International Review of Law (IRL), a bilingual law journal of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Press, is now indexed on Westlaw International.
Used in over 60 countries, Westlaw International is a global legal research library.
Articles published by the journal are displayed on Westlaw International, a Thomson Reuters company, and can be easily downloaded by Westlaw users which considerably increases an articles readership and exposure.
IRL is an internationally peer-reviewed law journal that is available in Arabic and English. It was established by Qatar University College of Law and is published by HBKU Press.
The journals accepted to Westlaw International undergo a rigorous evaluation
process by Thomson Reuters.
The primary consideration in selecting journals for indexing includes such factors as validity, importance, originality and contribution to the field. Journals must also demonstrate a high level of quality, credibility and objectivity related to their peer-review process and ethical guidelines.
Westlaw and IRL desire to make all articles, case notes, book reviews and other substantive materials that are contained in issues widely available.
IRL is already indexed on Westlaw Gulf, LexisNexis Middle East and many other open content platforms. Being an open access literature source means it is digital, online, free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
All articles published are under a Creative Commons 4.0 CC-BY licence. This means that articles are immediately and permanently available online, in an easily readable format and archived wherever possible in internationally-recognised open access repositories.
“This is an important milestone for the IRL, which will raise its profile by further increasing its availability and outreach to a wider audience,” explained Dr Talal al-Emadi, editor-in-chief of International Review of Law. “Indexing with leading content providers is crucial to our authors and maximises the journal’s potential, further raising its profile.”
Saffiyah al-Nuaimi, managing editor of IRL, also sees the journal’s inclusion as a marked achievement. “We are honoured to see International Review of Law included among the high-profile journals accepted into Westlaw International,” al-Nuaimi said.