# London Review of International Law
The **London Review of International Law** is an online-only, peer-reviewed academic journal publishing scholarship on international law which it describes as critical, innovative and cutting-edge, published by [Oxford University Press](https://www.edgepedia.org/oxford-university-press) on its Oxford Academic platform.[1](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About) The journal was launched in 2013; Oxford University Press marked the new journal's launch at the [London School of Economics](https://www.edgepedia.org/london-school-of-economics) at the end of November that year.[2](https://blog.oup.com/2013/12/oup-international-law-2013-pil/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (Oxford Academic platform) |
| Founded | Launched 2013; launch event at the London School of Economics in November 2013[2](https://blog.oup.com/2013/12/oup-international-law-2013-pil/) |
| Format | Online-only since 2018; Volume 5 Issue 3 was the last issue available in print[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) |
| Editors | Martin Clark, Stephen Humphreys, and Tor Krever[4](https://academic.oup.com/lril/) |
| Peer review | All submissions subject to double blind peer review, with a decision normally within two months[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) |
| Access model | Hybrid open access; authors may choose a standard license or pay an open access charge[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) |
| Metrics (2025) | Impact Factor 1.5, ranked 92/443 in Law; online ISSN 2050-6333[1](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About) |
## Mission and scope
The journal's stated mission is to publish high-quality research, with a specific aim of supporting and fostering work in international legal theory, international legal history, and international socio-legal studies.[1](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About) It encourages transdisciplinary enquiry, and the disciplinary affiliation of authors is not important; the editors also state that they prioritize excellence in writing alongside substantive contribution, welcoming experimental approaches to communicating international legal ideas.[1](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About) • [3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions)
## Structure and submissions
The journal is divided into three sections.[1](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About) The first publishes scholarly articles. The second is devoted to review essays, which may examine new publications or older texts reconsidered, or be structured around particular scholars, concepts, or events; the journal does not publish short-length book reviews. The third section carries material designed to broaden the international legal conversation in other ways, including annotated reprints of classic texts, translations of foreign-language scholarship, reports of archival sources, and photography, poetry, and other non-traditional forms.[1](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About)
Manuscript word limits are 12,000 words for articles (excluding footnotes), 10,000 words for review essays (including footnotes), and 5,000 words for the third section (including footnotes).[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) Articles require an abstract of no more than 150 words, and all submissions must be in English.[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) Submissions are anonymized for review.[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions)
## Publication model
The journal publishes articles online soon after production through Advance Access, where each article receives a unique DOI and appearance constitutes official publication.[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) On publication, the corresponding author receives a unique URL giving access to both PDF and HTML versions regardless of subscription status.[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) The journal is hybrid open access: authors may publish under a standard license or pay an open access charge, and authors at institutions with Read and Publish agreements may have the charge covered.[3](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions) An editorial in the journal has discussed the open access debate, describing how the currently prevalent hybrid model addresses concerns that most people can still publish and that a journal's income is not entirely dependent on article processing charges.[5](https://academic.oup.com/lril/article/11/2/147/7330716)
## Recent activity
The journal publishes two issues per year; Volume 13, Issue 2 appeared in July 2025, and Volume 14, Issue 1 in March 2026.[6](https://academic.oup.com/lril/issue/13/2?browseBy=volume) • [7](https://academic.oup.com/lril/issue/13/) Advance articles in 2026 include research articles such as "The question of the animal in warfare" by Katy Sower and "Distributing mobility: regressive asylum agreements and racialised difference" by Nicola Palmer, alongside review essays on Deval Desai's *Expert Ignorance*.[8](https://academic.oup.com/lril/advance-articles) The journal also hosts an Annual Lecture; the 2021 London Review of International Law Annual Lecture, "Moving Oil", was given by Laleh Khalili, a scholar of political economy and conflict.[4](https://academic.oup.com/lril/)
## References
1. [About the Journal, London Review of International Law, Oxford Academic](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/About)
2. [International Law at Oxford in 2013, OUPblog](https://blog.oup.com/2013/12/oup-international-law-2013-pil/)
3. [Instructions to Authors, London Review of International Law, Oxford Academic](https://academic.oup.com/lril/pages/general_instructions)
4. [London Review of International Law, Oxford Academic homepage](https://academic.oup.com/lril/)
5. [Editorial, London Review of International Law 11(2) (2023)](https://academic.oup.com/lril/article/11/2/147/7330716)
6. [Volume 13 Issue 2, London Review of International Law](https://academic.oup.com/lril/issue/13/2?browseBy=volume)
7. [Volume 14 Issue 1, London Review of International Law](https://academic.oup.com/lril/issue/13/)
8. [Advance articles, London Review of International Law](https://academic.oup.com/lril/advance-articles)
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