Submission Information

All references to the Journal shall mean the “Asian Journal on Mediation”.

 

A.        Conditions for Publication 

1.           Originality All papers, articles and case notes (hereinafter “Submissions”) submitted to the Journal must be original.  As a condition for publication, the Author(s) warrant(s) to the Journal and its editors and publishers that the Submission does not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third parties. 

2.                  Exclusive Submission  By sending a Submission to the Journal, the Author(s) warrant(s) that the Submission is not being simultaneously considered by any other publication, and that the Submission shall not be sent to another publication until a response is received from the editors of the Journal. 

3.               Offensive, defamatory or other material  As a condition for publication, the Author(s) warrant(s) that the Submission does not contain any obscene, offensive, defamatory or racially prejudiced material and that the Submission will not expose the Journal, its editors or publishers to any civil or criminal proceedings.  Author(s) agree to indemnify the Journal, its editors and publishers for any liability whatsoever that may be incurred as a result of the publication of the Submission. 

4.                  Copyright 

a.  In consideration for the Singapore Mediation Centre (“SMC”) publishing the Submission, and on condition of due acknowledgment of authorship, the Author(s) grant to the SMC an irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable, world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and licence to

(i)    reproduce, publish and distribute their Submission(s) in all media, including but not limited to print, electronic media, CD-Roms, and on-line transmissions;

(ii) translate the Submission(s) into any language and publish the translation(s) using the means referred to in paragraph (i); and

(iii) reproduce the Submission(s) for conferences, courses, lectures, seminars, symposia and other educational events organised solely or jointly by the SMC.

b.      The licence referred to in paragraph (a) shall be granted for the duration of the subsistence of the copyright, including any extensions and / or renewals.

5.                Choice of Law and Jurisdiction  These conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of Singapore and each Author submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.
 

B.        Submission Guidelines

1. Submissions should be submitted in electronic form in Microsoft Word format by email to journal@mediation.com.sg.

2.    Where a Submission contains graphics, tables or charts or other significant formatting, one hard copy, double spaced and printed single-sided on A4 paper, should be sent together with an electronic copy on a CD in ISO format to

Asian Journal on Mediation
Singapore Mediation Centre
1 Supreme Court Lane
Level 4
Singapore 178879
Tel: +65 6332 4366
Fax: +65 6333 5085

3.  Submissions should not generally exceed the following lengths :

  • Articles, 2500 words;
     
  • Shorter notes, including comments on recent cases and legislation, 1,000 words;
     
  • book reviews, 800 words.

4.      Articles should be accompanied by an abstract of about 100 words in length.  The abstract is not included in the recommended word limit of the Article.

5.      Submissions must be accompanied by

  •  the full names of the Authors (with the family name underlined or in bold); ·       
     
  • mailing address; ·       
     
  •  e-mail address; ·       
     
  •  telephone and fax numbers, if any.
6.      Submissions must be in English.

7.   Submissions should be formatted according to the Singapore
Academy of Law Style Guide (2004 Edition) available from the Academy’s website.