Authors

For Authors

Submission guidance, manuscript structure, ethical requirements, and editorial workflow for authors preparing work for HR-TOC.

Call for papers

HR-TOC invites original research articles, doctrinal analyses, case studies, policy papers, legislative commentaries, case notes, and book reviews addressing issues at the intersection of human rights and transnational crime.

  • Submissions must demonstrate academic rigor and methodological clarity.
  • Manuscripts should align with the journal's thematic scope or the theme of a specific issue.
  • Authors should contribute to legal, criminological, policy-oriented, or interdisciplinary debates.

Mandatory checklist

  • Manuscript is anonymised.
  • Abstract is 150-250 words.
  • Five to eight keywords are provided.
  • References are formatted consistently.
  • File is submitted in Word format.
  • Ethical standards are respected.
  • Separate title page includes author details.

Formatting

Use Times New Roman, 12 pt main text, 10 pt footnotes, 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment, page numbers, and 2.5 cm margins. Footnotes are preferred for legal articles.

OSCOLA is preferred for legal scholarship. Bluebook and Chicago author-date may be acceptable where appropriate, provided citation style is used consistently.

Submission workflow in 10 steps

  1. Submission with article file, abstract, keywords, and author metadata.
  2. Initial editorial screening for relevance, originality, ethics, and quality.
  3. Peer review assignment under a double-blind model.
  4. Peer review focused on originality, method, reasoning, relevance, and contribution.
  5. Revision cycle with author response where needed.
  6. Final editorial decision.
  7. Copyediting for language, style, citations, and references.
  8. Layout and production of final publication files.
  9. Online open-access publication.
  10. Dissemination through indexing services, repositories, and academic networks.