How to submit your manuscript to FQP/PPI

Author(s) must prepare and submit two separate files containing the following:

- Main Manuscript must contain a fully anonymized manuscript along with title, references and footnotes (max 9000 words).

- Author Page must contain article full title, Author(s)’s information, a bio*, abstract (max 200 words), 4-5 keywords.

A cover letter is not required. Submissions should be addressed to our managing editors fqpppijournal@gmail.com.

How to submit proposals for Book Symposia or Special Sections to FQP/PPI:

Editor(s) must prepare and submit one single file containing the following:

- Main editorial proposal must

• justify the relevance of the book or the topic on which the symposium or the special section will focus explaining how the selected contributions will advance understanding in this area;
• provide a list of authors for possible inclusion in either the symposium or the special section. The list should be complemented by abstracts (max 200 words) of each potential contribution;
• indicate the timeframe in which the symposium/special section could be finalised (including first deadlines for contributors, reviewing process and final submission to the journal);
• Include bios* of guest editors and all potential contributors.

Upon acceptance, editors will be asked to provide a list of possible reviewers to be involved in the blind peer-review process. A cover letter is not required. Submissions should be addressed to our managing editors fqpppijournal@gmail.com.

 *How to prepare your Bio for submissions All bios must contain Author(s)’s name, current affiliation, academic position, most recent peer-reviewed publications, ORCID ID, e-mail.

Manuscript Preparation

File Format

Please send source files such as .doc or .docx, not .pdf files.

Language

Articles are published in English, using American English spelling and grammar. The preferred reference source is the Webster Dictionary.

If an author is not a native speaker, they are responsible for having their manuscript checked by someone who is. This journal does not make use of a copy editor. Proofreading by a native speaker should be performed  ideally before and if needed after completion of the peer review process.

If references in your manuscript do not follow the journal style, it will be returned to you for correction.

Types of Articles and Length

• Essays (including footnotes): max 9.000 words.
• Symposium commentaries: max 3.000 words.
• Editor(s) introductions to Symposia or Special Sections: max 2.500 words.

Longer essays, replies to commentators, etc., are exceptionally acceptable, provided that there is a significant reason for exceeding the length.

Manuscript Structure

General Information

The preferred font and size for text and footnotes are Times New Roman 12 pt and Times New Roman 10 pt, respectively.

Articles must be typed, double-spaced throughout with broad margins. Insert the number of words in the title page file.

Do not use bold or underline to emphasize a word or sentence. Words should only be emphasized using italics, sparingly.

Abstract and Keywords

Abstract (max. 200 words) and 4-5 keywords should be submitted along with manuscripts.

Headings

All headings are numbered and flush left. Use initial capitals for all words except prepositions and articles, and all words that contain five letters or more. For example: Advisory Jurisdiction and International Dispute Settlement.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be spelled out on first use with the abbreviation given immediately following in parentheses and double quotation marks. Example: European Union (“EU”).

If the name in question is only mentioned a few times, always give it in full. Acronyms and lettered abbreviations will be rendered with no stops.

Terms such as “article”; “resolution”; “paragraph”; and “declaration” should have the initial letter capitalized and not be abbreviated in the main text. Paragraph numbers and sub-paragraphs letters of articles should be given in parentheses: Article 8(1)(b); Article XII(1).

Quotations

Quotations of fewer than 50 words are to be included in the main text, between double quotation marks. Double quotation marks (“”) should be used, except for quotations within quotations (which will have single quotation marks). Punctuation will follow closing inverted commas (“[…] or private personnel, onboard”.).

Longer quotations should begin on a new line, with double quotation marks, and be indented from the left to indicate that it is to be set as a separate block of text.

Style within quotations: the original capitalization, spelling etc. of the quotation should be preserved.

Place any change made to a quoted text between square brackets. Where you use an ellipsis to indicate omissions within the quoted text, enclose it in square brackets […].

Use “sic” between square brackets to signify obvious mistakes in the quoted text.

If you wish to add specific emphasis to part of the quoted text, this should be done by the use of italics, and the formula “(emphasis added)” should be added at the end of the source note.

Italics

Italics should be used sparingly. Only the following should be italicized in the main text:

• Case names: e.g. Diallo
• Titles of publications (American Journal of International Law).
• Words requiring special emphasis.
• Words or phrases in languages other than English. Lengthy quotations in a foreign language other than Italian or French are discouraged. If their insertion is deemed necessary, they will not be italicized and a translation should be provided in a footnote, accompanied by the formula “(author’s translation)”.

