Public Procurement Law Review

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1. Papers must be in English.
2. Articles for consideration should be sent to Professor Sue Arrowsmith, School of Law, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD Email: Sue.Arrowsmith@nottingham.ac.uk The preferred length for articles is between 1,000 and 10,000 words although longer articles will be considered. Contributors should specify the number of words in their article. Hard-copy submissions are not required and all submissions must be sent in Word format.
3. P.P.L.R. is a refereed journal. Submission for the Articles section is subject to peer review, and will be accepted only after the review process is completed. We endeavour to complete this process speedily and aim to give a decision on acceptance or rejection within one month, but this cannot be guaranteed. Contributions for the News and Analysis section are not subject to the peer review process.
4. Much of the News and Analysis section of the Review is written by correspondents, but contributions from others for the News and Analysis section are welcomed. Prospective contributors should consult Professor Arrowsmith before submitting a contribution.
5. Submission of articles or other contributions will be held to imply that they contain original unpublished work and are not being submitted for publication elsewhere. No liability is accepted for loss or damage to material submitted for the Review.
6. Manuscripts should be typewritten on one side of the paper only, and double spaced (including footnotes) with wide margins. Articles should contain short useful headings. There should be preferably at least two, but not more than four, levels of heading. References to cases and legislation should be in the footnotes, and where possible, a full list of all cases and statutes mentioned, with references as required, should be supplied.
7. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and numbered consecutively throughout the text with superscript arabic numerals.
8. Cross references should not be to page number but to the text accompanying a particular footnote.
9. Authors should state clearly the biographical information which is to appear in the Review. An address for delivery of proofs must be supplied.
10. Proofs will be sent to authors who undertake to check them and return them to the publisher without delay. One free pdf offprint and two free copies of the journal will be issued to article contributors.
11. Copyright in all contributions remains with the contributors. The publishers acquire publication rights.
12. The current house style guide is at: https://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/academic/ai.aspx#4.