Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals and QScience announce the International Review of Law call for papers, inviting original research articles, review essays, legal updates, case notes, and book reviews in English or Arabic to encourage comparative and international legal scholarship.
About the International Review of Law
The International Review of Law (IRL) is an open-access, peer-reviewed international law journal published under the QScience publishing platform by Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals in Doha, Qatar. The journal provides a modern, academic platform for scholarly discourse on developments in law, bringing perspectives from the Middle East, North Africa, and jurisdictions across the globe.
By emphasizing an international and comparative focus, the journal addresses pressing questions of governance, commercial transactions, human rights, environmental regulation, and international dispute resolution. As a leading peer reviewed legal journal Middle East scholars and international contributors rely on, IRL aims to stimulate cross-border legal dialogue and advance theoretical understanding across legal systems.
Article Types Accepted for Publication
Authors preparing a QScience law journal submission can choose among several established contribution categories:
- Research Articles: Submissions in this category must describe original theoretical, doctrinal, or empirical legal research. Research articles must present well-reasoned findings that advance the academic discipline, clarify complex legal questions, or offer empirical evidence supporting a proposed theoretical framework. All research articles must include complete referencing to all prior literature and judicial authorities.
- Review Articles: Review articles offer thorough assessments and critical syntheses of broad legal doctrines, legislative developments, or jurisprudential trends. These articles are typically commissioned by the Editor-in-Chief. Authors with proposals for review articles are encouraged to contact the editorial office before submitting complete drafts.
- Legal Updates and Professional Notes: Authored primarily by practicing lawyers, legal consultants, and policy experts, legal updates examine recent statutory enactments, regulatory modifications, or emerging commercial practices that directly impact the legal profession.
- Case Notes: Case notes provide concise, critical analysis of significant judgments rendered by national superior courts or international tribunals, examining the doctrine established and its broader legal implications.
- Book Reviews: Critical evaluations of recently published legal treatises, monographs, and academic books in law and related disciplines.
- Special Sections: The journal occasionally includes informational sections, symposium papers, and thematic dossiers recommended by the Executive Editorial Board.
Bilingual Publishing and Translation Services
A distinctive feature of the International Review of Law is its commitment to bilingual accessibility. The journal actively accepts manuscripts written in either Arabic or English. Authors may use either American English or British English spelling conventions, provided the chosen standard is maintained consistently throughout the entire manuscript.
To ensure global reach for every bilingual legal manuscript submission, the editorial office provides professional translation services. The abstract of every published article is translated into both Arabic and English. For selected articles of exceptional scholarly impact, the journal provides complete translation of the full text into the alternate language at no expense to the author.
Manuscript Preparation and Typography Standards
Authors must prepare their manuscripts according to the following technical and typographical specifications:
- Line Spacing and Alignment: Submitted manuscripts must be double line spaced with left-justified text alignment. Authors must avoid automatic hyphenation at line breaks.
- Heading Capitalization: Titles, main headings, and subheadings should adopt sentence case, capitalizing only the first word and proper nouns.
- Pagination and Symbols: All pages must be numbered consecutively. Special characters, mathematical symbols, and non-Latin typography must be embedded within the manuscript file to prevent corruption during conversion to digital formats.
- Title Page Information: The manuscript must include a dedicated title page specifying the full title of the paper, all authors' full names, institutional affiliations, corresponding author contact details (email and telephone number), and suggested keywords.
- Abstract and Keywords: Every research submission must include an abstract of 200 to 300 words (maximum 500 words) summarizing the background, methodology, and primary conclusions without citing references. A list of 3 to 6 descriptive keywords must be placed directly beneath the abstract.
Peer Review and Copyediting Workflow
All submitted articles undergo a structured double-blind peer review process conducted by subject-matter experts. Prior to peer review, submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment and copyediting review. Accepted manuscripts are professionally copyedited for stylistic precision and language accuracy, and authors receive proofs for review prior to publication.
Scholars seeking insight into institutional governance can examine our legal research and advisory publications to explore diverse approaches to legal scholarship. Similarly, authors analyzing corporate transactions and cross-border commercial law will find the comparative framework of the International Review of Law well suited for their research.
Open Access Policy, Indexing, and Academic Impact
The International Review of Law operates under an open-access publishing framework, ensuring that every published article is immediately accessible without subscription barriers to legal scholars, practitioners, judicial officers, and students worldwide. Articles are published under creative commons licensing, enabling widespread dissemination, classroom use, and policy citation while preserving the moral and attribution rights of the authors.
Indexed in prominent academic databases and legal repositories, IRL maximizes international research visibility and cross-jurisdictional citations. Authors benefit from rapid online publication cycles, digital object identifiers (DOIs) for precise permanent citation, and global archiving across international institutional repositories.
Editorial Office and Submission Contacts
Manuscripts and editorial correspondence should be directed to the journal office at Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals:
- Editorial Office Address: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals, Villa 3, Education City, PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar.
- Telephone: +974 4454 2443 | Fax: +974 4454 2438
- Email Submissions: rhudson@qu.edu.qa | info@qscience.com
- Official Publishing Portal: http://www.qscience.com
Authors are encouraged to review the complete submission instructions on the QScience platform prior to uploading manuscripts.