University of Bologna Law Review 2026

About the University of Bologna Law Review

The University of Bologna Law Review (UBLR) is an internationally recognized diamond open access and student-run Journal that publishes innovative legal scholarship bridging European legal traditions with contemporary global challenges.

Together with many indexes, the Journal is indexed at the largest database of peer-reviewed literature, Scopus. Since its founding in 2016, UBLR has maintained the highest editorial standards through a double-blind peer review process conducted by national and international scholars.

The comprehensive editorial process ensures scholarly excellence while maintaining accessibility for the global legal community. Such rigorous selection process ensures that only cutting-edge scholarship that illuminates law’s evolution in our interconnected world reaches publication.

All publications are exclusively in English.

Eligibility

• Postgraduate students, PhD scholars, researchers, professionals
• Undergraduate students are not eligible as sole author but they may co-author with someone senior.

Guidelines for Submission

The University of Bologna Law Review requests that authors comply with the following standards. The manuscript must:

• be written in British English (American English may be considered in exceptional cases);
• be in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or Open Document Text document file format (Other formats such as PDF are not accepted);
• be anonymised by removing from the document any identifying information;
• use third person to refer to work the authors have previously published. For example, write “X and Y (2015) have demonstrated” rather than “we/the authors have previously demonstrated / footnote: X & Y, 2015″, figures and tables should not contain any reference to author affiliations;
• contain a title, a subtitle (optional), an abstract (max. 500 words), up to 5 keywords and up to 3 JEL Codes (optional);
• include all references in footnotes; endnotes and in-text citation systems are not accepted. While The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed.) is the preferred citation style, authors may use other internationally recognised citation systems that employ footnotes (e.g. Chicago, OSCOLA, AGLC4, Turabian). Citation styles that rely on in-text references (e.g. APA, Harvard, Vancouver) are not acceptable;
• refer to one of the following Editorial Sections and have an adequate length excluding metadata and footnotes (the Journal may consider manuscripts exceeding the 20,000 word limit in exceptional cases of outstanding scholarly contribution)
  • Articles (min. 8,000–max. 20,000 words)
  • Essays (min. 5,000–max. 12,000 words)
  • Notes (min. 3,000–max. 8,000 words)
  • Conference Papers (min. 4,000–max. 10,000 words).

The University of Bologna Law Review does not accept:

• previously published manuscripts (deposited preprints are not considered prior publications), while manuscripts that have been published in another language, in a substantially different form, or as ISBN-assigned working papers may be submitted only with prior authorisation from the Editorial Office following a case-by-case evaluation for compliance with COPE and ICMJE guidelines;
• submissions from undergraduate students (students pursuing their first degree) as sole authors;
• simultaneous submissions along with other journals;
• complete PhD/post-graduate dissertations, such works must be adapted into self-contained articles before submission.

How to Submit?

• Authors may submit their manuscripts exclusively through the UBLR website via the OJS platform.
• New users should register using the link given at the end of post.
• Existing users can submit directly through the login page.
• The Journal does not accept manuscripts submitted through alternative channels (e.g., email) or outside the designated call periods.

Publication Fee

The Journal has neither article submission charges (ASCs) nor processing fees (APCs).

Deadline

17 April 2026 by 11.30 pm IST.

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