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International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry  (IJLSE)
ISSN (Online): 1741-6434  -  ISSN (Print): 1741-6426

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Abstracting/Indexing Services and Journal Lists

IJLSE proposes and fosters discussion on the application of scientific knowledge to litigation, adjudication, legislation and public policy, with emphasis on the implications that informed interpretation of science exert on policy choices. IJLSE serves as a vehicle for exploring systematic approaches to scientific evidence in specific disputes. The journal is particularly interested in issues involving medicine, ecological analysis and risk assessment, and “critical appraisal" (as applied in health care sciences) to assist courts, administrative agencies, and policymakers.

 Go Top  Objectives

The objectives of IJLSE are to establish an effective channel of communication between policy makers, the legal community, the expert community, risk and liability managers, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the resolution of complex disputes that are informed by science. It also aims to promote and coordinate developments to encourage the growth of a defined intellectual discipline of evidence-based dispute resolution. The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological and ecological change, changes in the global economy, cultural differences in values and toward the application of public knowledge, and comparative law.

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IJLSE addresses itself primarily to a readership expected to include professionals (especially in law, engineering, medicine, and public health), academics, researchers and policy makers, working in the field of law, healthcare, legislation, international trade, technology management, engineering and business education, in order to disseminate information and to learn from each other's work.

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A. IJLSE publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news. Special Issues are devoted to important topics in liability and scientific enquiry.

B. IJLSE’s editorial board will review contributions based on methodology, presentation, and fit with the purposes and goals of the journal, including the impact on evidentiary, legal, or policymaking approaches. The editors will not undertake any independent review of the scientific validity of assertions in submissions, but submissions should contain sufficient references to peer-reviewed sources to demonstrate the support within the scientific community, or the lack thereof.

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Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

  • Rules of evidence and admissibility of scientific evidence in law and litigation
  • Comparative tort law, e.g. strict liability vs. negligence, product liability standards
  • Application of specific sciences in litigation (e.g. epidemiology)
  • Risk assessment and public policy
  • Legislation and how evidence shapes the law-making process
  • Environmental law and policy
  • Ethics and standards in litigation support
  • Expert witness norms and standards
  • Administrative proceedings
  • Scientific issues in international trade and trade policy
  • Damages calculations
  • Digital evidence

 Go Top  Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web-page.

To submit a paper, please go to Submissions of Papers

AUTHORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR PAPERS THROUGH THE ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM, OTHERWISE THEIR PAPERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION

All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. Please include in your email the title of the Journal.


 Go Top  Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Dr. M.A. Dorgham
International Centre for Technology and Management
UK
editorial@inderscience.com

Editors

Angela Adrian

Flat 18 The Conifers
1 The Avenue
Poole, Dorset BH13 6BA
UK
attorneyangel@hotmail.com

Prof. Johanna K.P Dennis
Associate Professor
Vermont Law School
164 Chelsea Street
P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT 05068
USA
jdennis@vermontlaw.edu

Editorial Board Members

Anuschka BakkerAn
IBFD
H.J.E. Wenckbachweg 210
1096 AS Amsterdam
NETHERLANDS

Prof. Jon BingJo
Director, Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law; Editor, Lov&data
University of Oslo
Faculty of Law
PO Box 6706
St. Olavs pl 5
NO-0130 Oslo
NORWAY

Carl BrackensieckCa
California Society of Industrial Medicine & Surgery
1000 Q Street, Ste 201
Sacramento, CA 95814
USA

Prof. Dr. Thomas G. Field Jr.Th
Professor of Law; Director, Intellectual Property Amicus Clinic
Franklin Pierce Law Center
2 White Street
Concord NH 03301
USA

Jon GaronJo
Hamline University
School of Law
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1237
USA

David F. GoldsmithDa
The George Washington University
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health and Health Services
2300 M St., NW, Ste. 203
Washington DC 20052
USA

Prof. Tee L. GuidottiTe
Chair, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Director
The George Washington University Medical Center
Division of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Department of Medicine
2100 M St., NW, Ste. 203
Washington DC 20052
USA

Manish GuptaMa
M&T Bank Corporation
72 Raintree Island, Ste 10
Tonawanda, NY 14150
USA

Prof. Dr. Sylvia Mercado KierkegaardSy
President
International Association of IT Lawyers
Tuborgvej 106
DK-2900 Hellerup
DENMARK

Alan ReidAl
Napier University
School of Management and Law
Room: 1/60, Craiglockhart Campus
Edinburgh EH14 1DJ
UK

Dr. Larry A. ReynoldsLa
Senior Counsel
Department of Justice Canada
Regulatory Section
Prairie Region
211 Bank of Montreal Building
10199 - 101 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3Y4
CANADA

Susan G. RoseSu
The George Washington University
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health and Health Services
2300 M St., NW, Ste. 203
Washington DC 20052
USA

Stephen SaltzburgSt
George Washington University Law School
2000 H Street NW
Washington DC 20052
USA

Prof. Dr. Kristina SiigKr
University of Southern Denmark
Department of Law
Campusvej 55
DK-5230 Odense M
DENMARK

David SmallmanDa
Managing Partner
Pathfinder Team Consulting
6 Meeting Lane
Melbourn, Herts SG8 6AN
UK

Tim VollansTi
Coventry University
Business School
Law Subject Group
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
UK

Bobette WolskiBo
Bond University
Faculty of Law
Gold Coast, Queensland 4229
AUSTRALIA


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