Style Guidelines

All submissions must follow the Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) style of referencing.

Click here to download the OSCOLA Quick Reference Guide.

Submission Requirements

Word Limit

• Original research articles: 16,000 word limit, including footnotes. An abstract with a 150 word limit must be included.
• Short case notes: a strict 2,000 word limit, including footnotes.
• Book reviews: a strict 2,000 word limit, including footnotes. Only book reviews on research monographs that focus on an area related to contract law will be considered.

Graphics

Graphics, tables, graphs, images and diagrams must be kept to a minimum.

Graphics will be printed in black and white. They should be 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 Graphics not complying with these requirements will not be published.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 articles must pass a blind double peer-review process. Short case notes and book reviews will be reviewed by the general editors.

Licence and Warranty

By submitting a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Contract Law , the contributor licenses LexisNexis to publish the manuscript, as approved by the Editorial Board following the peer review process, in the Journal of Contract Law and in other publications in print or electronic form with due attribution.

By submitting a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Contract Law , 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. Click here to be directed to the form.

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.

General Editors

Dr Ryan Catterwell and Dr Nicholas Tiverios

Dr Ryan Catterwell is a commercial barrister at Howard Zelling Chambers and an adjunct senior lecturer at the University of Queensland. He holds a PhD from the University of Sydney. He is published on contract law in leading international journals, and he is the author of a book published on contract interpretation. Ryan practises across a range of areas, including primarily contract disputes, commercial litigation, and building and construction law.

Dr Nicholas Tiverios is a commercial barrister at Fourth Floor Chambers and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Private Law at the University of Western Australia. He holds a PhD and LLM (ranked first) from University College London and an LLB (Hons I) from the University of Western Australia. He previously worked as the High Court of Australia's Legal Research Officer. He is a widely published private law legal academic and Nicholas publishes and teaches in the areas of contract law, equity, remedies, unjust enrichment, legal history, and jurisprudence.

Editorial Board

• The Hon Kevin Lindgren AM KC (Australia)
• Professor Rick Bigwood (University of Queensland, Australia)
• Professor Andrew Stewart (University of Adelaide, Australia)
• Professor Charles Rickett (Auckland University of Technology, NZ)
• Professor Catherine Mitchell (University of Birmingham, UK)
• Professor Tracey George (Vanderbilt University, USA)
• Professor Andrew Robertson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Professor Katy Barnett (University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Professor Solène Rowan (Kings College London, UK)
• Mr Adam Kramer KC (English Bar)
• Dr Janet O’Sullivan (University of Cambridge, UK)
• Dr David Winterton (University of Sydney, Australia)