Vanderbilt Law Review Closed for Submissions

From the Vanderbilt Law Review:

The Vanderbilt Law Review is not currently accepting submissions. We anticipate beginning our next selection cycle in August 2013. Please check this page for an announcement. If you have any questions about submission in the meantime, please contact the Senior Articles Editor, Elissa Philip, at anne.e.philip@vanderbilt.edu. Thank you for your continued interest in Vanderbilt Law Review.

Call for Papers: New Ground Research Journal of Legal Studies Research and Essays

The New Ground Research Journal of Legal Studies Research and Essays (NGRJLSRE) is a peer-reviewed, international multi-disciplinary, open access journal that is dedicated  to provide an active forum to the global academic community for  rapid publication and disseminating high quality  (on monthly basis) of original research articles as well as review articles in all its coverage areas of the subject such as Administrative Law,  Criminal Law, Insurance Law, Admiralty, Cyberspace Law,  Intellectual Property, Agriculture Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration,  International Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Education Law, Jurisprudence, Bankruptcy Law, Energy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Entertainment & Sports Law,  Law & Economics, Civil Rights,  Environmental Law, Legal History, Theory & Process, Commercial Law,  Ethics & Professional Responsibility,  Legal Writing & Research, Communications Law,  Evidence, Litigation, Conflicts of Law, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Constitutional Law, Health Law,  Property Law & Real Estate, Construction Law, Immigration Law, Remedies, Contracts, Indian and Native Peoples Law,  Securities Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury and Tort Law, Tax Law etc. NGRJLSRE is published by New Ground Research Journals and is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. It is dedicated to the proliferation of the depth of the subject across disciplines with the fundamental aim of expanding knowledge of the subject. Our goal is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript shortly after submission. Upon acceptance, a paper will be published in the next available issue.

The journal welcomes and encouraged the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish:

• Original articles in basic and applied research.
• Case Studies
• Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays.

We request you to submit manuscripts as e-mail attachment to the Editorial Office at: ngrjlsre@newgroundresjournals.org or ngrjlsre.newgroundresjournals@gmail.com . Submitted manuscript should carry the following information:

• Your name and institution with full address details;
• Title or name of journal you wish to submit a manuscript to;
• Title of your paper

See Guide for Authors  on our website.

Pepperdine Moves to Scholastica

Dear Authors and Friends of the Pepperdine Law Review,

The Volume 41 Editorial Board is excited to announce that, beginning with the present editorial cycle, we will be transitioning to Scholastica to manage our article submissions process.

Though we will continue to accept direct submissions transmitted via email to lawrevsubmis@law.pepperdine.edu, we will strongly prefer submissions via Scholastica.  And while we are not currently accepting submissions via ExpressO (and have no plans to), we will announce any changes in that regard.

Information on how to submit via Scholastica, including information on how to create a personal account for article submissions, how your institution can create an account to fund submissions, and how you can apply for a fee waiver, can be found at https://scholasticahq.com/law_reviews.

We are confident that the Scholastica system provides the most seamless and satisfying law review submission process, from the perspective of authors and journal editors alike, and we sincerely look forward to receiving your submissions this year.

The Pepperdine Law Review will open submissions for Volume 41 on Thursday, February 21, 2013.

Sincerely,

Joseph Cardosi

Kelsey Maher

Andrew Wilhelm

Lead Articles Editors, Volume 41

NYU Law Review Seeks Submissions; Moves Exclusively to Scholastica

Dear Authors, The New York University Law Review is excited to begin accepting submissions through Scholastica on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Please note that we will only accept submissions through Scholastica. We no longer accept submissions through ExpressO, and we do not accept submissions by email. Institutions can create accounts to pay for their authors’ submissions to Scholastica, so authors affiliated with law schools can have the same payment experience they had with ExpressO. Scholastica is committed to ensuring that authors are able to submit articles regardless of institutional support and will consider requests for fee waivers and other accommodations byemail. Additional information about Scholastica is available here. Additional information about theLaw Review’s submission procedures is available here. Sincerely, Yan Cao Editor-in-Chief New York University Law Review

St. Thomas Law Review Seeks Submissons for Criminal Law Issue

Here is a letter from the St. Thomas Law Review seeking submissions:

I hope this finds you well.  My name is Christian Garcia and I am the Articles Solicitation Editor for the St. Thomas Law Review, the primary scholarly journal at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida.  The St. Thomas Law Review is partnering once again with the Criminal Law Section of the Florida Bar to publish one issue in our 25th anniversary volume focused solely on the area of criminal law.

The Criminal Law Issue will showcase articles on relevant and developing legal issues in criminal law and criminal procedure.  We plan to publish this issue at the end of the spring semester of 2013, and we are currently seeking another article to complete this issue.   Specifically, we are looking for scholarly articles and essays addressing new and novel criminal law issues written by scholars, practitioners, and professors, such as yourself.

The St. Thomas Law Review would like to invite you to submit an article or essay you have written in the field of criminal law or criminal procedure for our consideration.  Because our journal is committed to getting this issue to print before the end of the current school year, I would ask that you please submit your scholarship by Wednesday, February 20, 2013.  Once you submit your piece to us, our Executive Board will review your article and consider it for publication in our Criminal Law Issue.

