All College of Law students in good standing have equal opportunity to have their note submissions evaluated on an anonymous basis by the 2007-2008 Notes Editors to determine which student notes will be published in the 2009 Volume of the Law Review.
All students are allowed to submit a note for evaluation at any time the Board
accepts submissions from Law Review Members. These submissions must conform to the guidelines set forth below.
Submission Requirements
This year's deadline for student note submissions is 5:00 PM on March 14, 2008. All submissions should be turned in to the Law Review office (Room 245) starting at 9:00 AM on Thursday, March 14..
Any nonmembers who are planning to submit notes and any returning members who are planning to resubmit their notes must contact Beth Cobb before 5:00 PM on February 29 to receive a note entry number. Students failing to contact Beth by this time WILL NOT be allowed to submit a note for consideration.
Each submission must consist of five stapled copies including entry number on each page of each copy and NO NAME OR OTHER IDENTIFYING MARK. In order to preserve the anonymity of each submission, all formatting must meet the following specifics:
- Length: Notes are usually 30-45 double-spaced pages of text and an appropriate number of triple-spaced pages of endnotes. These are merely guidelines.
- Margins: All margins on all pages should be 1-1/2 inches.
- Copies: Five copies of each note must be submitted by the deadline.
- Type: All notes must be typewritten. No exceptions. Text and endnotes should be in 12-point Times New Roman font.
- Pagination: Please number your pages.
Unless otherwise indicated, all publication decisions are contingent upon the production of an acceptable post-publication decision draft. The Board reserves the right to make stylistic and other necessary changes to this post-acceptance draft. Some of the factors that the Board will consider in making publication decisions include: (1) depth of research, (2) complexity or importance of the issues discussed, (3) organization of the paper, (4) depth of analysis, (5) creativity of analysis, (6) resolution of the issues, (7) clarity and style of writing, and (8) proper citation form.
Note: A non-member who writes a note that is selected for publication in the Law Review may be eligible to become a member of the Law Review under the "Note-On" Admissions Procedure.
