Guidelines for Blog Posts

We are delighted that you wish to publish your article on an IP topic at dusIP. We kindly ask you to consider the following guidelines when contributing a blog article.

Length and Format of the Blog Article

The article should be written in the style of a blog entry. It should have a length of 1000 to 4000 words and – if possible – not significantly exceed 4000 words.

References to sources

References to sources should only be made in the form of hyperlinks to websites or by referencing court or adminstrative decisions (including decision date and case number) within the text flow and not in the form of endnotes or footnotes.

Revision of your Article

We reserve the right to make minor revisions to articles, for which we will seek your permission before publication. You are free to publish your article on any other platform after it has been published on dusIP.

Your Author Profile

For your author profile, please send us your name, your position and, if you wish, your photo of which you hold the copyright or that you are authorized to use. You can insert the photo directly into your article.

Contribution of an Article

You can send us your contribution as .docx or .pdf document using the form provided on this page or by email to dusip(at)hhu.de.