Rules for Citation

 References

IRIC uses footnotes and not endnotes. Footnotes must be numbered and should be placed after punctuation such as a comma, semi colon or full stop (,¹ ;² .³). The text of footnotes should be in Times New Roman 10 pt. All footnotes should end with a full stop.

Please do not put any footnotes in the title of the paper or the abstract. You may add an unnumbered footnote after your name containing acknowledgments.

In text citations

In the author-date system, sources are briefly cited in the text, usually in parentheses, by author’s last name and year of publication. Each in-text citation matches up with an entry in a reference list, where full bibliographic information is provided.

Example: (Shue 2022)

More information on this style of citations are available at the following website: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.

Cross-references

The first reference to any source must be given in full. Authorities and textual sources cited elsewhere in the article may be referred to by using a condensed reference adding “cit. supra” (for scholarly works, the mere reference to the author, followed by the formula “cit. supra note…” is preferred, unless it may create confusion). This also applies to case names. Do not use “op. cit.”, “loc. cit.” or “idem”.

For a reference to the author/editor, simply use the last name (no initials). If a work has more than one author or editor, cite them all the first time the book is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a book has more than three authors/editors, mention the last name of the first author/editor only, followed by “et al.” Use “note” or “notes” when referring to other footnotes within the article.

For references within your article, refer to Sections, text at notes or notes and accompanying text.

Examples: see sands, cit. supra note 15, p. 91. See Tecmed case, cit. supra note 9, para. 122. See infra Section 4. See infra note 10. See also supra text at notes 40-43.

Use “id.” (small caps) to indicate the same author. Use “ibid.” (italics) to indicate the same source. Ibid. is only used for references that are just above the one you are citing, otherwise, use cit. supra note. When referring to the same source, but a different page number, use: Ibid., p. 4. In the middle of a sentence, ibid. should start with a lower-case.

Books

Author(s), year, Title, publisher, place of publication

• Cite the complete name of the author(s) in small caps and without capitalization. If a book has more than one author, cite them all the first time the book is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a book has more than three authors, mention the last name of the first author only, followed by “et al.”.
• The title should be in italics.
• The edition should be indicated with ordinals.
• Always cite page(s) number(s) if a specific reference is made. Use “p.” and “pp.”. For citations of more than one page, please indicate the first and last page quoted.

Example: Shue, Henry. 2022. The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Journal Articles:

Author(s),year, “Title”, Periodical, Volume (issue): range of page(s).

• Cite the complete name of the author(s) in small caps and without capitalization. If a book has more than one author, cite them all the first time the book is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a book has more than three authors, mention the last name of the first author only, followed by “et al.”
• The title should be between double quotation marks.
• The title of the periodical should be italicized and given in full (no abbreviations).
• First page: For citations of more than one page, indicate the first and last page quoted.

Example: Dittmar, Emily L., and Douglas W. Schemske. 2023. “Temporal Variation in Selection Influences Microgeographic Local Adaptation.” American Naturalist 202 (4): 471–85

Chapters in Edited Books:

Author(s). year. “Title,” in editor (ed.), Title, publisher: place of publication, range of pages.

• Cite the complete name of the author (s) in small caps and without capitalization. If a chapter has more than one author, cite them all the first time the book is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a chapter has more than three authors, mention the last name of the first author only, followed by “et al.”.
• The title of the chapter should be between double quotation marks.
• The title of the book should be italicized.
• For citations of more than one page, indicate the first and last page quoted.

Example: Doyle, Kathleen. 2023. “The Queen Mary Psalter.” In The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Greatest Invention, edited by P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Blog Posts

 Author, “Title”, Blog, date, available at: .

• Cite the complete name of the author in small caps and without capitalization. If the post has more than one author, cite them all the first time it is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a post has more than three authors, mention the last name of the first author only, followed by “et al.”.
• The title of the blog post should be between double quotation marks.
• The webpage should be a functional and clickable hyperlink.

Example: Dill, “Our Shared Horror”, EJIL: Talk!, 13 October 2023, available at: <https://www.ejiltalk.org/our-shared-horror/>.

Newspaper Articles

 “Title”, newspaper, date, available at:

• The title of the newspaper article should be between double quotation marks.
• The webpage should be a functional and clickable hyperlink.

Example: “Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv without power after Russian strikes”, BBC, 17 December 2022, available at: <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63997749>.

Press Statements

 Authority, “Title”, date, available at:

• The title of the press statement should be between double quotation marks.
• The webpage should be a functional and clickable hyperlink.

Example: United Nations, “Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Entry of Adel Abdul Jalil Ibrahim Batterjee from Its List”, BBC, 15 January 2013, available at: <https://press.un.org/en/2013/sc10884.doc.htm>.