These submission guidelines set out the scope, formats, and editorial standards of the EACL Climate Law Blog. They are intended to ensure clarity, quality, and consistency across contributions, while supporting a broad and inclusive dialogue on climate, environmental, and energy law and policy. Prospective authors are invited to review the guidelines carefully before submitting a contribution.
Overview
1. Scope of Contributions
We welcome submissions that demonstrate clear engagement with climate, environmental, and energy law and policy, or closely related governance frameworks.
EU ETS, CBAM, Nature Restoration Law, Fit for 55 implementation, institutional and constitutional developments.
Case analysis and commentary, human rights dimensions, comparative judicial developments.
Renewable energy regulation, fossil fuel phase-out frameworks, hydrogen, storage, and grid governance.
EU Taxonomy, sustainable finance regulation, Article 6 developments, voluntary carbon markets.
Adaptation governance, climate-security nexus, law in conflict or post-conflict settings.
International climate governance, national climate laws, EU external climate governance, accession-country developments.
Novel doctrinal debates, methodological reflections on climate law scholarship, emerging regulatory challenges, cross-cutting or interdisciplinary contributions.
2. Types of Contributions
Authors may indicate a preferred format at the time of submission. The final determination rests with the Editorial Team to ensure coherence and consistency across the Blog.
Analytical pieces addressing the question: “What does this judgment, regulation, or reform actually do?” They clarify the legal significance, structure, and practical implications of recent developments in EU and comparative climate law.
Focused and in-depth examinations of a specific legal issue, doctrinal development, or regulatory challenge. These pieces advance a structured and sustained analytical argument.
Structured analyses of court decisions, typically including factual background, legal reasoning, doctrinal and practical implications.
Time-sensitive commentary on major developments, such as COP outcomes, landmark judgments, emergency reforms, or significant legislative shifts. These contributions focus on immediate implications and emerging questions.
Contributions from judges, regulators, negotiators, policymakers, and civil society actors offering practice-based insights into climate governance and implementation.
Curated contributions highlighting innovative work by early-career researchers in climate law. Provides dedicated space for emerging scholarly voices.
Short contributions forming part of a curated thematic series addressing a major development, case, or legislative initiative. Each piece engages dialogically with other contributions in the series.
Reflective, normative, or agenda-setting contributions engaging critically with emerging debates in European and comparative climate law. These pieces may advance forward-looking arguments, conceptual reflections, or policy-oriented perspectives.
3. Editorial Principles
All content published on the Blog must adhere to the following principles:
Submissions must demonstrate a clear engagement with climate, environmental and energy law and policy, or closely related governance frameworks.
Contributions must:
- Present a clear argument or insight
- Be legally accurate
- Engage with relevant sources (legislation, case law, policy instruments)
Posts should:
- Avoid unnecessary jargon
- Be readable by non-specialist legal audiences
- Balance academic depth with clarity
The Blog promotes critical analysis but does not publish:
- Partisan political campaigning
- Personal attacks
- Unsubstantiated claims
4. Submission Requirements
800–1,500 words (including references).
- Light referencing via footnotes or hyperlinks
- References should be sufficient to support claims without overwhelming the text
All submissions must include:
- Short biography (2–3 sentences describing your position and expertise)
- Institutional affiliation (university, organization, or independent status)
- Conflict of interest disclosure (any relevant financial, professional, or personal interests)
Submissions should be in English. Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to have their text reviewed before submission.
5. How to Submit
Please send your submission via email to blog@eacl.eu. Include in your email:
- Full text of the proposed contribution (as Word document)
- Author bio and affiliation
- Conflict of interest statement
- Preferred contribution type (if applicable)
6. Editorial Review Process
The EACL Climate Law Blog operates based on editorial review. Submissions are assessed by the Editors for relevance to the Blog’s scope, originality and timeliness, analytical quality and legal accuracy. Where appropriate, the Editors may request revisions prior to publication, including clarification of arguments, structural improvements or strengthening of legal reasoning and evidentiary support
Timeline: Authors will normally receive a decision within two weeks of submission.
Editorial Discretion: The Editors retain final discretion regarding publication, timing, and reasonable edits for clarity, coherence, and consistency with the Blog’s editorial standards.
7. Ethical Standards
Authors must ensure factual accuracy, disclose conflicts of interest
- Avoid plagiarism
- Respect confidentiality where relevant
The Blog adheres to general principles of academic integrity and responsible scholarship.
8. Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
The EACL Climate Law Blog is committed to amplifying diverse voices in climate law scholarship and practice.
We actively encourage submissions from:
- Authors of all genders
- Scholars and practitioners from diverse geographical contexts
- Representatives from EU accession countries
- Contributors from the Global South
- Early-career researchers
We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen climate law discourse and enhance the quality of legal analysis.
9. Copyright & Licensing
Unless otherwise specified:
- Authors retain copyright to their contributions
- The Blog receives a non-exclusive right to publish
- Re-publication of Blog posts elsewhere requires acknowledgement of first publication on the EACL Climate Law Blog
Authors are free to share their published posts via social media, institutional repositories, and personal websites with appropriate attribution.
10. Disclaimer
Views expressed in published contributions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Association of Climate Law (EACL) or its members.