The American Review of International Arbitration (ARIA) invites submissions in five categories: Articles, Student Notes, Book Reviews, Expert Comments, and Blog Posts.
ARIA is a subject matter journal whose readers make up the field of international arbitration and are familiar with its core principles. While introductions should include some background, authors should write with this specific audience in mind and need not spend a significant portion of any manuscript introducing foundational concepts. ARIA strives to publish novel and unique pieces and welcomes, celebrates, and encourages a diversity of authors and topics within the field.
To deliver the most innovative and rigorous academic writing, we will not publish pieces that have been preempted by prior publications. With the exception of foreign-language pieces translated into English for the first time, ARIA will not publish works that have already appeared elsewhere, in full or in part. ARIA maintains a strict policy against plagiarism.
How to Submit
Please read the specific guidelines for each category below. Submissions that do not adhere to our requirements will not be considered.
Submissions for Articles, Student Notes, Book Reviews, and Expert Comments must be made exclusively through Scholastica.
Blog Post submissions should be sent via email to aria@law.columbia.edu.
For any general questions, please contact us at aria@law.columbia.edu.
Submission Categories
Articles
Content: An Article should analyze a problem and suggest a solution. Articles typically follow a “roadmap” that begins with an introduction and background, turns to analysis and argument, and reaches a conclusion, providing a thorough treatment of the specific area of law at issue. The tone should be formal and supported by extensive research.
Format: 10,000–20,000 words (including footnotes). Submissions must be in English, with double-spaced text and single-spaced footnotes conforming to _The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation_ (21st Ed.). Please include an abstract and a table of contents (not included in the word count). Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format.
Author Eligibility: We accept submissions from legal scholars and practicing attorneys. Current J.D. and LL.M. students are generally _not_ eligible to publish Articles. Co-authored submissions are welcome.
Student Notes
Content: A Note presents a novel idea on a topic of interest to a peer audience. Notes are typically less formal and broad than Articles and must address a topic that has not been previously covered in published legal scholarship. A Note should include the author’s position and advocate for or critique the topic at issue.
Format: 8,000–15,000 words (including footnotes). Submissions must be in English, with double-spaced text and single-spaced footnotes conforming to _The Bluebook_ (21st Ed.). Please include an abstract and a table of contents. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format.
Author Eligibility: We accept Notes from academics, practitioners. J.D., LL.M., and doctorate students. Co-authored submissions are welcome.
Book Reviews
Content: A Book Review should evaluate a recent book’s contribution to current literature and community discussions, analyzing where it succeeds or fails. It should not merely describe the book’s contents. We only consider reviews of books published within 12 months of submission.
Format: 4,000–7,500 words (including footnotes). Submissions must be in English, with double-spaced text and single-spaced footnotes conforming to _The Bluebook_ (21st Ed.). Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format. Co-authored submissions are welcome.
Author Eligibility: We accept Book Reviews from academics, practitioners. J.D., LL.M., and doctorate students. Co-authored submissions are welcome.
Expert Comments
Content: This category provides distinguished arbitrators and practitioners a platform to express their opinions on current developments, trends, and practices in international arbitration. Expert Comments may include short articles, op-ed pieces, and initial impressions of new developments intended for a broader audience.
Author Eligibility: We accept submissions from from distinguished arbitrators and practitioners. Co-authored submissions are welcome.
Blog Posts
Content: We consider submissions presenting clear, original ideas supported by persuasive analysis and verifiable evidence.
Format: Submissions should not exceed 3,000 words. Sources must be included as hyperlinks wherever possible. Manuscripts should be submitted as an e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word format to aria@law.columbia.edu, with “Blog Post Submission – (Author Name) – (Title)” as the subject line. All authors must include a short bio and summary of their submission in the e-mail.
Author Eligibility: We accept Blog Posts from academics, practitioners. J.D., LL.M., and doctorate students. Co-authored submissions are welcome. Undergraduate student submissions are not accepted.
Due to the high volume of submissions, only the final decision on publication will be communicated (usually within three weeks).