About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The Cosmopolitan Law Journal is the biannual peer-reviewed journal on international law produced by the Law Faculty of Rio de Janeiro State University.
The Cosmopolitan Law Journal is focused in public and private international law with the main interest of becoming a medium of exchange on its covered matters between Brazilian and foreign audience.
Each issue will contain: a general articles section, a jurisprudence review section, and a special section, containing a number of articles on one focus area.
Prospective authors are advised that:
* All submitted articles will be considered by our Editorial team. Articles which are not deemed thematically suitable for the following issue will be considered for future issues unless authors request otherwise.
* Shortlisted articles are subjected to a double blind peer review prior to being accepted for publication, enabling the author to receive comments before publication.
* The Cosmopolitan Law Journal will be available free of charge online, under a Creative Commons license.
Submission Process and Deadlines
* Authors must submit their texts as an e-mail attachment saved in MS Word (docx or doc) or Rich Text Format (rtf) with a brief abstract (max 300 words) and the contact details and current position of the author, to cosmopolitanlaw@gmail.com.
* The deadlines for submission of articles for inclusion in the next issue (June or December) are the last Mondays of April and October respectively. The author will then be required to be available to respond to the comments of peer reviewers.
Submission Guidelines
* Articles should be original, unpublished work.
* Articles may be written in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish.
* Articles must contain footnote referencing.
* Articles must contain abstract and key-words in a second idiom.
* Articles should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length.
For further information regarding submissions, please email:
rodrigobastosraposo@hotmail.com
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
