Call for Papers: Pécs Journal of International and European Law (PJIEL), Issue II of 2026 (Rolling Submissions)

The Pécs Journal of International and European Law (PJIEL, ISSN 2064-9401) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Centre for European Research and Education (CEERE) of the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, Hungary. It was founded in 2014 and is published twice a year: the first issue in January-February and the second in August-September.

The journal states that it is indexed in HeinOnline, DOAJ, Ulrichsweb, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and REAL-J.

PJIEL accepts submissions on any topic within international and European law, including the interaction of these legal systems with national legal systems and with each other, with specific attention to legal developments in the Western Balkans.

The journal publishes in these sections:

• Original Scientific Articles: longer studies on relevant issues of international and European law.
• Case notes and analysis: shorter reflections on recent judicial or other legal developments.
• Legal developments in the Western Balkans: original articles on the states of the Western Balkans, especially their relations with the European Union.
• Review: reviews of books or collected volumes on international and European law.

The call welcomes contributions from scholars, practitioners and advanced doctoral students. There is no nationality or jurisdiction restriction in the call. PJIEL only accepts manuscripts written in English.

The indicative deadlines are 15 March (Issue I) and 15 October (Issue II) each year. The journal states that submissions are welcome at any time and are processed on a rolling basis, so a paper received after 15 October 2026 is considered for an upcoming issue.

• The work must be original and not published or under consideration elsewhere.
• Submit in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word format.
• Give your full affiliation in the text: position, university or other entity, faculty and department.
• Every article must include a title, the author's name and academic status, a table of contents, an abstract of no more than 500 words and 5 keywords.
• Format: Garamond 12 pt, single line spacing, 4 cm margins on all sides; footnotes in Garamond 10 pt, no endnotes; citations in OSCOLA. The full requirements are in the PJIEL Style Guide.

The editorial team first decides whether a manuscript is acceptable for peer review, including a formal and text similarity check; this usually takes 4-6 weeks. Accepted manuscripts then go to double-blind review by two external reviewers, which usually takes another 4-6 weeks. Authors are notified at each stage.

PJIEL does not charge authors for publication, directly or indirectly.

Register or log in on the PJIEL submission platform and submit the manuscript there. Questions about the formal requirements can be sent to the editors at pjiel@ajk.pte.hu.