The Northern Illinois University Law Review welcomes the submission of manuscripts concerning topics of legal interest. The Northern Illinois Law Review accepts submissions from professors, judges, practitioners, and other legal scholars. Please email your submission to niulawreview@niu.edu or use the following submission service:
Scholastica
Guidelines
Please conform to the following guidelines:
- Form: Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced. Word or Word Perfect documents are preferred.
- Citations: Textual and citation form should comply with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st Ed. 2020).
- Style: The article and footnotes should be up-to-date at the time of submission. The NIU Law Review requires articles that are heavily footnoted, timely, and original.
- Vita: Please include on the cover page of your submission the author’s full name, his or her academic and professional affiliations, and the complete address, email address and phone number of the person to whom correspondence should be sent.
- Abstract: Each manuscript should be summarized in a brief abstract of no more than 200 words.
- We also accept abstracts, of at least 1,000 words, including some legal citations and precedents. We are able to give an offer based on an abstract contingent on the final product being of manuscript submissions quality.
- Process: Articles will be considered for publication by the Lead Articles Editors in a timely manner. If any part of the paper has been published elsewhere, the author must include this information at the time of submission.
- Questions: Email questions to niulawreview@niu.edu.
Copyright Policy
Except as otherwise provided, the author of each article has granted permission for copies of the article to be made available for classroom use provided that:
- Copies of the article are distributed at or below cost.
- The author and the Northern Illinois University Law Review are identified clearly on the copies.
- Proper notice of copyrights are affixed to each copy.