1. The Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law is an international, peer reviewed journal. It publishes material of good academic standard, written, so far as possible, in a non-technical style which addresses both legal issues and the social context to which these relate. In addition to contributions with a predominantly legal focus, therefore, the Journal is also interested in contributions from the field of socio-legal studies and the interface between these and disciplines such as social policy and social work. All articles which are submitted are sent to two external assessors for comment and the final decision is made by the joint general editors in the light of their comments.
   
2. Manuscripts and editorial communications should be sent to JSWFL@liverpool.ac.uk or to Helen Stalford, The Liverpool Law School, Chatham Street, University of Liverpool, L69 7ZS
   
3. Articles should not normally exceed 6,000 words in length and a precise word count should be included with each article submitted. Authors are also requested to ensure that articles are written in gender appropriate language and that they follow the editorial style and format adopted by the Journal. An abstract of the article of 100-150 words should be included together with 6 keywords suitable for indexing and on-line search purposes. The whole text, including references and abstracts, should be double spaced and presented on one side of the paper only. 
   
4. The joint general editors will, under normal circumstances, either inform authors of their decision or of the extent of and reasons for the delay, within three months of the receipt of an article. 
   
5. Style guidelines
   Description of the Journal's article style
   Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
   Any consistent spelling style is acceptable. Use single quotation marks with double within if needed.
   A Word template is available for this journal (please save the Word template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer).
   If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk  
   
6. Articles are considered on the understanding that they have not been published previously and are not currently being considered for publication by any other journal 
   
7. The Editorial Board and the Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the views expressed by contributors.
   

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