Sarvada Sports publishes peer-reviewed articles, case analyses, commentaries, and practice guides written by the leading practitioners, academics, and arbitrators in the global sports law community. We welcome submissions from across all areas of the field.
"Sarvada Sports gave me the platform to publish an analysis that reached the practitioners who actually needed it — within a week of a CAS award being handed down."
Sarvada Sports publishes work by barristers, solicitors, in-house counsel, academics, and sports administrators — anyone with genuine expertise and something original to say about sports law. We do not require contributors to hold a legal qualification; what we require is knowledge, rigour, and relevance.
Our readership is sophisticated and international. When you publish with Sarvada Sports, your work reaches senior practitioners across 90+ jurisdictions who are actively seeking analysis they can use in practice. Case commentaries published within days of a significant award routinely reach over 1,000 readers in their first week.
We maintain full editorial independence. We do not take advertising, and no commercial interest influences our editorial decisions. Our peer-review process is rigorous — and that rigour is precisely what gives Sarvada Sports publications their authority and shelf-life.
Authors must declare, at the point of submission, any financial or professional interest in the subject matter of the article — including current or recent instructions in the case discussed, employment by a party, membership of a body whose regulations are analysed, or receipt of funding from any interested organisation. Declaration does not preclude publication, but non-disclosure does.
Sarvada Sports publishes across six distinct formats. Each has different word-count requirements, review processes, and audience purposes. Choose the format that best fits your contribution before submitting.
The core of Sarvada Sports' editorial output. Original, substantive legal analysis that advances scholarly or practitioner understanding of an area of sports law. Reviewed by two members of the editorial board under double-blind peer review. These articles carry full ISSN citations and are indexed in legal databases.
Analysis of a specific recent decision — CAS award, court judgment, disciplinary ruling, or regulatory determination. Should identify the key legal issues, analyse the reasoning, and assess the practical implications. Fast-tracked through editorial review to ensure timely publication.
A structured, factual summary of a decision for the Sarvada Sports case law database — parties, forum, legal basis, key findings, and outcome. No abstract required. Case summaries are produced partly by the Sarvada Sports editorial team but we welcome practitioner contributions, particularly for decisions in non-English languages.
A structured, practical reference guide covering a specific area — e.g. "How to draft an anti-doping provision in a player contract," or "CAS urgent procedure: a practitioner's checklist." Practice guides are living documents updated when significant new developments arise.
A timely opinion piece responding to a news event, regulatory announcement, or developing legal situation. Does not require footnotes or formal citations but must be clearly reasoned and identify the author's perspective. Published under the author's own name and explicitly labelled as opinion.
Sarvada Sports actively commissions and encourages submissions from law students and LLM candidates. Student essays are reviewed by an academic member of the editorial board and, if accepted, published with a Student Essay label. A Sarvada Sports Student membership is required to submit.
Our target from submission to first decision is 21 days for peer-reviewed articles, and 5–10 days for case commentaries and short-form content. Here is what happens at each stage.
An editor reviews your submission for completeness (abstract, word count, OSCOLA references, conflict-of-interest declaration) and basic fit with Sarvada Sports' editorial scope. Submissions that do not meet the minimum requirements are returned at this stage without further review, usually within 48 hours.
Submissions proceeding to review are assigned to a handling editor with relevant subject expertise. For peer-reviewed articles, the author's name and institutional affiliation are removed from the manuscript before it is sent to reviewers (double-blind). You will receive a submission reference number.
Two members of the editorial board with relevant expertise review the manuscript independently. Reviewers are asked to assess originality, rigour, clarity, relevance, and accuracy of citations. They recommend Accept, Minor revisions, Major revisions, or Reject.
The handling editor synthesises the reviewers' recommendations and communicates the editorial decision. Where revisions are requested, reviewer comments are shared (in anonymised form) with the author. Authors are asked to respond to reviewer comments in a covering letter when resubmitting.
Minor revisions are reviewed by the handling editor. Major revisions are returned to at least one original reviewer. There is no cap on the number of revision rounds, but the usual expectation is that a submission requiring more than two rounds of major revision will not ultimately be accepted.
On final acceptance, the manuscript is passed to our editorial team for copyediting, house-style application, and formatting. Authors receive a proof to approve before publication. Publication is typically within 5 working days of final acceptance. Authors are notified when the article goes live and provided with a shareable link.
Case commentaries and time-sensitive opinion pieces are reviewed on an expedited basis, with a target of 5–10 days from submission to decision. Contact us at submissions@sarvadasports.com if your submission is time-sensitive and we will assess whether fast-track applies.
Complete the form below to submit your article or pitch to Sarvada Sports. If you have a question before submitting, email us at submissions@sarvadasports.com. We respond to all submissions, whether accepted or not.
Thank you — we've received your submission and will send a confirmation to your email address. We aim to reach a first decision within 21 days for peer-reviewed articles, or 5–10 days for case commentaries and short-form content.
Whether you've just received a landmark CAS award or want to share a decade of practice knowledge — Sarvada Sports gives your work the audience and the permanence it deserves.
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