JLMI - Call for papers - Issue no. 1/2026

This Call for Papers of the Journal of Law, Market & Innovation (JLMI) concerns the first issue to be published at the end of March 2026 and is devoted to Tariffs: Emerging challenges in global trade. You can find the call with all the details at the following link:

Tariffs: Emerging challenges in global trade

In the wake of renewed geopolitical tensions, tariffs have regained a central place in global trade law and policy. While the progressive liberalization of international trade has long relegated tariffs to a relatively marginal role – superseded by regulatory barriers, subsidies, and standards - recent policy shifts have elevated tariffs as a strategic tool for protecting national interests.

The Call invites contributions that explore how innovation can occur in response to tariff impositions,
prompting firms and traders to adapt, upgrade, or reconfigure their global value chains. Topics relating to innovation may include, for example: feed-in tariff policies on innovative goods, innovation-including tariff protection, tariffs and technology-transfer, innovation in the face of tariffs, the impact of automation on trade operations, innovative tariff tools for public authorities and private operations, AI and tariff compliance and management by firms, innovation-including tariff protection tariffs and technology transfer and innovation in the face of tariffs. The issue will also address how tariffs interact with international commercial contracts, including clauses relating to tariff allocation, price adjustment, risk of regulatory change, and dispute resolution. We invite submissions that analyse these contractual dynamics in transnational settings, particularly under instruments such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. Moreover, the authors may explore how the strategic use of tariffs may influence industrial policy, intellectual property regimes, competition and environmental transitions at the global level.

The Editorial Board will select articles based on the quality of research and writing, diversity, and relevance of topic. The novelty of the academic contribution is also an essential requirement.

Prospective articles should be submitted in the form of abstracts (around 800 words) or draft articles (see below) to submissions.jlmi@iuse.it by 10 July 2025. Perspective authors will be notified by 25 July 2025. Final articles shall be delivered by 10 November 2025 and should conform to the journal style guide that is based on OSCOLA. Typically, the JLMI accepts contributions within the range of 10.000 to 15.000 words, including footnotes, but both shorter and longer articles will be considered. Submitted articles will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. Prior to submission, perspective authors are invited to check the Authors’ guidelines (also with regard to simultaneous submission to other journals) and the JLMI Code of Ethics. For further information, or for consultation on a potential submission, you can contact us by email at editors.jlmi@iuse.it.