General Style Guidelines 

1. Publication ethics:

APMJ seeks to practice the highest standards in publication.

Authors are also asked to conduct their research in accordance with best practices and our code of ethics.

2. Format:

Papers can be submitted as a Microsoft Word or HWP file.

3. Length:

Research articles should be between 6,000 to 10,000 words. 

Country reports, comments, opinions or news updates can be between 1,000 to 4,000 words.

4. Abstract:

Research articles must include a 300 to 400 word abstract.

5. Key words:

5 to 6 key words must be included.

6. Headings:

Major headings are Roman Numerals(I. II. III) and secondary headings are in alphabetical order(A.B.C¡¦).

Tertiary headings are in small letters(a.b.c¡¦ and aa. bb. cc. ¡¦,if needed).

7. Footnotes:

For citation, use footnotes according to the sample bibliography reference below.

8. Bibliography:

In principle, first name and chronological order.

a. Reference style: Author¡¯s First name and last name

Tal Z. Zarsky, Law and Online Social Networks: Mapping the Challenges and Promises of User-Generated Information

Flows, 18 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 741, (2008)

Two or more authors: first author¡¯s name & second authors name

Three or more authors: first author¡¯s name followed by ¡®et al.¡¯

Jacqueline Klosek et al., International Legal Developments in Review: 2007 Industries, 42 Int¡¯l Law. (2008)

b. Reference to the book: Author, Book Title (publication year)

Lawrence Lessig, Code: Version 2.0, 23-24 (2006)

c. Reference to articles: Author, title(in italic), title of periodical, citing pages(year of publication)

Tal Z. Zarsky, Law and Online Social Networks: Mapping the Challenges and Promises of User-Generated Information

Flows, 18 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 741, 742-43, 748-52 (2008)

d. Web reference: Author, title of subject, URL (date last visited)

JusticeDaily.com, Weird Law and Dumb Law, http://www.justicedaily.com/weired/part2.html (last visited May, 21, 2004)