SUBMISSIONS

Eligibility
FILJ encourages submission of articles, essays, and book reviews based on public or private international law, comparative law, or related issues. We only accept submissions from people with a J.D. or an equivalent degree. Law student (JD or LLM) submissions will not be considered.

We have a strict word count of 15,000 to 20,000 words.

Submission Requirements
FILJ requires that the subject matter of the writings we publish focus on timely international law topics. Submissions to Scholastica are strongly encouraged; submissions sent to iljarticles@fordham.edu will also be considered. Due to the volume of submissions, FILJ will not be able to respond to every email submission
Authors must submit (1) a complete copy of the proposed article; (2) an abstract; and (3) the author’s curriculum vitae.

Expedite Review Requests

If you have received a formal offer of publication from another journal and would like to request that the Journal expedite its review of your submission, please submit an expedite request via Scholastica. When requesting that the Journal expedite its review, please provide the title of your article, the journal(s) from which you have an offer, and the date by which you must receive a decision from the Journal. The Journal cannot guarantee a response to every expedite review request, but will endeavor to respond in as timely a manner as possible.

Withdrawal

To withdraw your submission from consideration, please contact the Senior Articles Editor at iljarticles@fordham.edu. Please include the title of the submission in the email. Please also withdraw your article via Scholastica.

Editorial Review Process

The Journal is committed to providing comprehensive editorial review of all submissions selected for publication. In addition to being fact-checked and Bluebooked, each piece goes through three rounds of upper-level edits. The Journal‘s editors edit both the citations and the text to ensure it reads cogently and is grammatically correct. During the editing process, the author is given two opportunities for review. Authors retain full control over the content of their work, and all comments and suggestions offered by the editors are optional. Authors should be prepared to provide any cited sources to the Journal editors as requested.

ILJ Online Submissions

The Journal is currently seeking shorter manuscripts for its online forum, ILJ Online, from students, academics and practitioners. The Journal prefers manuscripts ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 words on relevant international legal issues. Footnotes should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed., 2015).

Please submit your article electronically by email to iljoce@law.fordham.edu.