Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
eISSN 1727-3781

Info for Authors

General
Contributions are considered for publication with the understanding that they will be submitted anonymously to expert referees with a view to their suitability for publication. The editors reserve the right to make such changes to a contribution that are in their judgment desirable for the purposes of conforming to the PER Standard for Style and Citation, correct language and clarity. A contribution will be referred to a least two referees, but the editors may, in cases of conflicting findings, approach additional referees.

Details of author
The author's initials and surname, title, academic qualifications, present position and the institution to which he/she is attached must be provided to the editors.

Different categories of contributions
A distinction is made between articles, notes, case notes and reviews. The author has to indicate in which of these categories the contribution should be considered. The editors reserve the right to make the final determination of the appropriate category. From time to time papers of eminent guest lecturers will also be published (without them having been submitted to referees) under the rubric orationes.
An article is considered to be a substantial original contribution of high scholarly standard. For notes, case notes and reviews, the same rigour is required, though they may be shorter contributions on material of shorter-term topicality.

Summary
All contributions should on submission be accompanied by an summary of about 300 - 600 words in English. Should the article be written in a language other than English, an English title should also be provided. Supply a list of keywords with your final submission.

Style and Format
Contributions must be prepared to conform to the requirements of the PER Standard for Style and Citation  and must be submitted electronically to the Editor in a format which is compatible with a word-processing package which works in the WINDOWS environment. The contribution must also be properly language-edited and must contain footnotes, a summary, a bibliography and a list of keywords.
More information