The present issue marks the launch of the China Antitrust Law Journal, a new periodical developed by the China Institute of International Antitrust and Investment (CIIAI) together with LexisNexis, in recognition of the growing importance of China to the global antitrust community. It is the first and only law journal in the field of competition law focused specifically on the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong, but with an interest in issues relating to the wider Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

The Journal also publishes pieces of global interest in the fields of antitrust law and economics, comparative studies, theoretical and empirical research, and even multi-disciplinary contributions. It covers a wide range of antitrust-related topics, including but not limited to: conduct (e.g., cartels, anticompetitive agreements and abuse of market power); public and private competition law enforcement; criminal enforcement; mergers; agency cooperation; investigation and sectoral studies.

Submission of Articles:

The CHALJ welcomes the submission of original articles not previously published elsewhere. Exceptional antitrust experts from all over the world sit on our Editorial and Advisory Boards. We will be very interested in receiving scholarly manuscripts that may have an impact on law, economics and enforcement policy, particularly when challenging antitrust shibboleths or confronting novel issues relating to the new economy. This being said, we also wish to publish articles that explain Chinese antitrust developments, decisions and policy to a Western audience, particularly when greater clarity and analysis is obviously needed.

Articles will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and will be subject to a double-blind peer-review process involving scholars and practitioners. Article submissions should be sent to Frank Fine, Editor-in-Chief, at frank.fine@skynet.be. Any questions about work written originally in Chinese should be directed to Michael Gu, Co-Managing Editor, at michaelgu@anjielaw.com.