The Business and Human Rights Journal (BHRJ) accepts submissions throughout the year on a rolling basis. The Editors welcome submissions on any business and human rights-related topic from scholars, judges, practitioners and civil society actors representing all parts of the world and working in any relevant field.

BHRJ publishes scholarly articles, short ‘Developments in the Field’ (DiF) pieces, and book reviews. The recommended length (including footnotes) is 9,000–12,000 words for articles, 2,000–3,000 words for DiF pieces, and 1,000–1,500 words for book reviews.

We recommend anyone submitting to the journal for the first time reads these tips.

Content Types

Scholarly Articles

All articles should examine an issue concerning the intersection of business and human rights from a theoretical, empirical or policy/reform-oriented perspective and make an original contribution to scholarship. 

Development in the Field (DiF) pieces

Please refer to BHRJ’s additional Guidelines for Development in the Field Submissions.

Book Reviews

More information on submission of book reviews can be found here.

Special Issues

Guest Editors of a potential Special Issue should follow these Instructions for Special Issues.

Blog pieces

The journal also hosts a companion blog. Interested individuals should read these Instructions for Blog Authors.

Style

All manuscripts sent to BHRJ must follow the guidance about 'style' and 'citation' laid out in this Business and Human Rights Journal Style and Citation Guide.

Submitting your manuscript

Once you have prepared your manuscript, please follow the instructions on how to submit your paper via ScholarOne here.