Mediation Theory and Practice, Journal of

Editors
Pablo Cortés, University of Leicester
Maria Federica Moscati, University of Sussex

Mediation Theory and Practice is the journal of the College of Mediators. It is an international forum for original, peer-reviewed research about mediation, as well as practice and events reports, policy discussions and innovations in mediation training and education. The journal’s approach is multidisciplinary and it is a resource for academics, practitioners, trainers, and policy makers. Mediation is understood in its broadest context, with the journal publishing the latest research and practice focused on understanding the causes of and solutions to interpersonal, intergroup and international human conflict. It welcomes work on all forms of mediation, from family, community and medical mediation to civil, intergenerational, commercial and peer mediation, as well as on related approaches to alternative dispute resolution.

Current Issue Contents:

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• Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1416.
  How a Japanese Knotweed claim changed the law on mandatory ADR
• ‘I lost yesterday’: Dementia, Mediation and Decision-making
• Utilising non-adjudicative ADR in Complex Commercial Claims: A comparative analysis of English and Ontarian frameworks
• Necessity the mother of invention? International commercial mediators’ views on online mediation

Mediation Theory and Practice welcomes empirical, theoretical and practice-based articles which display originality in terms of their theoretical developments, use of empirical materials, transfer and exchange of knowledge between academic, practitioner and policy audiences. Other pieces will include policy articles, ‘rapid response’ discussions, special themed issues, conference and event reports, brief translations of key articles originally published in languages other than English, discussions of innovative strategies for mediation training, profiles of key figures in the field, and reviews of recent books on mediation and related topics. Overall, articles address the implications of theory and research for informing practice and vice versa.

The editors welcome the submission of the following types of material for publication in the journal: Research Articles (typically reporting the results of empirical research or theoretical pieces), Practice Articles (typically reporting both training teaching practice, contextualized in current debates, and including reflections on research but focused particularly towards concrete guidance for practice; these can include case studies), Policy Articles (as previously but with a particular focus on local, regional, national or international mediation policy), Rapid Responses (typically responding to live debates in mediation research, practice or policy with the aim of fast-tracked publication), Conference and Event Reports, Book Reviews, and Review Essays. Submitted articles deemed by the editor to be suitable for consideration in the journal are subject to a blind, peer review process. Contributor guidelines can be accessed here.

Publication and Frequency
Publishing two issues per year from 2023

ISSN: 2055-3501 (print)
ISSN: 2055-351X (online)

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