Information for Authors
Submissions guidelines
You can submit articles to International Journal of Constitutional Law via Manuscript Central.
Full details on article submission for the International Journal of Constitutional Law [PDF].
If you use EndNote and/or Reference Manager to facilitate referencing citations (not required for submission), this journal's style is available for use.
Peer Review Policy
This journal operates double-anonymised peer review, meaning that the authors identity is hidden from reviewers, and the reviewers’ identities are hidden from authors. The Editors have oversight of the reviewers and the authors names. For full details about the peer review process, see Fair editing and peer review. For further information about authoring your article, please see OUP author FAQs.
Book Reviews
If you are interested in writing a book review for I.CON, please contact our Book Review Editor, Dr Chien-Chih Lin ([email protected]) who will let you know if the journal is generally interested in a review of the particular book you are suggesting. We will also need to check with you that there is no conflict of interest and discuss formats. We cannot, of course, guarantee in advance that we will be able to accept your book review for publication, but if there is a previous agreement and the review passes a quality control, the review will normally be published.
Conflict of Interest
More information on the Conflict of Interest policy of the journal.
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.
Licence form
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals 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 ac 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.
Publication Ethics
Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication ethics as set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated very seriously and will be dealt with in accordance with the COPE guidelines. Further information about OUP's ethical policies.
Open Access Option for Authors
International Journal of Constitutional Law 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.
Author Toll Free Link and Discounts
All corresponding authors will be provided with a free access link to their article upon publication. The link will be sent via email to the article’s corresponding author who is free to share the link with any co-authors. Please see OUP’s Author Self-Archiving policy for more information regarding how this link may be publicly shared depending on the type of license under which the article has published.
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.
Crossref Funding Data Registry
In order to meet your funding requirements authors are required to name their funding sources, or state if there are none, during the submission process. For further information on this process or to find out more about CHORUS, visit the CHORUS initiative.
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.
