Submissions

Author Guidelines

Online Submissions

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Please make sure you have read the full author guidelines before beginning the submission process.

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Prospective authors for The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law should register as authors (see the 'On Line Submission' details above).

First, click here to download the guidelines which you will find in PDF format. All articles are double-blind peer-reviewed. Please contact the Book Review editor before submitting a book review to ensure that the book you wish to review has not already been assigned. We will acknowledge your submission upon receipt and let you know the anticipated timeframe for a decision. If your article is accepted, we will send you further instructions for submitting the final manuscript of your article.

Submitting thesis abstracts

Thesis abstracts should be submitted using the Online Submission form from the Submissions page.

For general information, please read the author guidelines. These guidelines primarily contain information relevant to those submitting articles for the journal. However, they should be read by any author submitting to IJSLL.

Formatting your abstract
Guidance is provided in the Guidelines document to assist with formatting your abstract for IJSLL. This provides information about preparing your manuscript and a general style guide. The abstract should be formatted using the same style as that in the rest of the journal.

Additional information relevant to abstract submissions
Under ‘Journal Section’ in the Online Submission form please select ‘Thesis Abstracts’. Please include the email address of your supervisor in the ‘Comments for the Editor’ box as they will be contacted to verify the accuracy of the submitted information.

Your abstract should be around 1000 words in length and be relevant to the themes of the journal - speech and language in law. Your abstract should include details of your awarding institution, the date of your award and you should have completed your PhD within the last three years. Your PhD needs to have been examined for the abstract to be considered for publication.

If you have any further questions, please contact Alexandra Grey at [email protected]

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

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Equinox Publishing is a leading publisher specialising in books and journals in the humanities, social sciences and performing arts. We recognise and believe in the integrity of good ethical practice in publishing in order to promote and maintain the quality our contributors produce. As a publisher, we uphold the standards set forth in the COPE code of practice (www.publicationethics.org), specifically for all contributing parties: author, editor, reviewer and as publisher.

We have communicated these standards to our journal editors who share in our aims for ethical publishing practice and agree to work towards these standards throughout the editorial process. Together, we ensure the ongoing excellence and quality for which Equinox is recognised.

Equinox journal editors have access to (and are encouraged to use) CrossCheck, a plagarism-detection software system which identifies professional plagiarism and other forms of scholarly misconduct. More information

Copyright Notice

The editors will not consider manuscripts which are under consideration by other publishers. It is assumed that once you have submitted an article to this journal, it will not be sent to other publishers until a decision about inclusion has been made. Only by special arrangement will the editors consider previously published material.

As a condition of publication, please click here to download, sign (electronic signature is acceptable) and return a copy of the contributor agreement by email or regular mail, once your manuscript is accepted. For multi-authored submissions, it is acceptable for one author to sign on behalf of all authors.

If your paper has passed peer review and been accepted for publication on an Open Access basis, we will send you a different contributor/Creative Commons agreement after payment of the fee and prior to publication.