Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.-
Previously unpublished
The submission has not been published previously and is not under consideration by any other journal (otherwise, an explanatory statement has been provided under “Comments for the Editor”). -
Formatting Requirements
The submission complies with the stylistic and bibliographic requirements set out in the Author Guidelines (available under “About the Journal”). -
Length
The German Journal of International Criminal Law is a platform for concise yet academically rigorous contributions. The specified lengths are standard guidelines; longer texts may be considered in exceptional cases after consultation with the editorial team.
Articles: Generally up to 45,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 15 manuscript pages). Submissions should also include 4-6 keywords.
Commentaries, Current Developments & Case Notes: Generally up to 15,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 5 manuscript pages).
Reviews & Conference Reports: Generally up to 10,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 3.5 manuscript pages).
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Language
The German Journal of International Criminal Law is committed to the use of inclusive and non-discriminatory language. Authors are encouraged to use gender-inclusive terminology wherever appropriate, avoid stereotypical representations, and write in a respectful and precise manner.
Articles (peer-reviewed)
The 'Articles' section publishes longer scholarly papers that engage with a specific topic in international criminal law at a fundamental level. Texts are reviewed by a reviewer in a double-blind peer review process.
Length: Generally up to 45,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 15 manuscript pages). Submissions should also include 4-6 keywords.
Current Developments & Commentaries
The 'Current Developments & Commentaries' section provides space for shorter texts on current developments, events and criminal policy issues in international criminal law. Contributions are edited and reviewed by the editorial team, but do not undergo an external peer review.
Length: Generally up to 15,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 5 manuscript pages).
Case Notes
The 'Case Notes' section is dedicated to discussing and contextualising decisions from international criminal law practice. This includes judgements and orders from national and international courts, as well as other relevant bodies. Case notes are edited and reviewed internally by the editorial team.
Length: Generally up to 15,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 5 manuscript pages).
Reviews
The 'Review' section publishes traditional reviews of scholarly monographs and edited volumes, as well as reviews of non-academic formats relevant to international criminal law, such as biographies, novels, films, documentaries, series and exhibitions.
Length: Generally up to 10,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 3.5 manuscript pages).
Conference Reports
The 'Conference reports' section features reports on academic events in Germany and abroad.
Length: Generally up to 10,000 characters including spaces, footnotes, and abstract (approx. 3.5 manuscript pages).
Other Materials
The 'Miscellaneous' section provides space for innovative and experimental formats that go beyond the traditional forms of legal scholarship, such as interviews, discussion formats or essays.
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