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Author Guidelines

Call for papers

The editors welcome submissions from all members of the academic community for consideration for the General Articles and Spanish Practice section, subject to peer review.

Our Call for Papers for Vol. 28 (2024) is now open. Manuscripts dealing with any topic of interest in the field of Public and Private International Law and International relations should be submitted to the editors by 15 September 2024. The manuscripts shall compulsory conform to the Style Guide of the SYbIL (available here).

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Structure:

In its new epoch, the structure of the SYbIL comprises several sections, as follows:

1. The Classic’s Corner / Focus

This section is by invitation only and includes a seminal article of some of the most renowned academics of the XX Century Spanish doctrine, originally written in Spanish and translated into English.
Alternatively, the Focus section gives an invited author the opportunity to publish a thought-provoking extended essay on a significant topic in international law. This is a stand-alone piece solicited by the editors from a prominent scholar in international law later (but in the same volume) responded by other scholars. It seeks to offer a sound discussion on a particular point of law (or affecting Spanish practice) during the volume’s year. Submissions are consequently by invitation only and it is reviewed by the Editorial Board of the Yearbook.

2. General Articles

The General Articles section gives authors an opportunity to submit original manuscripts (15,000-18,000 words) on a broad range of topics in international law and international relations. Articles should include an abstract without footnotes of around 200 words and 3-6 keywords. The editors encourage authors from both inside and outside Spain to submit manuscripts to ensure broad geographic representation in authorship and subject matter.
This section is open to all submissions and is subject to a double blind peer-review process

3. Agora

The Agora section may be organized in a twofold manner:

  • it could gives a group of invited authors an opportunity to present original research and commentary (3,000-5,000 words) on different aspects of a topic decided in advance by the Editorial Board. Authors are invited to contribute on the basis of their expertise in a given area. The editors seek a broad spectrum of authors to stimulate academic debate.
  • it could also publish a variety of materials presented at and resulting from conferences and lecture series organized by different Spanish universities and other scientific institutions dealing with a particular issue in international law. This section does not necessarily appear in every volume.

In both cases, submissions are by invitation only and will be reviewed by the editors.

4. Spanish Practice

The Spanish Practice section gives (primarily, but not exclusively, Spanish) authors an opportunity to discuss current state practice in Spain relevant to international law. This section presents shorter reports (notes of about 5,000-10,000 words) rather than extended essays. This section is open to all submissions and it is reviewed by the Editorial Board of the Yearbook either directly or by invited scholars.

5. Book Reviews

The Book Review section gives authors an opportunity to publish review essays and short reviews (1,000-2,000 words) of recent publications in international law and international relations. Individual books or a group of monographs addressing the same or analogous subjects are to be reviewed. We are particularly interested in expanding international interest in Spanish and Spanish-language scholarship in international law. This section is open to all submissions and will be also reviewed by the editors.

Authors wishing their books to be reviewed must send a printed copy to the postal address of the SYbIL at:

Spanish Yearbook of International Law
Departament de Dret Public
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Ramón Trías Fargas 25-27
08005 Barcelona
Spain


The SYbIL editorial process is subject to a double-blind peer review process, seeking to enhance the quality of research by providing authors with feedback on submitted materials and constructive suggestions for consideration and revision where appropriate. The review process is conducted under strict considerations of anonymity in order to ensure absolute objectivity. The editors of the SYbIL will never disclose the identities of reviewers to authors or other reviewers, nor will the editors disclose the identities of authors to the reviewers.

 

Guidelines and Procedures for Peer Review for General Articles

1. Reviewers

Reviewers are contacted in recognition of their expertise in the given subject matter. The review process is conducted completely anonymously. Reviewers are asked to evaluate manuscripts for their academic rigor, relevance and in light of the journal’s goals. A minimum of two reviewers are selected for each article. Reviewers are required to make any conflicts of interest known to the editors and to uphold the confidentiality of the materials provided for review. Although reviewers make an overall recommendation on whether the manuscript should be published in the SYbIL, the final responsibility for the decision to publish remains with the editors.

2. Authors

Authors receive anonymous reviews of their submitted materials from at least two qualified reviewers who have evaluated the. Authors always retain their academic independence and are in no way required to incorporate the feedback provided by reviewers. When resubmitting their manuscripts, authors should prepare a brief response to the editors explaining where changes were made. Should they disagree with a reviewer’s comments or decide against making the suggested revisions, authors are asked to justify their decision to the editors who will take this into account when making the final decision to publish.

3. Peer Review Board

The SYbIL Editorial Board wishes to express its sincerest gratitude to the members of our peer review board for making this endeavor possible. Along with the members of the Editorial Board, always willing to collaborate with the Yearbook, the peer review board is currently composed by the following colleagues:

Philip Alston
New York University

Santiago Álvarez-González
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Paz Andrés Sáenz de Santamaría
Universidad de Oviedo

Rafael Arenas
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Jean-Sylvestre Bergé
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Pilar Blanco-Morales
Universidad de Extremadura

Jorge Cardona Llorens
Universitat de València

Javier Carrascosa
Universidad de Murcia

Olivier Corten
Université Libre de Bruxelles

David Criekemans
Universiteit Antwerpen

A.Claire Cutler
University of Victoria

Barbara Delcourt
Université Libre de Bruxelles

Pedro A. de Miguel
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Pasquale de Sena
Università Cattolica di Milano

Pilar Diago
Universidad de Zaragoza

Sarah Dromgoole
University of Nottingham

Concepción Escobar
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Carlos Esplugues
Universitat de València

Carlos Espósito
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Joaquim Forner
Universitat de Barcelona

Craig Forrest
The University of Queensland

Mathias Forteau
Université Paris Ouest

Stéphanie Francq
Université catholique de Louvain

Dale B. Furnish
Arizona State University

Klaus-Gerd Giesen
Université d’Auvergne

Núria González
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Javier A. González-Vega
Universidad de Oviedo

James Graham
DeForest, México

Steffano Guzzini
Danish Institute for International Studies

Rosario Huesa
Universitat de les Illes Balears

Knud Erik Jørgensen
Aarhus Universitet

Jan Klabbers
Helsingin Yliopisto

Pierre Klein
Université Libre de Bruxelles

Claudia Madrid
Universidad Central de Venezuela

Djamchid Momtaz
University of Tehran

Patrick Müller
Universität Wien

Boldiszár Nagy
Eötvös Lórand University

André Nollkamper
Universiteit van Amsterdam

Roger O’Keefe
University College London

Michal Onderco
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Jorge Oviedo Albán
Universidad de La Sabana

Leonel Péreznieto
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Marta Pertegás
Universiteit Antwerpen

Urs Peter
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

Christine Pichel
IHEID, Geneva

Frédéric Ramel
Sciences Po Paris

August Reinisch
Universität Wien

Andrés Rodríguez-Benot
Universidad Pablo Olavide

Javier Roldán
Universidad de Granada

Natalino Ronzitti
Università di Roma “LUISS”

Hélène Ruiz-Fabri
Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Sixto Sánchez-Lorenzo
Universidad de Granada

Susana Sanz-Caballero
Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU

Tullio Scovazzi
Università di Milano-Biccoca

Linos A. Sicilianos
European Court of Human Rights

Jorge A. Silva
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Emmanuelle Tourme-Jouannet
Sciences Po Paris

Evangelos Vassilakakis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Brigitte Vassort-Rousset
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Davor Vidas
Fridtjof Nansens Institutt

Marcos Wachowicz
Universidade Federal do Paraná

Antje Wiener
Universität Hamburg

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