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Brooke Bowman, Samantha Moppett, Terry Pollman Ruth Anne Robbins, and Karen Sneddon
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO AROUND HERE TO GET PUBLISHED?Publishing with legal writing journals
Legal Writing:Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
Types of writing we publish• Articles
≤15,000 • Essays• Book reviews
Book Reviews• Nantiya
Ruan
Associate Editors• Sarah
Adams-Schoen
• Andrew Carter
• Brad Desnoyer
• Amy Lagenfeld
• Kristen Murray
• Anne Ralph
Lead Editors• Sara
Benson• Jason
Cohen • Ian
Gallacher• Kristin
Gerdy• Jeff
Jackson• Mel
Weresh
EIC & ME• Joan
Magat• Ruth
Anne Robbins
• Sue Bay
The process
Articles arrive by Sep 1
• Article reviewed for mission
Article sent for double-blind peer review
• Editors review article
2d discussion by editors• Editors
vote• Editors
rank• Offers
extended early Oct.
Author accepts offer
• Lead and associate editor assigned.
• Author provides copies of materials not easily found.
Main editing process takes place
• Lead and associate editor work on edits with author
• November through mid March.
EIC edits and ME formatting
• Both EICs will provide feedback.
• April/May
Page proofing
• Authors involved if graphics or tabular data
We are bound by our mission.
#1 adviceThe very first thing we determine is whether your article is designed to assist practitioners with the doing of legal writing /lawyering
Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
• The Journal's History• The Journal's Mission• The Journal's Editors
Receipt of
article
EIC review
Posted for
Board review
Decision shared
with Author
Article accepte
d, substantive edits
Author review
Technical edits
Author review
Publication
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The Review and Editing Process
TOPIC
THESIS
RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
ORGANIZATION
THE BASICS
• Usefulness
• Importance
• Value & Tonality
• Rigor of analysis
• Organization
• Readability
Peer editing before submitting• Have peers look
for what we look for
• What you want us to demand
Please submit! Talk to us!
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