Oxford Journal of Legal Studies


Number of submissions received annually: 


2013: 246

2012: 252

2011: 227


Percentage of submissions accepted 

2013: 11%

2012: 11%

2011: 12%


Percentage of submissions that receive at least one referee report: n/a 


Average time for manuscript review in months: 2


If possible, give details.

a. Editorial decision within 2 months: 80%

b. Editorial decision between 2 and 6 months: 20%

c. Editorial decision between 7 months and 1 year: 0%

d. Editorial decision of more than 1 year: 0%


The journal has a printed version. 

Average time from acceptance to print publication in months: 12 


The journal has an 'online first' system. 

Average time from acceptance to online publication in months: 3 


Submissions are not anonymous to the editors. 


Submissions are anonymous to the reviewers. 


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Percentage of submissions by women: n/a 


Percentage of accepted articles by women: n/a 


Percentage of submissions by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Percentage of accepted articles by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Publisher: Oxford University Press 

Editor(s)-in-chief: Professor A.C.L. Davies 

Full name: Professor A.C.L. Davies 

Title/position: general editor 

Email address: anne.davies@law.ox.ac.uk 

Street address:n/a 

City: n/a 

State/province: n/a 

Zip/postal code: n/a 

Country: n/a 

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies