The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice

The Computer Law and Security Review (CLSR) www.elsevier.com/locate/clsr is an international journal of technology law and practice providing a major platform for publication of high quality research, policy and legal analysis within the field of IT law and computer security. Published six times a year the journal provides a robust peer reviewed medium and policy forum for dissemination of knowledge and discussion, supported by a powerful Editorial and Professional Board and an editor of more than 25 years specialist experience in the field.

CLSR is accessible to a wide range of academics, researchers, research institutes, companies, libraries and governmental and non governmental organisations in both the public and private sectors as well as professionals in the legal, IT and related business sectors in more than 90 countries. It is available on ScienceDirect www.sciencedirect.com , the world's foremost provider of electronic scientific information to more than 17 million subscribers.

Its authors come from leading academics, international specialists and early career researchers from many of the most renowned research centres and universities in the world. Contributors are also located in the major international law firms, specialising in technology law, who provide essential comment and analysis built upon widespread experience of applying IT law in practice. CLSR further welcomes policy analysis from legal specialists, the judiciary, professional and business organisations operating in IT and from those with regulatory responsibilities for information and communications technology from both the public and private sectors.

CLSR publishes refereed academic and practitioner papers on topics such as Web 2.0, IT security, Identity management, ID cards, RFID, interference with privacy, Internet law, telecoms regulation, online broadcasting, intellectual property, software law, e-commerce, outsourcing, data protection, EU policy, freedom of information, computer security and many other topics. In addition it provides a regular update on European Union developments, national news from more than 20 jurisdictions in both Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Original ideas may be discussed in advance with the editor to clear the ground for a submission. All papers are then peer reviewed by relevant experts and feedback given whether or not a paper is accepted or returned for further work. There is no usual length for a paper although submissions will normally be between 6,000-12,000 words. Papers of a higher word length may also be submitted subject to negotiation with the editor. This may involve splitting the paper into two parts when necessary. Opinion pieces concerning policy, legislation or case law of a minimum of 2000 words and upwards will also be considered. The editor's policy, however, is to try and accommodate contributions of all sizes above the minimum threshold where length is dictated by the needs of the subject matter.

Papers should be submitted in Times Roman "11" and single spaced with an abstract of 100-150 words and keywords. Authorship details - name (email address) and affliliation should appear at the end of the paper before any lists containing references or further reading. If an author desires to add more detailed biographic information this should appear underneath the authorship details within a separate paragraph. It should not appear as a footnote. Any acknowledgements should also be placed in this section of the paper. Main headings and sub-headings should be numbered e.g. 1.; 1.1. ; & 1.1.1. respectively. Figures, photographs and tables should be supplied separately. Figures should be good resolution computer-generated graphics or clearly printed black and white line drawings. Technical terms which may be unknown to parts of the readership should be clearly explained.

References should be provided and footnotes, rather than endnotes should be used. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively and should contain full details of sources - author, title of publication, name of publisher, place, date etc. In the case of articles the title, volume and page number of the journal should be supplied. All cases must be fully cited.

The submission of a paper for peer review will imply that the author(s) have not already submitted the article to another publication or widely published in that form elsewhere. Any issues raised by this can be discussed with the editor at the time of submission. Papers should be submitted, in Word format either direct to the Editor at s.j.saxby@soton.ac.uk or via the Elsevier Editorial System website at http://ees.elsevier.com/clsr/ . Older versions of Acrobat PDF files should not be sent as this format does not permit addition of comments during peer review or editing in preparation for publication. The editor will endeavour to complete peer review process within a period of two to three weeks. Further information about peer review processes is available from the CLSR website. Once accepted the publisher will supply the author with a licence for approval. It should be understood that Elsevier supports open access for authors' material including placement on electronic pre-print servers. See further: http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcp/0402/lcp0402.pdf .

For further information please contact the Editor, Professor Stephen Saxby, School of Law The University, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ UK Tel/Ans: +44 (0) 23 8059 3404, s.j.saxby@soton.ac.uk

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