The Capital University Law Review gladly considers unsolicited
manuscripts for publication. Our general guidelines for submitting manuscripts
are as follows:
- Publication Schedule and Submission Dates: We publish four
issues per year, but review articles in the summer and fall months. Late spring
through summer is the best time for submitting an article.
- Contributors: We are most interested in publishing articles
by law school faculty members and judges. Although we are happy to consider
articles by practitioners and law clerks, we do not consider work by current law
students.
- Forms of Submissions: We accept submissions in the form of
articles, essays, commentaries, and book reviews.
- Articles: Although we consider articles of any length, we
are particularly interested in publishing concise scholarship between 8,000 to
20,000 words (not including footnotes) or 12,000 to 30,000 words (including
footnotes).
- Commentaries, Essays and Book Reviews: Commentaries and
book reviews can be substantially shorter than articles.
- Submission Media: We accept submissions either
electronically (by e-mail) or in hard copy form. We do not accept submissions on
disk or by fax. Please note that electronic submission are preferred.
- Submission Address: Electronic submissions should be sent
to lawreview@law.capital.edu, and
should include the subject line: ARTICLE SUBMISSION: [insert title of
manuscript]. Please address hard copy submissions to:
Capital University
Law Review
Attn: Executive Content and Business Editor
303 East Broad
Street
Columbus, OH 43215
- Submission Format: Manuscripts should be double-spaced.
Citations in manuscripts should appear in footnotes, not endnotes. Footnotes
should conform to the current edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform
System of Citation.
- Contributor Information: All
manuscripts submissions should be accompanied with a cover letter and curriculum
vitae. The cover letter should prominently feature
- the article’s title;
- the author’s e-mail address;
- the author’s mailing address;
- a daytime telephone number; and,
- if applicable, a short list of the author’s published scholarly works.
- A brief description of the article is welcome
- Offer for Publication: If we would like to offer you
publication, the Executive Articles Editor will send you an offer e-mail. If you
would like to check on the status of your article, please contact the Executive
Articles Editor at lawreview@law.capital.edu.
- Expedited Review: If another journal has formally accepted
your article, we will make every effort to comply with a request for expedited
review. To request an expedited review, please e-mail lawreview@law.capital.edu.
- Antidiscrimination Policy: It is the policy of the
Capital University Law Review not to discriminate on the basis of race,
gender, age, religion, ethnic background, marital status, disability, or sexual
orientation. As a matter of policy, the Law Review encourages and
promotes the use of gender-neutral language.
Thank you for your interest in the Capital University Law Review.