Authors' guidelines

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Aims and fit

JGTEL welcomes original, unpublished manuscripts that advance academic debate or professional practice in global trade, trade economics, trade policy, trade ethics, trade history and international trade law.

• Research on trade policy, business and commercial ethics, and international law
• High-quality empirical and theoretical studies of international commerce
• Contributions from scholars and practitioners in developed and developing economies
• Interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers, policymakers and industry professionals
• Rigorous but accessible scholarship for an international readership

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Submission requirements

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Manuscript components

1. A separate title page with the manuscript title, all author names, affiliations, contact information and corresponding-author details.
2. A concise running title where useful.
3. An abstract of no more than 300 words describing objectives, methods, key findings and conclusions.
4. Four to eight relevant keywords.
5. A clearly structured main text with appropriate headings and subheadings. Empirical studies should normally distinguish introduction, methods, results, discussion and conclusion where that structure fits the research.
6. Funding, acknowledgements, author-contribution information, conflicts of interest and any required ethics statements on the non-anonymous title page or declarations section.
7. A complete reference list in Chicago Author-Date style.
8. Consecutively numbered tables and figures, each with a clear title, caption, source and notes where needed.
9. Editable source files for tables, charts, figures and supplementary material whenever possible.

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Ethics, authorship and transparency

• Every listed author must have contributed substantially, approved the submitted version and accepted accountability for the work.
• The corresponding author must confirm that all co-authors agree to submission and to the order of names.
• Guest, gift, ghost and fabricated authorship are prohibited.
• Financial and non-financial conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
• Funding and the role of the funder must be stated.
• Research involving people, personal data or animals must meet applicable ethical approval and consent requirements.
• Submissions may be assessed with similarity-detection software. Plagiarism, citation manipulation, duplicate publication and redundant publication are not acceptable.
• Material use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools must be disclosed in accordance with the journal policy.

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Peer review and revisions

The editorial office screens submissions for journal fit and adherence to the guidelines. Suitable manuscripts normally enter double-anonymous review with at least two independent reviewers.

Articles may be accepted, declined or returned for minor or major revision. Where reviews diverge substantially, the editor may consult a third reviewer. The legacy guidance describes a typical overall review period of six to eight weeks, although timing varies with subject and reviewer availability.

A revision must be returned within the deadline in the decision letter and should include both a clean manuscript and a clear response explaining how each editorial and reviewer point has been addressed.

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Chicago Author-Date references

Use author and year in the text and include a page or paragraph number when referring to a specific passage. Compile one alphabetical reference list containing every cited source and no uncited entries.

Verify names, titles, dates, page ranges, URLs and DOI identifiers against the original publication. Do not cite a source generated or summarised by an AI tool unless the underlying source has been located and checked.

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Language and presentation

• Use British English spelling and grammar.
• Use single quotation marks for direct quotations and double quotation marks for quotations within quotations.
• Italicise non-English words and phrases where appropriate.
• Define abbreviations at first use and apply them consistently.
• Use one column, avoid decorative formatting, justification and automatic hyphenation, and preserve editable source material.
• Make tables and figures legible independently by providing titles, captions, sources and explanatory notes.
• Run spelling and grammar checks, then proofread the complete manuscript manually.

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Copyright, licence and permissions

Accepted articles are made openly available under the licence stated on the version of record. The journal's standard licence is CC BY 4.0 and no article processing charge is applied.

Authors must secure permission for copyrighted material and ensure that any third-party licence is compatible with the journal's open-access terms.

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Pre-submission checklist

• The work is original and is not under review or published elsewhere.
• All co-authors approved the submission and the order of authors.
• The manuscript follows the format, language and reference requirements.
• A separate title page and an anonymised review manuscript are ready.
• Funding, conflicts, ethical approvals, consent, data availability and AI use are disclosed where relevant.
• URLs and DOI identifiers are included where available and all references have been verified.
• Tables, figures and supplementary material are complete, numbered and supplied in editable form where possible.

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Submission and contact information

Authors may use the online submission system. The journal also invites prospective authors to contact the Editor-in-Chief where clarification about fit or the transition to the new platform is required.

Online submission

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Editor-in-Chief

frans.lavdari@dandtpress.com

Editorial support

contact@dandtpress.com

Publication charge

No APC