In 2024, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg (MPIL), will celebrate its 100 anniversary. Over the years, the Institute’s research has tackled foundational issues of public international law, European Union law as well as comparative public law and at times has shaped the debate. As the first centenary comes to a close, we take a critical look back at the past, yet we also want to look forward by exploring topics, challenges,and methods for the next century.
A fine forum for this is the MPIL’s diamond Open Access journal, the Zeitschrift für
ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV) – also known as Heidelberg Journal
of International Law (HJIL). The ZaöRV invites proposals for focus sections or papers which
address new topics, challenges, methods, and approaches for research in public international
law, European Union law, or comparative public law. In particular, the journal encourages young
scholars from all over the world to submit their work. Manuscripts may be written in English or
German.
The journal is peer-reviewed and published by C.H. Beck (current issues can be retrieved here).
Since 2021, the ZaöRV has published all articles diamond Open Access, i.e. we do not charge
fees either to authors or readers. Besides contributing to the free availability of scholarship
worldwide, authors of the ZaöRV benefit from the enlarged distribution of their work as the
significant boost in our access rates testifies. Additionally, as of volume 82 (2022), the Journal is
indexed with Scopus, making articles visible and discoverable in what is arguably the world’s
most comprehensive interdisciplinary indexing service.
Authors can expect a speedy review and decision-making process, ensuring that authors
receive timely feedback and have their work published quickly.
Submission
All proposals for focus sections can be submitted to [email protected]. Proposals should include
a short description of the topic and possible contributions (maximum of 1,000 words).
All manuscripts must be original and may not currently be under consideration for publication
elsewhere. Manuscripts should normally range from 5,000 to 10,000 words in length, including
footnotes. Authors are kindly reminded of consulting, before submission, the ZaöRV’s
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement, its Submission Guidelines and the
List of Abbreviations (available here). Manuscripts can be submitted here.
There are no deadlines. The editors will consider proposals and manuscripts on a rolling basis.
See our website for more information.
