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Torts Law Journal
The Torts Law Journal provides in depth articles, book reviews, case notes, review articles and informed comment on all areas of torts, with special emphasis on negligence, nuisance, defamation and economic torts. General aspects of the law, such as vicarious liability, are also considered. The Journal covers all Australian jurisdictions and also examines key international developments.
The Torts Law Journal aims to be of service both to the academic community and to practitioners. Analytical, theoretical and empirical approaches are all welcome, as are contributions detailing and analysing recent developments or dealing with issues of policy and law reform. 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 Graphics not complying with these requirements will not be published.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 Torts Law Journal are subject to peer review.
Licence
By submitting a manuscript for publication in the Torts Law Journal, the contributor licenses LexisNexis to publish the manuscript, as approved by the Editorial Board following the peer review process, in the Torts Law Journal and in other publications in print or electronic form with due attribution.
Warranty
By submitting a manuscript for publication in the Torts 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
Joachim Dietrich, Professor, Bond University
Professor Kit Barker, Associate Editor
Editorial Board
Peter Cane, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
Dr Sirko Harder, Reader in Law, Sussex University
Dr Iain Field, Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
Neil Foster, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
Brad Jessup, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
John Keeler, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
Harold Luntz, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
Barbara McDonald, Professor, University of Sydney
Ian Malkin, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
His Hon Judge Colin Phegan, Former Justice of the District Court of NSW and Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney
Jane Stapleton, Emerita Professor, Australian National University and Master of Christ's College Cambridge
Prue Vines, Professor, University of New South Wales
Gary Chan Kok Yew, Vice Provost, Singapore Management University