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Author Guidelines

All submissions to JOLTS must be in our standard template.  You can download it here.

The template also explains some Authors' guidelines, including acceptable citation styles. Please adhere to these standards, including for citations.

Please note that a word processor duly implementing ODF is required. Microsoft Word exportation or Google Docs are not suitable. We advise using Libre Office over all other applications. Should you prefer using Markdown or similar text-based languages, please contact the Editors.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • You confirm this work is entirely work of yours and that you have cited all co-authors in the appropriate list.
  • You confirm that you have disclosed all competing interest and on your honour that disclosure is accurate and in good faith complete.
  • You agree to only use the official template ODT without modifications and without porting it to other applications that have fidelity issues, causing excess of work porting it back (that include first and foremost Google Docs, and Microsoft Word).
  • You agree to submit to a peer review (if required) where the reviewer can be aware of your identity, but you will not.
  • You have added complete and accurate metadata and the abstract as well as the keywords faithfully reflect the content of the article. Note that ideally this will not be changed and if it gets changed in the article, it must be changed here too.
  • You have followed the guidelines provided herewith and in the actual template as to writing style, citations, use of paragraphs and other content elements required to an article to be published.

Articles

This section of IFOSS L. Rev. is the main venue for full-length researched articles on legal issues of interest to the IFOSS L. Rev. readership.

All submissions are peer-reviewed. IFOSS L. Rev. accepts articles for publication in the Articles section from all qualified authors. Such articles should meet the highest standards of intellectual enquiry and conform to IFOSS L. Rev.'s editorial guidelines.

Legislative Review

IFOSS L. Rev.'s legislative review section is designed to brief readers on recent or upcoming changes to legislation relevant to Free and Open Source Software.

Articles in this section should brief on the main implications of the legislative change, set out the context of prior law, and indicate how governmental policy and/or international law will affect implementation.

Articles are accepted for publication from all those suitably qualified to do so. All articles are peer-reviewed.

Case Law Reports

This section of IFOSS L. Rev. is intended to allow authors to report on recent developments in case law, and to offer commentary on the legal and policy implications of the decisions.

Articles are peer-reviewed where appropriate. They should be between 1500 and 6000 words in length.

Book reviews

Book reviews should be between 500 - 2000 words in length, and should critically analyse the main arguments of the literature under examination. Further, they should indicate the reviewer's assessment of the literature's usefulness to JOLTS' readership, its novelty of approach, its factual accuracy and its relevance to current debates.

Tech Watch

IFOSS L. Rev's Tech Watch section aims to allow technical experts and organisational leaders in Free and Open Source Software to introduce and explain topical issues with important legal aspects. These discussions may form the basis of subsequent detailed examination by IFOSS L. Rev. contributors. Tech Watch columns take a in short essay form, and are expected to be between 500 and 2000 words in length. Tech Watch columns are usually written by non-lawyers.

Tech Watch articles are not subject to normal peer review, but are instead evaluated by the Editorial Committee as a whole.

Platform

The Platform section of IFOSS L. Rev. provides an opportunity for the expression of considered opinions on issues of interest to the readership of the Review. It is intended to give space to clear, strong and reasoned argument from professionals with insight.

IFOSS L. Rev. accepts articles for publication in the Platform section from all qualified authors. Because of the nature of this section as providing, as the name suggests, a platform for the expression of a personal view, submissions are reviewed by the full Editorial Committee, and both the detail and spirit of the standards of this publication are expected to be adhered to. In addition, because of its nature as a venue for reasoned opinion, due consideration for respect and professional courtesy are essential qualities for any article intended for publication in this section.

Copyright Notice

The most restrictive licence we will accept for submission is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 international (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) SPDX identifier CC-BY-4.0

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