China Oceans Law Review (ISSN: 1813-7350, CN-35 (Q) 2018004) is an academic journal focusing on ocean-related laws and policies. Launched by Prof.Kuen-chen FU in 2005, the Journal changed from a semi-annual to a quarterly publication in 2019. This Chinese-English bilingual journal is jointly sponsored by Xiamen University South China Sea Institute, Hainan University Law School,Dalian Maritime University Institute of Maritime Law and Ocean Law, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University CY Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies,Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung Taiwan) Institute of Marine Affairs and University of Macau Institute for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal has been included by many well-known academic databases at home and aboard, such as Westlaw China, CNKI, Lawinfochina.com, Airiti, Cqvip, Duxiu and HeinOnline.Papers from all academics and industry practitioners are faithfully respected and welcome. Instructions to contributors are listed as follows:

1. No restrictions are placed on the style, idea, perspective or length of the paper;

2. Potential contributors are expected to provide their personal information,including name, degree, occupation, and contact information;

3. Contributors should strictly follow the format for academic writings;

4. If the submission is a translation from other professionals, the original paper and a written authorization issued by the original author or publisher are also required;

5. Authors are responsible for the content of their contributions, unless otherwise declared; however, the Editorial Board has the discretion to edit the textual details;

6. Submissions are subject to double-blind peer review within two months of submission;

7. Authors of selected papers will be paid in a lump-sum and two free copies of the Journal will be offered to each author;

8. Submission of an article implies that the authors have read, understood and agreed to the above statements.

Authors are kindly requested to submit their papers electronically by emailing to colr@xmu.edu.cn.