Call for Papers: IJTJ Special Issue 2027 on Guarantees of Non-Repetition through Constitutional Reform in Transitional Justice

The International Journal of Transitional Justice (IJTJ) is a leading peer-reviewed journal published triannually by Oxford University Press. It is indexed in Scopus (Q1) and publishes high-quality, multidisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of transitional justice, human rights, and peace and conflict studies.

This call invites submissions for a 2027 special issue titled "Guarantees of Non-Repetition through Constitutional Reform in Transitional Justice". The issue builds on the research project Constitutions4Peace and examines how constitutional reforms, whether new constitutions, interim frameworks, or profound amendments, can serve as mechanisms to prevent the recurrence of mass violence, repression, and human rights violations.

The special issue welcomes contributions that bridge transitional justice, constitutional law, and peace and conflict studies through critical, comparative, and multidisciplinary perspectives. Areas of interest include:

• The role of constitutional reform in preventing the recurrence of atrocities
• Power-sharing mechanisms and minority protections
• Interim constitutions and their transitional function
• The interaction between peace agreements and constitutional processes
• The involvement of the international community in constitution-making

• Manuscripts should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words.
• Abstracts should be a minimum of 150 words.
• Referencing must follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition.
• Submissions undergo double-blind peer review, with decisions communicated within three months of submission.
• Authors should consult the journal's General Instructions on the OUP website for detailed formatting and submission procedures.

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the journal's online submission system (ScholarOne / Manuscripts Central) at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijtj. For questions about potential submissions, prospective authors may contact the guest editors, Professor Elisenda Calvet-Martinez (elisendacalvet@ub.edu) and Carna Pistan (cpistan@jhu.edu).

There is no submission fee. The special issue is anticipated to be published in 2027. Submissions are due by 1 July 2026.