The Intellectual Property Journal is a leading peer-reviewed academic law journal devoted to the study of intellectual property law and its interaction with innovation, technology, markets, and public policy. Established in 1984, the journal has a long and continuous publication history and is widely recognized for publishing high-quality, original scholarship that advances legal understanding at both national and international levels.

The journal provides a scholarly forum for rigorous doctrinal analysis, comparative and international perspectives, and policy-oriented research covering all major areas of intellectual property law, including copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, trade secrets, digital rights, and emerging issues arising from technological and economic change. It welcomes contributions that combine theoretical insight with practical relevance and encourages interdisciplinary engagement where such work maintains a strong legal foundation.

The Intellectual Property Journal is recognized on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List as an A-category journal and is classified under Field of Research (FoR) 4801 (Law). This standing reflects the journal’s commitment to rigorous double-blind peer review, editorial independence, and adherence to the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics.

Published by HAB Press Limited, the journal maintains strict editorial autonomy and a transparent review process designed to ensure fairness, scholarly merit, and methodological rigor. Through its carefully curated content and enduring scholarly record, the Intellectual Property Journal continues to serve academics, practitioners, policymakers, and students as an authoritative source of intellectual property law research and analysis.