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Competition and Consumer Law Journal
The Competition & Consumer Law Journal is designed to be of service both to practitioners and to the academic community. Topics within competition and consumer law including trade practices, competition law, product liability, misleading conduct and consumer law are covered by articles, case notes, book reviews and informed comment in the Journal.
The primary focus of this highly regarded Journal is on Australian and New Zealand law; relevant international developments with a bearing on Australian trade practices law are also considered.
The Journal is peer reviewed and contributions are sought from members of the judiciary, barristers and solicitors, academics and others who are involved in or who have an interest in trade practices law. This journal publishes three issues annually.
Style Guidelines
Authors are expected to follow the style guidelines of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.
Submission Requirements
Word Limit
While the Journal does not adhere to a strict word limit, articles would normally be in the range of 5-10,000 words, though longer or shorter pieces may be accepted where appropriate for the topic. Submissions should contain footnotes not endnotes.
An abstract of 100-150 words must be included.
Graphics
Graphics, tables, graphs and diagrams should be kept to a minimum. They should be in greyscale; no more than 10cm in width; of high resolution; font is to be Times New Roman, no more than 10pt; must not contain footnotes. Graphics not complying with these requirements will not be published.
Peer Review
All contributions to the Competition & Consumer Law Journal are subject to peer review
Licence
By submitting a manuscript for publication in the Competition & Consumer Law Journal, the contributor licenses LexisNexis to publish the manuscript, as approved by the Editorial Board following the peer review process, in the Competition & Consumer Law Journal and in other publications in print or electronic form with due attribution.
Warranty
By submitting a manuscript for publication in the Competition & Consumer Law Journal, the contributor warrants that the manuscript is an original work, has not been published before, and is not being considered for publication elsewhere, including online publications.
How to Submit
All submissions must be made via the 'Submit an Article' portal on this website. Submissions sent via email will not be accepted.
Submit in Word format only. PDF files or links to external sites are not accepted.
Submissions must be in a 'ready to publish' state, not in draft form. If accepted for publication, authors will have the opportunity to review proofs of their edited work before it is published.
No fees are charged for manuscript processing.
Editors
Ray Steinwall, Adjunct Associate Professor, UNSW and General Counsel, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia
Dr Rhonda Smith, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
Editorial Board
Prof Allan Fels AO, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School
Prof George A Hay, Professor, Cornell Law School
Arlen Duke, Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School
Matthew Barber, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury
Rod Nicholls, Associate Professor, UNSW
Prof Richard Whish, Professor, King's College London