Submission Guidelines
Submission Process
Author’s guideline
The International Journal of RRR Law and Policy provides a platform for critical voices on law and policy questions
a) Articles should comprise between 6,000-10,000 words maximum, including footnotes; they should also include an abstract of 200 words maximum.
b) Short notes, comments to cases and materials should range between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
c) Book reviews should range from 1000 to 2000 words.
Submissions should comply with the Journal’s style policy and AGLC style when it is accepted for publication. A declaration that the manuscript has not been submitted, published or accepted elsewhere must accompany the submission. To ensure anonymity during the peer review process, please submit:
a) a title page, including the authors’ contact details; and
b) a separate document including the text of the submission.
Authors are encouraged to refer to research material published in English and other languages. Manuscripts must be submitted via the journal webpage. A decision whether to submit the manuscript for peer-review will be made by the Editorial Board within five days of receipt of submission and a definitive answer on acceptance will be given within four weeks from submission.
General guidelines
a) Submitted manuscripts must be original and not published or under consideration elsewhere.
b) All correspondence must be via e-mail and should be addressed to: Chief Managing Editor (smarimut@une.edu.au).
c) Authors must complete all relevant metadata sections before submitting articles for consideration.
d) The preference is to publish a head and shoulders image of the author(s) - except in cases where there are more than four authors.
Specific Guidelines
a) Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in .doc or .docx format. Any other formats will be returned to the author for reformatting.
b) Typeface/Font: Black throughout. Any font is acceptable for submission but the font style will be changed to that of the journal's before publication.
c) Abstract: An ‘abstract’ of no more than 300 words must precede the body of work.
d) Keywords: Include a list of ‘keywords’ (separated by semicolons) at the end of the article
e) Word Limits: Articles: 6,000-10,000 words; Short notes, comments to cases and materials: 3000-5000 words; and book reviews: 1000-2000 words
f) Headings:
* Do not use more than three levels of headings.
* Avoid stacked headings.
* Use numbered headings (e.g. 1; 1.1; 1.1.1; 2, 2.1) to indicate level of heading.
* Capitalise only proper nouns and the first letter of first word in headings. Avoid long headings (no more than six words
g) Quotes:
*Use singe quotation marks (and double quotation marks for quotes within quotes) for quotes within text.
*Quotes longer than 40 words, should be indented from the left margin, in a smaller font size, and without quotation marks.
h) Spelling: Use Australian English (choose the option 'English (AUS)' for your online Word dictionary.
i) Tables/Figures:
*Each table, illustration and figure must have a consecutive number and caption (e.g. Table 1: xyz, Table 2: abc, Figure 1: ghi, Figure 2: jkl).
*Table captions appear at the top of the table; Figure captions appear at the bottom of the figure.
* Place tables, figures and illustrations at appropriate place in the body of the article (not at the end).
*Embed clear .jpg or .tiff files for figures. If using drawing tools in Word, ensure that all items are ‘selected’ then ‘grouped’.
j) Referencing: Use the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC 4th ed) https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/AGLC4
k) Include all author and author details in the metadata section of author submissions.
* Referencing follows the numbered footnoting style.
*Include a bibliography: invert author last name and first name for bibliography and list references in alphabetical order (see AGLC guidelines)
*If using URLs, unlink them before submitting the manuscript.
*Include DOIs for references where available.
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 who do not adhere to these guidelines.
*The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
*The article complies with Journal word limits
*All author identification has been removed from the submission to ensure anonymity for the double-blind peer-review process.
*The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format
*Author details (including co-author details) have been included in the metadata section of the author submission
* The reference style used is as specified in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. This guide can be found at: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/mulr/aglc.
* In addition to footnote citations, a bibliography is included at the end of the article. Each reference in the bibliography must have a DOI if one is available. For assistance on locating the DOIs, please go to the free service http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/ to retrieve all available DOIs to add to the bibliography.
*The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines above.
*Metadata of the author submission section has been comprehensively completed
