Instructions to Authors
Submission policy
Arbitration International invites high quality articles on all aspects of arbitration, directed towards scholars, practitioners, arbitrators, and others interested in arbitrations with an international aspect.
All submissions must consist of the complete and final manuscript, and must be submitted by the authors themselves. No submission will be accepted by a business development office, or a sponsor acting on behalf of a potential author.
No advance decision can be given on the basis of topic proposals or outlines.
Arbitration International is a peer reviewed journal. All decisions remain within the full discretion of the Editorial Board. Manuscripts may be returned to authors with suggestions related to substance and/or style.
Contributions may be submitted for potential inclusion via the online submission system. Before submitting, please ensure that you have formatted your manuscript correctly, following the instructions below.
When submitting material to Arbitration International for publication, authors must disclose whether they or their law firm, office or employer were involved in any particular case or development which forms the focus of the submission.
If you have any queries prior to submission, please contact Arbitration International's Administrative Coordinator Jamie Larsen at [email protected]
Format and style
- Authors should submit final versions of full manuscripts (MS Word format). Topic proposals, outlines or drafts are not considered.
- The front page should include the title of the manuscript, the full name of author(s) and an abstract of about 200 words. (Case notes and book reviews do not need abstracts)
- The first footnote should include a brief biographical note including current affiliation(s) of the author(s). Email address is optional.
- Heading levels should be clearly indicated.
- The journal follows OSCOLA style. Please refer to these requirements when preparing your manuscript. More information is available in the mini style guide.
- Please do not include a table of contents or numbered paragraphs.
- There is no word limit for submissions. However, authors are encouraged to consult previous issues as a guide to the length of article the Journal usually publishes.
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.
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.
Language editing
If the author's first language is not English, he or she may wish to take special care that the academic content of the paper is fully understood by journal editors and reviewers. Specialist language editing companies offer such services. Authors are liable for all costs associated with such services.
Copyright
Contributors will retain the copyright in their work. They will, however, be required to grant the London Court of International Arbitration a non-exclusive license 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. Contributors will be asked to confirm that their work is original and has not been published elsewhere.
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at OUP authors will be invited to complete an online 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.
Open Access
Arbitration International 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.
Availability of Data and Materials
Oxford University Press encourages all authors, where ethically possible, to publicly release all data underlying any published paper. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. Information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommended repositories by subject area, is available on the Research Data Policy page.
Data Citation
OUP 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.
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.
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.
Proofs
Authors will receive a link to the PDF proof of their manuscript on our online system by email, and it is essential that a current email address is supplied with all manuscripts. Proofing instructions will accompany the PDF file but the proof should be checked immediately upon receipt and uploaded in accordance with covering instructions. Only essential corrections should be made at the proof stage.
Contact details
For questions about submissions, please contact Arbitration International's Administrative Coordinator Jamie Larsen at [email protected]
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.