Finally, if you know of any scholars, professors, or practitioners that would like to have their work considered for publication in the St. Thomas Law Review’s Criminal Law Issue, I would ask that you please forward this message to them and ask that they contact us at their earliest convenience.

If you would like more information regarding this opportunity, please direct your response to my email at cgarcia14@stu.edu.  Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kind regards,

Christian Garcia

Spring 2013 Law Review Submission Chart Now Available

Nancy Levit and Allen Rostron have updated their charts about law journal submissions, expedites and rankings from different sources for the Spring 2013 submission season for the 202 flagship journals of each law school.

The highlights of this update are as follows:

• First, there has been movement toward Scholastica and the charts track which law reviews prefer Scholastica or exclusively accept through that channel.
• Second, the chart now includes, where available, information about when journals are open to receive articles—i.e. the opening date for the submission season.

The first chart contains information about each journal’s preferences about methods for submitting articles (e.g., ExpressO, Scholastica, email, or regular mail), as well as special formatting requirements and how to request an expedited review.  The second chart contains rankings information from U.S. News and World Report as well as data from Washington & Lee’s law review website.

You may download Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews and Journals by visiting http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1019029.  Thanks to Dean Ellen Y. Suni at UMKC School of Law for sharing this information.

UC Davis Law Review Moves to Scholastica

Here is a message from the UC Davis Law Review announcing their move to Scholastica:

Dear UC Davis Law Review authors and friends,

The UC Davis Law Review is excited to announce that we will be transitioning to a new article submission service. When we resume reviewing manuscripts on February 19, we will accept submissions through Scholastica (www.scholasticahq.com). We will no longer accept them through ExpressO.

Institutions can create accounts to pay for their authors’ submissions to Scholastica, so authors affiliated with law schools will have the same payment experience they have had on ExpressO. Scholastica is committed to ensuring that authors are able to submit articles regardless of institutional support and will consider requests for fee waivers and other accommodations (info@scholasticahq.com). Additional information about Scholastica is available at www.scholasticahq.com/law_reviews.

We hope you will give us the opportunity to review your submissions this spring.

Sincerely,

Marissa Martin O’Connor
Editor in Chief
UC Davis Law Review, Volume 46

Cardozo Law Review Moves to Scholastica

Here is a message from the Cardozo Law Review announcing their transition to Scholastica for submissions:

Dear Friends of the Cardozo Law Review, We are excited to announce that on February 1, 2013, the Cardozo Law Review will be transitioning to a new online platform, Scholastica, to manage our journal’s submissions process. While we will continue to accept submissions sent directly to our email account,cardozo.submissions@gmail.com, please note that we will no longer accept submissions through ExpressO. Submissions via Scholastica are preferable to direct submissions. We are confident that the switch to Scholastica will streamline the review process for our editors, thereby allowing us to review our submissions faster and communicate more effectively with our authors. In addition, the system will be a more user-friendly experience for our authors. Information on how to submit a manuscript, how your institution can create an account on Scholastica, and how to apply for need-based waivers can be found on the Scholastica website at www.scholasticahq.com/law_reviews. The Cardozo Law Review will open submissions on February 1, 2013 for Volume 35 (2013-2014). We will begin to make publication decisions in mid-March. We look forward to receiving your submissions at https://www.scholasticahq.com/cardozo-law-review/for_authors. Sincerely, Sheri Adler Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Zegarelli Executive Editor Iliza Bershad Managing Editor Ben Pedersen, Scott Novakowski Submissions Editors

Boston College Law Review Moves to Scholastica

Here is a note from the Boston College Law Review advising of their switch to Scholastica.

Dear Friends of the Boston College Law Review, Happy new year! We write to remind you that on February 1, 2013, the Boston College Law Review(BCLR) will transition to Scholastica as our online platform for manuscript submissions. As of that date, we will only accept submissions through Scholastica (preferred) or email (bclr@bc.edu). We will no longer accept submissions through Expresso. You can find us on Scholastica atwww.scholasticahq.com/boston-college-law-review. BCLR has always sought to publish timely and important legal scholarship while providing outstanding service to our authors. Scholastica will allow us to focus more intently on these goals by creating an easier and more transparent submission and production experience. Institutions can create accounts to pay for submissions via Scholastica, so authors affiliated with law schools will have the same payment experience they have had on Expresso. Scholastica is committed to ensuring that authors are able to submit regardless of institutional support, and need-based fee waivers are available for a variety of circumstances. Further information about Scholastica is available at www.scholasticahq.com/law_reviews. As always, BCLR will continue to accept and review submissions year-round. We look forward to reviewing your submissions in the months ahead. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at bclr@bc.edu if you have any questions. Sincerely, Mathilda McGee-Tubb Editor-in-Chief Lavinia Weizel, Jennifer Kent & Paul Easton Executive Articles Editors

Harvard National Security Journal Seeking Submissions

The Harvard National Security Journal is currently seeking submissions. If you have a paper you are looking to place at this time, click here for more info: http://harvardnsj.org/submissions/.