Submitting material for publication
The ideal length of articles for publication in E & P is around 8000 words, although shorter or longer pieces of appropriate quality and subject-matter will be considered. Manuscripts are refereed anonymously and constructive feedback provided in every case. Authors should direct submissions, preferably as Word email attachments to Paul.Roberts@nottingham.ac.uk. Postal submissions are an acceptable alternative, provided they contain an electronic (disk or CD) Word-compatible version as well as hard copy.
Manuscripts of articles should be addressed to:
Paul Roberts
Professor of Criminal Jurisprudence, School of Law, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
T: +44 (0)115 951 5736 F: +44 (0)115 951 5696
paul.roberts@nottingham.ac.uk
Items for the Noticeboard should be sent to:
Professor Rosemary Pattenden
Professor of Law, School of Law, University of East Anglia, University Plain, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
T: +44 (0)160 359 2520 F: +44 (0)160 325 0245
r.pattenden@uea.ac.uk
Book reviews should be sent to:
Louise Ellison
Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Leeds, 18 Lyddon Terrace, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
T: +44 (0)113 343 2684 F: +44 (0)113 343 5056
l.e.ellison@leeds.ac.uk
Case notes should be submitted to:
Roderick Bagshaw
Tutor and Fellow in Law, Magdalen College, Oxford, OX1 4AU, UK
roderick.bagshaw@law.ox.ac.uk
Articles are accepted on the understanding that they are contributed solely to the International Journal of Evidence and Proof.
Presentation & style information
Two hard copies of the manuscript should be supplied. It should be typed double-spaced on one side of A4 only. It should be accompanied by a disk containing the same version of the article as submitted. In the case of any mismatch between disk and hard copy, the hard copy will be taken as the definitive version.
Opinions
Opinions are between 800 and 1200 words in length. They express a point of view on an issue of general or topical interest.
Case notes
Case notes should not exceed 2000 words in length. They should contain the name of the case concerned in its title and a summary of the facts should appear at the beginning of the text.
Book reviews
Book reviews should not exceed 1200 words in length.
Footnotes
Footnotes should be collated at the end of the article, but will be
published at the foot of each relevant page. Footnotes to the title and author(s)'
names should be designated as *, † etc. Footnotes to the text should
be designated as 1, 2, 3 etc. and follow any closing punctuation, e.g.
…limitations are possible.¹
The asterisked footnote should give the author's position, institutional address
and any brief acknowledgements if required.
References
All references should be placed in footnotes. End notes will not be accommodated.
Cases
Cases should be cited in the following forms:
Quick v Taff-Ely Borough Council [1986] QB 809
If specific pages are referred to:
Quick v Taff-Ely Borough Council [1986] QB 809 at 811
No full stops should be used in the journal abbreviation, e.g. All ER, WLR, EGLR etc.
Articles
Abbreviations should be used for familiar legal journals. Otherwise the title should be given in full in italics:
J. Cohen, 'A Theory of the Stability of Punishment' (1983) 64 Journal of Criminal Law 198
Books
The following styles should be used:
M. A. Jones, Textbook on Torts, 2nd edn (Blackstone Press: London, 1989) 234
G. Richardson, 'Judicial Intervention' in M. Maguire (ed.), Accountability (Tavistock: London, 1985) 113
Statutes
Modern statutes should be cited in the form:
The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, s. 3(1)(a)
Official publications
These should be cited in the form:
Law Commission, Family Law: The Ground for Divorce, Cm 192 (1990) para. 4.5
Cross references
References should be cited in full on the first occasion they are mentioned. Subsequent cross-references should take the following form:
See Walter, above n. 4 at 23
If Walter is referred to in the text after it has been cited for a first time, the cross-reference will be:
Above n. 4 at 23
If the cross-reference is to the immediately preceding note, the reference will be:
Ibid. at 23
Quotations
Quotations within the text should use single quotation marks and quotations within quotations use double quotation marks. If quotations are three lines or more they should be separated out from the rest of the text and should not be enclosed by quotation marks.
Copyright
It is a condition of publication in International Journal of Evidence and Proof that authors assign copyright to Vathek Publishing. In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material provided that International Journal of Evidence and Proof is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Vathek Publishing is notified in writing in advance.
