Submissions should be sent as separate files in Word or compatible format (i.e. not pdf), with full references set out in footnotes (not endnotes). 

 

Please submit by email, using the following format for the subject line - “For Publication: [Initials of Author, Date]”. 

 

For example, “For Publication: ABC, 10 April 2024]”. 

 

Submissions should be sent to: arbitrationjournal@ciarb.org

 

We publish four issues of the Journal every year. Please note that we only publish a specific number of articles and case reviews in each issue, and therefore cannot guarantee publication for a specific one. While we do try to publish articles submitted within the deadline, we may have to defer publication until later. The cut-off dates for submissions are as follows: 

 

Issue 1: 24 September

Issue 2: 1 January

Issue 3: 6 April

Issue 4: 5 July 

 

The Journal is peer reviewed. Editorial decisions are exclusively based on the merits of the submitted article. All decisions remain within the full discretion of the Editor and the Editorial Board. Manuscripts may be returned to authors with suggestions related to substance and/or style or may be rejected. 

 

Submissions should relate to an area covered by the Journal. The Journal covers all areas of international dispute settlement, including commercial and investment arbitration and all other modes of alternative dispute resolution, such as negotiation, adjudication, expert determination and mediation. The Journal covers topics relating to both private and public, including public international, law, and welcomes articles that take a variety of approaches to law, including doctrinal, historical, comparative, sociolegal, philosophical, political analysis and economic analysis of the law.   

  

In all submissions an abstract of approximately 150 words should be included. 

 

Submissions should ordinarily be in one of the following categories: 

 

• Articles: these should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words (excluding footnotes), and no longer than 10,000 words (including footnotes). Shorter and longer articles are admissible within reason. 

• Reviews: these should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words (excluding footnotes) and identify the case, legislation, rules of procedure etc. which are being reviewed. 

• Book Reviews: where a book review is proposed please contact us first and your proposal will be forwarded to the Book Reviews Editor. 

 

Introduction & Scope of Application

 

Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (the Ciarb Journal) is Ciarb's peer-reviewed academic publication on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) which dates back to 1915. The Ciarb Journal is published quarterly and is focused on academic and practical analysis of ADR issues from around the world.

 

The Ciarb Journal is committed to publishing research that reflects both originality and academic integrity. The Ciarb Journal’s policy on artificial intelligence (AI) is intended to provide both readers and prospective authors with an understanding of whether, when, and how AI has been used to research or draft a particular submission.

 

In all cases, references in this Policy to ‘artificial intelligence’ or ‘AI’, are intended to be references to Generative AI. Generative AI refers to deep-learning models that can generate high-quality text, images, and other content based on the data they were trained on.[1]

 

AI Use for Submissions to Ciarb Journal

 

Authors who are interested in making submissions to the Ciarb Journal may use AI to assist with:

 

• Legal research of a specific legal issue, provided that the research is conducted by:
  • • using a specialized AI tool designed specifically for legal research; or
    • leveraging an AI tool available via a commercial legal research service;
• Content testing of a finished draft;
• Polishing grammar and writing style;
• Translating text from a language other than English – noting that machine translations will require:
  • • a special footnote indicating that AI has been used to translate the material; and
    • the name of an expert in that foreign language and that issue (which can include the author) who has confirmed the accuracy of that translation.

Authors may not use AI to assist with:

 

• Ideation or initial identification of topics;
• Initial structuring or drafting of any submission to the Journal;
• Any task that may result in a breach of confidentiality;
• Any task that may contravene any applicable national, regional or international laws or rules of professional conduct.

The above lists are illustrative rather than exhaustive. If in doubt, a prospective author should contact the editorial team at arbitrationjournal@ciarb.org before using AI.

 

Authors whose submissions have been provisionally accepted for publication will be required to complete an AI disclosure form (found here) that identifies the extent to which AI has been used and affirms that such use has complied with relevant legal and ethical principles. Please note that submissions that are not accompanied by a completed AI disclosure form will not be published. The editorial staff retains the right and the discretion to decide which items will be published in the Ciarb Journal.

