Language Editing: Language editing, if your first language is not English, to ensure that the academic content of your paper is fully understood by journal editors and reviewers is optional. Language editing does not guarantee that your manuscript will be accepted for publication. Further information on this service. Several specialist language editing companies offer similar services and you can also use any of these. Authors are liable for all costs associated with such services.
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:
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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.
Figure accessibility and alt text
Incorporating alt text (alternative text) when submitting your paper helps to foster inclusivity and accessibility. Good alt text ensures that individuals with visual impairments or those using screen readers can comprehend the content and context of your figures. The aim of alt text is to provide concise and informative descriptions of your figure so that all readers have access to the same level of information and understanding, and that all can engage with and benefit from the visual elements integral to scholarly content. Including alt text demonstrates a commitment to accessibility and enhances the overall impact and reach of your work.
Alt text is applicable to all images, figures, illustrations, and photographs.
Alt text is only accessible via e-reader and so it won’t appear as part of the typeset article.
Detailed guidance on how to draft and submit alt text.
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 author.
Crossref Funding Data Registry
In order to meet your funding requirements authors are required to name their funding sources in the manuscript. For further information on this process or to find out more about CHORUS, visit the CHORUS initiative.
Ethical Policies
Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication best practice. Falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the authors’ own work without proper citation, and misappropriation of work are all unacceptable practices. Any cases of ethical or publication malpractice are treated very seriously and will be managed in accordance with the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. Further information about OUP’s ethical policies.
Disclosure
Any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated—including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition—should be disclosed. For further information see the FAQ.
If there are none, please declare no conflicts of interest.
If one or a few authors have a conflict to disclose, further to that statement, there should be an additional statement for those remaining authors who do not have any conflicts of interest.
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).
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 is to be reproduced from published sources, written permission is required from both publisher and author. 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 Managing 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.
Licences & Open Access
Trusts & Trustees offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution.
Should you wish to publish your article open access, you should select your choice of open access licence in our online system after your article has been accepted for publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access licence.
Details of the open access licences and open access charges.
OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.
Third-Party Content in Open Access papers
If you will be publishing your paper under an Open Access licence but it contains material for which you do not have Open Access re-use permissions, please state this clearly by supplying the following credit line alongside the material:
Title of content
Author, Original publication, year of original publication, by permission of [rights holder]
This image/content is not covered by the terms of the Creative Commons licence of this publication. For permission to reuse, please contact the rights holder.
Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, Trusts & Trustees strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommended repositories by subject area, please see Choosing where to archive your data.
Data and Software Citation
Trusts & Trustees supports the Force 11 Data Citation Principles and requires that all publicly available datasets be fully referenced in the reference list with an accession number or unique identifier such as a digital object identifier (DOI). Data citations should include the minimum information recommended by DataCite:
- [dataset]* Authors, Year, Title, Publisher (repository or archive name), Identifier
*The inclusion of the [dataset] tag at the beginning of the citation helps us to correctly identify and tag the citation. This tag will be removed from the citation published in the reference list.
Software citations should include the minimum information recommended by the FORCE11 Software Citation Implementation Group:
Author/Developer, Release date, Title, Publisher (repository or archive name), Identifier
If there is an article describing the software, it is recommended to cite both the software and the article.
Preprint Policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
