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The Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Southern Illinois University Law Journal aims to produce scholarly publications of the highest quality attainable. The Journal is a student-run organization with a board of editors and staff members. The student editors and staff members select articles written by experts on various legal topics and then carry the articles through an editorial process to reach the end goal of publication.

As staff members, students not only work on editing citations throughout selected articles but also compose a student-written note covering a prevalent legal issue of interest to them. These notes are then considered for publication in one of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal issues during the following academic year.

The Southern Illinois University Law Journal is an online-only publication and is available on Westlaw, LexisNexis, HeinOnline, and Digital Commons. Issues beginning with Volume 32, No. 3 can also be accessed at the link below.

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Submissions to SIU Law Journal

The Southern Illinois University Law Journal accepts submissions through Scholastica.

 

Submit to Southern Illinois University Law Journal

If you do not have a Scholastica account, you may email your submission to lawjourn@siu.edu.

Submission Guidelines

Inclusions. Please include each author’s current CV in your submission. A cover letter is preferred but is not required.

Length. For Articles, we encourage submissions of fewer than 25,000 words, including footnotes. For Essays, we encourage submissions of fewer than 15,000 words, including footnotes.

Format. Please submit your manuscript as a Word document, double-spaced, with 1” margins, and in 12-point Times New Roman font. All citations should follow the 21st edition of the Bluebook.

Timing. The SIU Law Journal takes pride in carefully reviewing every submission received. If your preference is to publish in the SIU Law Journal, we encourage you to notify us to that effect upon submission so that we may prioritize review. We have a rolling review process, so we continue to review submissions until all issues of the current volume are filled. Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts as soon as they are ready for a publication decision. Authors may also request an expedited review. Please include the date and time any current offers expire in the expedite review request.

Withdrawal. Please let us know if you decide to withdraw your article from consideration. Include your name and the title of your manuscript in your withdrawal notification.

Law Journal Board and Staff:

Elijah Phillips

Elijah Phillips

Editor-in-Chief


Reagan Honn

Reagan Honn

Managing Editor


Nicholas Stetler

Nicholas Stetler

Summer Survey Editor


Clint Wells

Clint Wells

Chief Articles Editor


Elena Schauwecker

Elena Schauwecker

Research Editor


Julia Barnett

Julia Barnett

Production Editor


Grace Gray

Grace Gray

Article Editor


Shailey Park

Shailey Park

Article Editor


Dillon Ruzich

Dillon Ruzich

Article Editor


Matthew Wells

Matthew Wells

Article Editor


Riley Harris

Riley Harris

Note Editor


Kyle Pinter

Kyle Pinter

Note Editor


Marshall Brown

Marshall Brown

Staff Member


Jarrick Honn

Jarrick Honn

Staff Member


Spencer McPheron

Spencer McPheron

Staff Member


Olivia Miller

Olivia Miller

Staff Member


Darian Morgan

Darian Morgan

Staff Member


Audrey Stallings

Audrey Stallings

Staff Member


Angel Valor

Angel Valor

Staff Member


Corinne Vollmer

Corinne Vollmer

Staff Member


Kyle Willenborg

Kyle Willenborg

Staff Member


Tarell Evans

Staff Member