Author Guidelines
The Revista de Derecho Económico (Journal of Economic Law) is a publication from the Economic Law Department of the University of Chile’s Faculty of Law, whose objective is to spread in the national and international legal community articles on aspects related to Economic Law. The Revista de Derecho Económico (Journal of Economic Law) publish two issues in a year, one at the end of June, the other at the end of December.
1.- Types of work that can be published
Our editorial line addresses matters related to Economic Law, as microeconomics, macroeconomics, economic policies, economic public order, competition, public services regulation, consumer law, banking law, stock market, tax law, accounting, commerce and international finances, environmental law and natural resources, mining law, water law, energy law, economic international law, law & economics and other matters related.
The Journal accepts unpublished research articles in Spanish and English.
The papers submitted should not include personal information about the author or authors in the body of the text. That information should appear in a separate page, with the mention of the following items: 1) title of the paper (in English and Spanish); 2) name of the author or authors; 3) most recent academic degree, pointing out the corresponding university; in the case of not having an academic degree must indicate the current career and university; 4) institutional filiation; 5) contact information: phone number, email and address; 6) acknowledgements, in case that the author or authors want to do so.
When the articles are part of and research project, financed by public or private funds, or be a master or doctorate final report or essay, the author or authors should indicate this situation in the separate page mentioned above.
2.- Formal aspects
The article should be submitted complying these requirements: font Times New Roman, size 12, single spacing, leaving a space between titles and paragraphs. The page must be in letter size (21,59 x 27.94 centimeters), justified text, with 2 centimeters margins (top, bottom, left and right). The article should have an extension between 8.000 and 12.000 word, including footnotes and bibliography.
The paper must be presented in Microsoft Word format (.doc). The file must be anonymized, that is, it shouldn’t contain personal information about the author or authors (it’s recommended review the properties of the file before submitting it).
The beginning of the article should include: 1) the title in Spanish and English; 2) an abstract, with no more than 300 words, and no less than 200 words, in Spanish and English; 3) 4 or 5 keywords, in Spanish and English.
The use of quotation marks («») it’s only for verbatim quotes and colloquial expressions.
The use of cursives it’s reserved to words in a foreign language and, exceptionally, for emphasize certain words or phrases.
The titles and subtitles should be presented in Indo-Arabic numbers, without exceeding two levels (1.; 1.1.). From this numeration it’s excluded the introduction and conclusions.
The quotes and references should be indicated in the body of the text (not in a footnote). In parenthesis, pointing out the last name of the author quoted, then a point, and the year of publication of the quoted work, follow by a colon, and the page o pages quoted. Example: (Last name, year: page). The brief quotes should be including in the body of the article. The large quotes (with 4 or more lines) should be separated in paragraph aside.
Tables and graphics inserted in the text should be presented numerated, with a title and the source.
It’s prohibited the use of Latin abbreviations (as ídem, íbid y op. cit, among others).
3.- Appointments and references
The Revista de Derecho Económico’s system of reference its inspired by the Chicago Manual Style, and adapted to Spanish rules.
The quotes and references should be indicated in the body of the text (not in a footnote). In parenthesis, pointing out the last name of the author quoted, then a point, and the year of publication of the quoted work, follow by a colon, and the page o pages quoted. Example: (Arp y Polanco, 2022: 10). This references should have a correlative in the “Bibliography” section, at the end of the text.
Here are some examples in, according to the type of source:
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Book with one author
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In the body of the text:
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Author's last name, year: page(s).
(Ezrachi, 2014: 126)
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In the bibliography:
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Last name in small caps, Author's first name (year of publication). Book title in italics. Place of publication: Publisher.
Ezrachi, Ariel (2014). EU Competition Law: an analytical guide to the leading cases. Oxford: Hart Publishing.
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Book with two or more authors
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In the body of the text:
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Author's last name and author's last name, year: page(s).
(Whish y Bailey, 2012: 707)
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In the bibliography:
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Author's last name in small caps, author's first name and second author's last name (year of publication). Book title in italics. Place of publication: Publisher.
Whish, Richard and David Bailey (2012). Competition Law. Oxford University Press. Oxford.
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Chapter of book
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In the body of the text:
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Chapter author's last name, year: page(s)
(Almudí, 2018: 365)
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In the bibliography:
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Last name in small caps, first name of chapter author (year of publication). “Chapter title.” In Book title in italics, edited/coordinated by first name last name of editor/coordinator. Place of publication: Publisher.
Almudí, José (2024). «El derecho a no autoinculparse en materia tributaria: estado de la cuestión y perspectivas de futuro a la luz de la carta de derechos fundamentales de la unión europea y del convenio europeo de derechos humanos». In La Ley General Tributaria: Una visión crítica tras veinte años de aplicación edited by José Almudí, Diego Marín-Barnuevo, Miguel Ángel Martínez y Germán Orón. España: Tirant lo Blanch.
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Journal article
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In the body of the text:
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Author's last name, year: page(s)
(Nehme y Mordoj, 2012: 107)
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In the bibliography:
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Author's surname in small capitals, Author's first name (Year of publication). “Title of the article”. Title of the journal in italics volume of the journal, issue number: pages covered by the article. DOI or URL of the resource
Nehme, Nicole and Benjamín Mordoj (2012). Diseños institucionales de control de concentraciones. Revista de Estudios Públicos Num. 125 [87-137] (available in: https://tinyurl.com/bdhhvw98).
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Academic work
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In the body of the text:
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Author's last name, year: page(s).
EX: (Moreno, 2022: 45)
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In the bibliography:
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Last name in small caps, Author's first name (Year of publication). “Title of academic work”. Doctoral thesis, University where it was read. Resource URL.
Ex: Moreno, Marta (2022). «La posición jurídica de la Administración y del obligado tributario ante el descubrimiento de hechos fiscales con relevancia penal». Doctoral Thesis, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. (Available in: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/3689)
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Newspaper article
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In the body of the text:
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Author's last name, year.
EX: (Donoso, 2024).
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In the bibliography
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Author's last name in small caps, first name. “Title of the article.” Title of the newspaper in italics, day of month of year of publication. URL of the resource.
EX: Donoso, Carlos (2024). “Chilean economy grows more than expected in 2024 and GDP is the best of the Boric period.” La Tercera, March 18, 2025. (Available at: https://tinyurl.com/4r9fnhaa).
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Website
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In the body of the text:
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Website title, year.
EX: (UN, 2020).
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In the bibliography
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Website title in small caps, year. Name of entry. URL of the resource
UN (2020). 17 goals to transform our world (Available at: https://tinyurl.com/yj4fft52).
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National case
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In the body of the text:
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(TDLC, Sentencia N° 160 de 2017). En el párrafo indicar el considerando correspondiente.
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In the bibliography:
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Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (2017). Sentencia N° 160.
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International case
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In the body of the text:
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(CE, Amazon/MGM de 2022)
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In the bibliography:
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Comisión Europea (2022). Decisión M.10349 Amazon/MGM (Disponible en: https://tinyurl.com/fsxkh2pn).
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Regulations
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In the body of the text:
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Law No. 19.880.
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In the bibliography:
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Law No. 19,880 of 2003.
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4.- Charges of publication
The Revista de Derecho Económico does not apply any fee for evaluate and publish the contributions it receives.