 

Beginning with Volume 92, submissions published in the Ciarb Journal will include a starred footnote indicating the extent to which AI has been used by the author. Authors are free to research and draft their articles without the use of AI, and the starred footnote will reflect that approach. The starred footnote would contain the specific tasks for which AI was used, if any, in line with the template footnotes found at the end of this policy.

 

The Ciarb Journal reserves the right not to publish any submission that does not comply with this AI policy and to remove any published piece from the journal on discovery of any contravention of the AI policy.

 

TEMPLATE STARRED FOOTNOTE

*The author attests that AI has not been used at any time during the research and drafting of this article/update/case note.

*The author attests that AI has been used to assist with the following tasks, in accordance with Ciarb Journal’s Submission Policy on the Use of AI: [list here].

 

TEMPLATE TRANSLATION FOOTNOTE

*This text was translated into English by [type of machine translator]. The accuracy of the translation has been independently verified by the author.

 

[1] See What is generative AI? - IBM Research

Pieces submitted should not have been published elsewhere and any submission can only be accepted on the basis that the authors warrant that the article has not been and will not be published elsewhere. There are some exceptions to this principle and the authors should make it clear if they wish any to be taken into account. 

  

Please provide in your covering email your full contact details and also a brief “Contributor” page entry.  

 

• For example: JANE SMITH: Director and Chartered Arbitrator, ABC Law, Miami Florida. 

Given the standing of the Journal and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, it is essential that the Journal is presented in a professional way in line with the highest international standards. This means that only articles that comply with this guidance can be published. 

  

Authors are encouraged to follow the style of OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities). 

  

It is important for the author to clarify the levels of heading required, i.e. title, main section headings, secondary headings etc. 

  

Quotations should be clearly identified in quotation marks and any emphasis added by the author should be noted. All text should be in UK English, unless directly quoted. It is for the author to gain any copyright clearance that may be required and all articles are accepted on the basis that the author warrants to the Ciarb that the material is free of copyright restriction or that relevant clearance has been obtained. 

  

Numbers and Words 

• Spell out one to nine. 10 onwards in numerals. 

• Per cent is always written in full, after a figure, rather than words (e.g. 6 per cent, 23 per cent). 

• Use a comma rather than a space for four or more figures (e.g. 1,234). 

• Ordinal numbers should be presented as 1st, 2nd, 3rd not 1st, 2nd, 3rd. 

  

Dates 

• The preferred format is Date, Month (in full) Year. E.g. 1 January 2017. 

• Also, 1984–88 or 1984–1988 (not 1984–8). 

• The 1970s (not 1970's). 

  

Spelling 

• Judgment, acknowledgment, lodgment and abridgment (no "e" between the g and the m). 

• Anglicise American spelling unless it is quoted directly from source (i.e. -ise not -ize). 

• Case law (not case-law).  

• Up to date, when adverbial, “the book has been brought up to date to January 1, 1993); but up-to-date when an adjective: “an up-to-date book”. 

  

Capitals

Do not capitalise court or judge, except in names, nor arbitrator, architect, engineer, claim, defence, claimant, respondent, tribunal or award. 

  

Gender

Use non-gender specific terms unless the context otherwise requires. Devices such as “he/she” are rarely necessary. Use the plural when speaking of a class if necessary: “arbitrators are less likely to be tempted by bribes and they…”, rather than “the arbitrator is less likely… and he”. 

  

Active and Passive

Avoid the passive. Write, “the arbitrator must have meant” rather than “it must have been meant by the arbitrator”. 

  

Opinion

Authors may (and are expected to) express opinions. However, it is essential that they do not stray into personal criticism. 

  

Judges

A High Court judge is Smith J.; in the Court of Appeal Smith L.J.; in the House of Lords Lord Smith. County Court and other judges are Judge Smith. No other honorifics are attached. Likewise in overseas jurisdictions – e.g. in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, Bokhary P.J. 

  

Author Details

Details of authors of articles and lectures and addresses appear at the start of each issue. Please send information about yourself in the form in which it will appear in the list of Contributors, e.g: 

 

• JULIA ARCHER: FCIArb; Partner, Smith & Jones, New York.