As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Length: We strongly prefer Articles under 25,000 words (including footnotes). We will publish manuscripts over 30,000 words only under exceptional circumstances.
Format: We strongly prefer electronic submissions. Electronic submissions should be sent through Scholastica or Open Journal System only.
All submissions must include:
A cover letter, which should prominently feature the following:
the title of the manuscript,
an e-mail address (Note: We will not acknowledge receipt of submissions without an e-mail address),
a mailing address,
a daytime telephone number,
a word count for the manuscript (including footnotes) and a separate word count for the footnotes,
A brief abstract (under 250 words) on a separate page, and
A copy of the manuscript.
Submission guidelines for Empirical Articles:
The Virginia Law Review requires that authors of empirically-based articles to submit any supporting documentation (such as data files and/or result print-outs) to the Virginia Law Review within seven days of accepting an offer to publish. Authors are welcome to submit the data concurrently with their article via Scholastica to assist with the articles review process.
The Virginia Law Review has a strong preference that such empirical data be publicly available or disclosed on request. This presumption may be waived in extraordinary circumstances.
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