About JACL
Corruption is a major problem in all parts of the world and its calamitous effects are well documented. Governments, inter-governmental organisations and civil society have put in place, and continue to put in place, measures at national, sub-regional, regional and international levels to prevent and combat corruption. Closely related to corruption are other economic crimes such as money-laundering, racketeering and fraud. Corruption and its allied crimes need to be confronted on all fronts. Their causes, constitution and consequences need to be researched, comprehended and analysed with a view to fighting and, ultimately, eradicating them.
The Journal of Anti-Corruption Law is a project of the Department of Criminal Justice and Procedure in the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape. It is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles, case notes and comments on any issue relevant to corruption in particular and to economic crimes in general. The editors welcome contributions which deal with these issues from a legal, jurisprudential, socio-legal and/or politico-legal perspective. Two numbers are published annually, one in June and another in December.
Articles should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words, including footnotes. Case notes and comments should not exceed 4,000 words. When submitting your contribution, please ensure that it complies fully with JACL’s house style. JACL adheres to an exclusive submissions policy.
Submission guidelines
1. An article should normally not exceed 10 000 words (including footnotes). However, in exceptional cases articles which exceed 10 000 words may be accepted.
2. An abstract of approximately 200—250 words must accompany the article.
3. All manuscripts should be in United Kingdom English. United States English is NOT used.
4. All manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word or in a word-processing programme that is compatible with MS Word.
5. The manuscript must indicate:
- the title;
- the author’s name; and
- the author’s academic qualifications, institutional affiliation and e-mail address.
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to one of the editors-in-chief below:
- Prof Lovell Fernandez: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Prof Raymond Koen: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Prof Jamil Mujuzi: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To view our guidelines for authors and house style, please click here.