1. Submissions should align with the themes of sports law, media and entertainment law.
2. We encourage a diverse range of topics within these themes, including but not limited to copyright, personality rights, ethics, broadcasting rights, anti-trust etc.
3. Submissions should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Longer or shorter articles may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
4. Co-author (total of two authors) submissions are permitted
5. Articles should be well-researched and based on credible sources. Clear and concise writing is essential. Avoid jargon and aim to make your content accessible to a broad readership. Visual aids such as images, charts, and infographics are welcome, but ensure they are relevant and properly credited.
6. The article should be an original work of the author and not under consideration for publication in any other journal or blog. The work should not be plagiarised. Any form of plagiarism will lead to disqualification for publication on the Blog.
7. Facts, authorities and other sources shall be duly hyperlinked. Citations shall be used only if an online source is unavailable. Citations shall be in OSCOLA format.
8. The authors shall receive an acknowledgement email on the receipt of the article by the Editorial Board. Once the Editorial Board acknowledges the receipt of an article, it will go through a rigorous editorial process and the decision about its acceptance or rejection shall be communicated to the authors.
9. Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks for us to process your submission and respond with feedback or a decision. You will be informed of the status of your submission as soon as our review process is complete.
10. The editorial board of GCSEL will evaluate all submissions on the nature of the topic, depth of research, and novelty of arguments. The editorial board prefers contemporary topics within the domain of the focus area of the blog.
11. The blogs will be reviewed on a rolling basis.