SUBMISSION AND STYLE INFORMATION

Submission

Manuscripts may be submitted to Environmental Law Review ONLY through Editorial Manager (www.editorialmanager.com/elr): Submissions by email outside Editorial Manager are discouraged and hard-copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted.

You may, after submission, use the Editorial Manager site to check the progress of your submission, simply log in and follow the links.

On receipt, each article is assigned an identifying number which will be used throughout the review/ revision/ publication process.

You will receive a notification of that number shortly after submission. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an email containing that number within 7 days of submission, please contact elr@vathek.com as a matter of urgency.

Authors should prepare, as separate items, the following files: A cover sheet containing each/all authors' full contact details; An abstract (max 200 words) prepared for cutting and pasting during the submission process; The main manuscript which should include the abstract at the head; All tables (optional); All figures (optional); Each of the foregoing will require separate upload during the submission process. Key words will be required during submission. Some types of submission (eg., Opinions, Case Notes and Legislation Notes) should be accompanied by an 'Extract' (replacing the abstract); two or three sentences taken from the text which convey its content.

Submitions must be accompanied by full contact details on a sheet to be uploaded, and will be returned to authors for amendment if these details are not included in the submission process

Anonymity

Identifying data must not be included in the body of the main manuscript file. Please ensure that a Cover Page, containing each Authors' full contact details is submitted as a separate item during the submission process.

You will be asked to confirm that such identifying data are not included in the manuscript file.

Articles

The main manuscript should not normally be more than 7000 words long, including references. A 200 word abstract providing a concise statement of the purpose of the article and a broad indication of its findings or conclusions, must be submitted. Where documents (books, journal articles, legislation, web based documents and any other such items) are cited in the text, full details in acordance with the Harvard system of referencing must be included.

Tables, figures or diagrams must be presented on separate sheets with an indication of their location given in the text. Each should have a self-explanatory title and be comprehensible without reference to the text. Except by previous arrangement with the editor, and as a general rule, authors should avoid having - in total - more than 7 tables/ figures embedded in any article.

Referencing

The referencing format for the journal is Harvard.

Style/Layout

NB: In the body of the text, with the exception of direct quotations, spelling should be British English.

Text should be double spaced and set to the left, not justified left and right.

Headings in the following form may be used:

Title heading is BOLD CAPS IN LARGE FONT, the first level of subheading is Title Case Bold the second level is Title Case Non-bold Italic the third level is Sentence case non-bold italic.

Titles of organisations etc. (e.g. acronyms) should be spelt out and followed by the acronym at first instance, then just the acronym thereafter. No full stops (periods) should be used in the abbreviation e.g. USA, ACPO, UK, FBI, ACJS, etc.

Measurements, including data in tables and figures, should be in units of the international system and confined to two decimal places.

Copyright

It is a condition of publication in the Environmental Law Review that following acceotance of the article for publication authors sign and return to the editor (by regular mail) a publishing licence granting an exclusive licence to Vathek Publishing permitting them to reproduce and/or disseminate the author's contribution or elements of it (e.g. abstract, metadata). In signing the licence authors retain the right to use his, her or their own material and Vathek Publishing asks that the Environmental Law Review is acknowledged as the original place of publication. Normally this docuement will be sent bu email to authors for completion and return. If necessary, the licensing agreement may be downloaded here.

Authors bear the responsibility for checking whether material submitted to the Environmental Law Review is subject to copyright or other ownership rights (e.g. photographs, illustrations, trade literature and data).

Where use is restricted the publisher must be informed at the time of submission of the material to the Journal and evidence provided that permission has been obtained to use the material

Copies of the Journal

Authors will receive a final published courtesy PDF of their article (which may be duplicated) and one printed copy of the Journal in which their contribution appears. Further copies may also be ordered on acceptance of a paper for publication in the Journal.

Proofs

Authors are sent a PDF proof of their article. Minor amendments may be possible.

Book reviews

Book reviews are up to 1000 words in length. Very brief book reviews are also acceptable.

LAYOUT

NB: A Style Sheet may be downloaded by clicking here

Websites The URL address should be cited in full and enclosed in brackets with no punctuation, for example:

<http://www.vathek.com/pj/home.php>

In references URLS should also be followed by the date of last access by the author:

Available at < http://www.vathek.com/pj/home.php> (date accessed 10 July 2008).

Disclaimer Publication in Environmental Law Review does not necessarily imply that opinions offered are those of the Editor, Associate Editors or of the Publisher. The Journal does not accept any liability for the accuracy of any comment, report or other technical or factual information. Efforts will, however, be made to ensure that all opinions, technical comment, factual report, data, figures, illustrations and photographs are accurate insofar as it is within its abilities so to do. The Publisher reserves the right to edit, abridge or omit material submitted for publication.