Once an article is submitted for consideration, how long can I expect until you decide whether to extend an offer?
We try to make decisions within a month to six weeks of submission. The entire editorial board reviews and comments on each article we receive. This makes expedited review possible, but sometimes the board can’t complete a full review in a short time frame. We aim to meet an author’s needs for expedited review as quickly and completely as possible.
Once an article is accepted for publication, how long can I expect until it’s published?
One of the goals of switching the Journal to e-publication is to shorten the turnaround time between acceptance and publication. So, while we can’t promise a set time for publication, we, like you, want the article to be available to our readers as soon as possible. Generally, our volumes are published in March.
I don’t have a lot of experience writing articles for publications like the Journal. Do you offer a mentoring program?
Once an article is accepted for publication, it goes through an intensive substantive review by one or more editorial board members and a technical review by several legal writing professors who volunteer as assistant editors. This isn’t a mentoring program per se, but the review process is certainly a way for you to seek guidance from the editorial board about how to make your article as strong as possible.