Author Guidelines
[1] An article title should be concise, with a maximum of 70 characters.
[2] The article should contain an abstract, a short summary of about 200 words. This abstract will also be added to the free search zone of the Kluwer Online database.
[3] To further boost the search engine optimization (SEO) of your article, please provide approximately ten keywords that describe the content of your contribution (including where applicable the jurisdiction or organization commented on).
[4] If an article comments on legislation or jurisprudence, please highlight full details of the referenced material. For jurisprudence specifically, this means the parties involved, court name, case number, and decision date. This will ensure clarity, traceability, and accurate metadata tagging.
[5] A brief biographical note, including both the current affiliation as well as the e-mail address of the author(s), should be provided in the first footnote of the manuscript. In addition, where the author(s) have been directly involved in defending the company which is the focus of the article, this should be expressly stated in the first footnote.
[6] Articles should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words, and never exceed 12,000 words. This includes the abstract and footnotes but excludes the table of contents and bibliography.
[7] Only articles in English will be considered for publication. Manuscripts should be written in standard English, while using ‘ize’ and ‘ization’ instead of ‘ise’ and ‘isation’. Preferred reference
source is the Oxford English Dictionary. However, in case of quotations the original spelling should be maintained. In case the complete article is written by an American author, US spelling may also be used.
[8] Manuscripts will be returned to the author if the English is below standard. In case of doubt about the correct use of the English language, authors are advised to have their text checked by a native speaker before submitting it.
[9] Heading levels should be clearly indicated.
[10] Special attention should be paid to quotations, footnotes, and references. All citations and quotations must be verified before submission of the manuscript. The accuracy of the contribution is the responsibility of the author. The journal has adopted the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) legal citation style to ensure uniformity. Citations should not appear in the text but in the footnotes. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively, using the footnote function in Word so that if any footnotes are added or deleted the others are automatically renumbered.
[11] Authors are encouraged to make reference to articles on the same or related topics which have been previously published in World Competition.
[12] Tables should be self-explanatory and their content should not be repeated in the text. Do not tabulate unnecessarily. Tables should be numbered and should include concise titles.
[13] Figures should be submitted as separate files along with the manuscript, and it is very important that they are high quality: .tif or .jpg files with a resolution of at least 600 dpi. Image material that has been downloaded from the internet generally is not acceptable due to low resolution.
[14] Submitted manuscripts are understood to be final versions. They must not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
[15] Manuscripts should be submitted electronically, in Word format.
