Announcements

  • EJELS welcomes replication studies

    2026-03-17

    Replication studies matter more than ever.

    Scientific knowledge is built through repeated examination. Only by studying the behaviour and decisions of different groups under similar conditions can we truly make reliable, generalizable conclusions. When results are consistent across contexts—or when they differ—we gain insights that are essential for informing policymakers and stakeholders.

    Yet replication studies remain rare. The pressure to publish novel contributions often discourages researchers from repeating existing designs, even when doing so would strengthen the evidence base.

    EJELS is changing that. We are introducing and actively encouraging a new type of submission: replication studies.

    We define replication studies as research that applies the same high-quality empirical design previously published, but tests it with a different group of subjects—for example in another country, context, or population.

    By supporting replication, we aim to help build more robust, credible, and policy-relevant science.

    If you have a study design worth testing in a new context, we want to see it.

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  • EJELS welcomes Emilia Korkea-Aho, thanks Paulien de Winter

    2026-02-21

    We are excited to announce that Emilia Korkea-Aho is joining the EJELS as an Executive Editor. Emilia is a Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). Her research spans law and democracy in the EU and national contexts, with a particular focus on EU institutional and constitutional law. Emilia has produced influential work on soft law, lobbying, the revolving‑door phenomenon, and the national governance of EU structural funds. We are very happy that she has decided to bring her expertise in interdisciplinary, socio‑legal methodology to the EJELS!

    Emilia will be replacing Paulien de Winter, Associate Professor at Utrecht University. Paulien is one the founders of the EJELS and a core member of the team since the very start. Her contribution has been invaluable for making the Journal a reality and for this we are incredibly grateful! 

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  • Continuous publication

    2024-05-23

    Following the recent publication of the first issue of the European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, we now proceed with the second issue. The Journal employs continuous publication which means that articles are published immediately when they are ready. This allows us to considerably decrease the time between submission and publication, which is in everyone's interest.

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