Submission Guidelines for Online Publication

The following applies to any article or other written work submitted for publication in JICLOnline. Those seeking to submit a piece for potential publication in the Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law’s traditional, biannual print publication should review those submission guidelines.

ABOUT THE ONLINE SUPPLEMENT
JICLOnline is an online companion to the traditional print publication of the Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law. It facilitates scholarly commentary of current, ongoing, or otherwise timely developments within the realms of international and comparative law, including reviews of recently published works within the field and responses to the commentaries of others. The Journal actively seeks and publishes in JICLOnline works by legal scholars and students throughout the world. All works accepted for publication in JICLOnline are made available on an open-access basis.

It is the mission of the Journal to contribute to the development of international and comparative law and promote greater understanding of those subjects at Notre Dame Law School, as well as within the legal community at large. JICLOnline was created to further that mission in the digital age, serving as a platform for discussions of how current events in international diplomacy and politics, military affairs, global economics, and related fields influence and interact with the international legal community.

In an effort to provide more timely content, the Journal has abbreviated the traditional editing process used for its print content. The views expressed in JICLOnline belong to the individual authors alone. JICLOnline seeks to publish content from varied points of view. In providing this platform, the views of authors should not be construed to be those of the Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law, individual editors, other authors, or the institutions with which authors are affiliated.

As provided in its Terms of Use, this website does not offer legal advice. The views presented in JICLOnline are meant to educate readers on and explore contemporary legal issues. The content in JICLOnline does not replace competent legal advice from a licensed attorney, nor do the authors provide theirs views in order to advertise, solicit, or establish attorney-client relationships.

SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The Journal gladly welcomes submissions from authors whose work it has published in the past, as well as from professors, practitioners, students, and other qualified parties who conform their submissions to the guidelines provided below.

GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
JICLOnline accepts various types of content for publication. Generally, each submission should be approximately 500–1,000 words (including footnotes, which should be used more sparingly compared to traditional articles). However, this is not a stringent expectation. An inexhaustive list of accepted materials includes:

  1. Articles: Authors’ arguments or analyses regarding current events or existing research within international and comparative law domains. This type of content should be distinguished from traditional legal scholarship articles that are published in the Journal.

  2. Book Reviews: Shorter reviews of recent books that discuss international and comparative law.

  3. Commentaries: Reactions to current events that relate to the international legal community. This type of content is somewhat more informal than traditional legal scholarship articles and can introduce an original idea about a distinct legal issue. The quantity of citations is at the author’s discretion since commentaries might not require the robust utilization of footnotes that traditional legal scholarship articles might require.

  4. Essays: Longer assessments of current legal events but not quite as long as traditional legal scholarship articles.

  5. Responses: Commentaries responding to articles, essays, book reviews, and other content published in our Journal or JICLOnline. The quantity of citations is at the author’s discretion since responses might not require the robust utilization of footnotes that traditional legal scholarship articles might require. There can be multiple responses to the same topic or material. In order to be considered for publication, responses must be civil and maintain the appropriate decorum needed to foster constructive legal discussion and discourse.

  6. Student Notes: JICLOnline will accept student-written Notes or portions of student-written Notes that meet the scholastic standards or length guidelines outlined above.

Submission Timeline
For the fall semester, JICLOnline will begin reviewing submissions on July 15, 2024, and will stop accepting submissions on November 5, 2024. All accepted materials will be published by December 3, 2024.

For the spring semester, JICLOnline will begin reviewing submissions on January 15, 2025, and will stop accepting submissions on March 29, 2025. All accepted materials will be published by May 1, 2025.

REVIEW PROCESS
The Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law carefully considers all submissions. Although the Journal makes every effort to honor requests for expedited review, it cannot guarantee that it will meet any author-proposed deadlines. When requesting an expedited review, please understand that our selection process takes time.

There is no best time to make a submission. Submissions will be reviewed throughout the year.

The Journal will email authors with its decisions. However, as a matter of policy, the Journal generally does not provide a reason for its publication decisions.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Contributors may submit works for consideration by emailing their submission to ndjicl@nd.edu with “JICLOnline Submission” in the subject line. All submissions should be in a Microsoft Word document format. With each submission, please:

  • Provide a brief overview of your relevant credentials (e.g., a CV);

  • Designate the type of content that most appropriately describes your piece and

  • State that you would like your submission to be published in JICLOnline rather than in our traditional Journal.

All content and material published in JICLOnline are subject to the same editorial and scholastic standards as the traditional legal scholarship that appears in our Journal.

For assistance with JICLOnline or the submission process, please contact ndjicl@nd.edu. Thank you for your interest.

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