Publish with us

If you are interested in competition law, regulation, or industrial organization, we invite you to publish on CeCo UAI.

Types of Submissions we accept:

• We are accepting drafts of research papers (approx. 5,000 words) and opinion columns (approx. 1,500 words) to contribute to our platform.
• We accept submissions in both English and Spanish.
• We accept works from students, graduates, and professionals in disciplines related to competition law, regulation, and industrial organization.

Review Process:

• The submissions will be reviewed, potentially revised, deemed acceptable and edited by the CeCo team. CeCo reserves the right to declare a submission inadmissible.

Formal Requirements:

Papers:

This product is both descriptive and evaluative. The length of research papers should be 5,000 words (we accept request for qualified extensions). If graphs or tables are used, in addition to including them in the Word document, they should be sent in a PowerPoint presentation.

To see an example of the final product: Antitrust and democracy.

Additionally, authors must provide:

• A personal photo and a short biography (no more than 30 words). If there is more than one author, this will be requested for all co-authors.
• An abstract (no longer than 120 words).
• The most representative phrase from the article or one the author wants highlighted on the website and social media.
• Confirmation that there are no conflicts of interest that need to be disclosed by the author (in the first footnote of the text). See our conflict of interest policy below.

Opinion Column:

The columns are mainly argumentative. In this sense, it is not essential to focus on the description of the topic being addressed.

The length of the product should not exceed 1,500 words (we accept request for qualified extensions). Example of a published product: Navigating Antitrust in Transatlantic Trade: International Cooperation and Compliance Challenges for Businesses.

The author must send:

• A personal photo
• A short biography (no more than 30 words)
• If there is more than one author, this will be requested for all co-authors.
• The most representative phrase from the article or one the author wants highlighted on the website and social media.
• Confirmation that there are no conflicts of interest that need to be disclosed by the author. If there are any questions regarding conflicts of interest, please let us know.

Conflict of interest policy

CeCo requires all authors submitting work for publication to disclose conflicts of interest as specified in this policy. A conflict of interest arises from any interest that could affect, or could reasonably be perceived to affect, an author’s actions or judgments in a way that compromises the objectivity, integrity, and value of the work the author is submitting for publication. Such disclosures are important to all avenues of interaction with the submitted piece, including its initial evaluation and review, its revision process, and its reception by readers.

In deciding whether a potential conflict should be disclosed, CeCo advises authors to err on the side of disclosure. Should CeCo discover a relevant conflict after accepting a piece, its author’s initial failure to disclose can be grounds for revocation of acceptance. CeCo’s focus is on conflicts that are not readily apparent and/or conflicts that are specific to the author.

Funding Disclosures: Authors are required to disclose all sources of funding that are causally or temporally related to their submitted piece. This includes (1) funding provided specifically to support any work done in connection with the submitted piece and (2) non-project-specific grants, fellowships, and similar sources of funding provided while the author was working on the submitted piece.

Example Statements Disclosing Funding Sources

• This work was supported by [name of organization/fellowship].
• This work was supported by [name of agency] under [name of grant/award, grant/award number, and/or other identifying information].

Affiliation Disclosures: Authors are required to disclose their primary institutional and/or corporate affiliations.

Specific Sources of Competing Interests: For the purposes of this policy, an interested party is defined as an individual, group, or entity (governmental, nongovernmental, business, nonprofit, academic, etc.) that has a specific interest (e.g., financial, political, regulatory) in the piece, or whose policy positions or goals relate to the piece.

Authors are required to disclose all sources that could pose an actual or perceived conflict of interest, including but not limited to:

• Membership (paid or unpaid) in, or employment by, an organization that is an interested party.
• Serving on the advisory board or the board of directors/trustees (whether compensated or not) of an organization that is an interested party.
• Writing or consulting for an interested party.
• Possessing equity shares or stock options in a business entity that is an interested party.
• Review of the piece by an interested party prior to submission.
• Personal relationships, including academic competition, that could affect objectivity.
• Specific benefits, financial or otherwise, which were provided in connection with working on the submitted piece’s subject matter (including access to data), or will be provided in exchange for publishing or otherwise publicizing the submitted piece’s subject matter (including offers of employment, membership, or academic tenure).
• Involvement in lobbying or advocacy activities, whether or not in connection with an interested party, that relate to the piece’s subject matter.
• Involvement in litigation or other forms of dispute resolution that are relevant to the piece, or whose outcome could be affected by the piece’s arguments—whether as an advocate, judge, litigant, amicus, or expert witness.

Example Statements Disclosing Sources of Competing Interests

• The author(s) declare no competing interests.
• The author(s) declare the following competing interests: [list of competing interests].
• The author(s) declare that they are bound by confidentiality agreements that prevent them from disclosing their competing interests in this piece.