Style Guidelines

In preparing material for submission of an article, authors should be guided by the following points:

1. Where an earlier version of a submission has been published as a working paper or conference paper, the Journal will only proceed with the submission where it is significantly different to the earlier working paper or conference paper.
2. Manuscript Presentation
   All article manuscripts should be emailed as a Microsoft Word document to law-ajll@unimelb.edu.au. Case notes and other short pieces should be emailed direct to the appropriate section editor. Electronic submissions need not be accompanied by paper copies.
3. Title
   Each manuscript should have a title which is both succinct and descriptive.
4. Abstract
   An abstract of no more than 150 words must be supplied at the beginning of each article. The abstract should briefly outline the structure and content of the article and summarise its conclusions.
5. Footnotes
   These should be numbered consecutively throughout and appear at the foot of the page. All bibliographical details, case citations etc should be contained in the footnotes and not in the text. Footnotes should not be used to make substantive points.
6. Word length policy
   In making editorial decisions we will accept articles up to 12,000 words (including footnotes), and section contributions up to 5,000 words (including footnotes).

Please click here for a copy of the Style Guidelines (updated September 2025).