About The German Yearbook of International Law
The German Yearbook of International Law is Germany’s oldest yearbook in the field of public international law. The GYIL is published annually by the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the University of Kiel and contains contributions on topics addressing all aspects of public international law.
They aim to provide a platform for scholars of international law – both inside and outside Germany – to publish new research advancing public international legal discourse as well as analysis of current issues.
The Yearbook features a ‘Forum’ section wherein prominent scholars are invited to enter into discussion on newly developing topics in international law and a ‘Focus’ section for which a group of experts is asked to write articles examining various in-depth aspects of a topic chosen in advance by the editors.
About the Call for Papers
The Editors welcome submissions for volume 66 (2023) of the GYIL, inviting interested parties to submit contributions for consideration for inclusion in the forthcoming edition.
Themes
The call is open to everyone. Manuscripts dealing with any topic of interest in the field of Public International Law will be considered, and early submissions are welcome. All paper submissions will be subject to a double-blind peer review process.
Submission Guidelines
Word counts for manuscripts vary by section and according to the nature of the subject matter discussed. These word counts are therefore intended as guidance to authors rather than as strict requirements. Submissions significantly above or below these ranges may be returned to authors for revision. All word counts are inclusive of footnotes.
- Forum, Focus, and General Articles: 10,000-12,500 words
- German Practice Reports: 1,500-6,000 words
- Book Reviews: 750-1,500 words
Please note that before an article is put forward for consideration in the GYIL, authors MUST confirm whether the article they wish to submit has only been submitted to the GYIL, that the article has NOT been previously published, and is NOT currently under consideration with another Journal and/or Publisher.
Formatting Guidelines
Submissions should be saved in a standard format (Times New Roman or Arial) with unjustified right margins, 1.5 line spacing, and without automatic hyphenation.
Articles should abide by the House Style of the GYIL and be submitted in MS Word or WordPerfect. Please refer to the Style Guide for detailed information on preparing and submitting manuscripts.
All information quoted or relied upon from other sources (whether published or unpublished) must be fully and correctly cited in footnotes.
Authors should provide a brief statement of affiliation in the first footnote of their manuscripts.
How to Submit?
Authors are required to submit an electronic version of the text to the Managing Editor via email at yearbook[at]wsi.uni-kiel.de.
Submission Deadline
August 1, 2023
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