Law & Social Inquiry

Published on behalf of the American Bar Foundation

Edited by:
Laura Beth Nielsen Review Section Editor: Howard S. Erlanger

Print ISSN: 0897-6546
Online ISSN: 1747-4469
Frequency: Quarterly
Current Volume: 34 / 2009
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 41/104 Law
Impact Factor: 1.203

TopAuthor Guidelines

Law & Social Inquiry Publication Policy

The purpose of Law & Social Inquiry is to promote research and writing dedicated to the study of law, legal institutions, legal processes, and individuals' interactions with legal systems, undertaken from a sociolegal perspective.

The editors invite the submission of manuscripts that make original contributions to the understanding of sociolegal processes. Law & Social Inquiry considers both empirical analyses and theoretical studies without restriction as to time or place. Law & Social Inquiry embraces the broad range of perspectives and methodologies current in contemporary social science and humanities disciplines.

Law & Social Inquiry is a refereed journal that practices double-blind peer review. Manuscripts deemed appropriate for the journal are evaluated by two or more referees with expertise in the relevant subject matter and methodology. Double-blind peer review means that manuscripts are rendered anonymous prior to review, and that referees are not identified to authors.

Law & Social Inquiry will not consider any manuscript concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere.

Submission of a manuscript commits the author to publish the manuscript in Law & Social Inquiry if accepted for publication by the Editors.

Initial Manuscript Preparation Requirements:

Manuscripts submitted to Law & Social Inquiry should be prepared using MSWord (preferred) or Corel WordPerfect. Use Times New Roman 12pt font throughout (including footnotes/endnotes, references, and quoted material), double-space all text throughout (including footnotes/endnotes, references, and quoted material). Use 1.5 margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right) throughout. Manuscripts must be accompanied on the first page by an abstract of no more than 150 words. Please provide a title page as a separate document, including all author-identifying and address/contact information. No identifying material should appear on the manuscript itself.

Using our initial manuscript formatting, article manuscripts for submission must not exceed 80 manuscript pages; nor can they exceed 17,500 words. These length limits are inclusive of all notes and references. Any submitted manuscript that does not conform fully to these limits will be returned to the author for editing.

Manuscript Accepted for Publication - Preparation Requirements:
Manuscripts accepted for publication by the Editors must be brought into conformity with Law & Social Inquiry's detailed format and style requirements before they can enter our production queue. To obtain a copy of LSI's format and style requirements, click on the following link. Any questions can be directed to our Managing Editor at lsi-abf@abfn.org.

www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/Accepted_MS_Guidelines.pdf

Manuscript Submission Process:

MANUSCRIPTS:
Manuscripts must be submitted via e-mail attachment. Manuscripts are not accepted via regular mail.

Send manuscripts and general inquiries to: lsi-abf@abfn.org

Mailing Address for General Inquiries:
Managing Editor, Law & Social Inquiry
The American Bar Foundation
750 North Lake Shore Drive, 4th floor
Chicago, Illinois 60611.
Telephone: 312-988-6517. Fax: 312-988-6611.

REVIEW ESSAYS
Send books for review and inquiries regarding review essays to:
Howard S. Erlanger, Review Section Editor, Law & Social Inquiry
Institute for Legal Studies, Law School
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706.
Telephone: 608-263-7405. Fax: 608-238-8003

E-mail: erlanger@ssc.wisc.edu.

Please note that Law & Social Inquiry publishes review essays and short book notes but not traditional book reviews.

Review Essays Accepted for Publication - Preparation Requirements:
Review Essays accepted for publication must be brought into conformity with Law & Social Inquiry's detailed format and style requirements before they can enter our production queue. To obtain a copy of LSI's format and style requirements, click on the link above. Any questions can be directed to our Managing Editor at lsi-abf@abfn.org.