"Journal of Competition Law and Economics" from Oxford Univ. Press.

Oxford University Press (OUP; Oxford, UK & Cary, NC) has begun the publication of the "Journal of Competition Law and Economics" (JCLE), a new title focusing on competition law and policy, with a March issue. The journal will be published quarterly. JCLE publishes articles that provide analysis of developments in competition law, including developments in the US and EU but also covering other regional and national developments. The journal also publishes economic papers relevant to legal theory and practice. The papers address economic issues from a non-technical viewpoint readily understandable by lawyers and policy-makers, OUP said. The new title is targeted to academics, practitioners (law firms, economic consultancies), graduate and postgraduate students, policy-makers, and competition authorities.

OUP said the journal's mission is to publish academic papers on the legal and economic aspects of competition policy, and because a growing number of countries have now adopted competition rules and established enforcement authorities, "this is an auspicious time to create a new journal in this area. Competition law is in a period of rapid expansion and evolution."

OUP said "JCLE" is the first academic journal entirely devoted to competition law and economics and is designed to compete with the premier law reviews and economic journals for pieces of scholarship devoted to competition.