Submissions

Submission Information

The submissions period for Volume 97 of The Minnesota Law Review will open on February 15, 2012. The Law Review will accept submissions from February 15, 2012 through April 18, 2012, and again from May 11, 2012 until the Volume is full.

The Minnesota Law Review will consider for publication in its print edition any original work focusing on any topic or field in the law. The Law Review will consider publishing in Headnotes any piece responding to any recent Article, Essay, or Note appearing in our print volume. The Law Review also considers, for publication in Headnotes, book reviews and, especially, shorter, practitioner-oriented pieces.

Citations in all manuscripts should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th ed. 2010). The Minnesota Law Review does not accept submissions from law students.

Publication Agreements

The Minnesota Law Review offers publication agreements that conform to Open Access Law Journal principles, which give authors great freedom to distribute their works. Please review a copy of our model publication agreement for further information.

The Minnesota Law Review is published six times a year in November, December, February, April, May, and June by the Minnesota Law Review Foundation. Headnotes currently publishes  twice a year (fall and spring).


News & Events

  • Minnesota Law Review Ranked Among Ten Most Cited Law Journals in America

    The Minnesota Law Review is proud to report that it is the tenth most-cited law journal in the United States, according Washington & Lee’s recently-released 2011 law journal rankings. For more information on the announcement and the rankings, visit this link.

  • 2012 Symposium Announcement

    The Minnesota Law Review is pleased to announce that the 2012 Law Review Symposium will focus on direct democracy and the Minnesota Marriage amendment and will be held at the University of Minnesota Law School on October 26, 2012.

  • 2011 Symposium Webstreaming

    Live webstreaming for the 2011 Minnesota Law Review Symposium, Citizens United: Democracy Realized—or Defeated?, will be available at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/minnesota-law-review-symposium-citizens-united-democracy-realized–or-defeated. Be sure to check it out!

  • Article Submission Policy Announcement

    On April 19, 2011, the Minnesota Law Review and several peer journals released a joint letter committing to give every author at least seven days to decide whether to accept any offer of publication. Eliminating “exploding offers” will improve the quality of our deliberations and the scholarship that we publish, [...]

  • Congratulations!

    Class of 2011 Excellence in Public Service Award recipient:  Steve Schmidt (vol. 95 Note & Comment Editor); and Class of 2011 Most Outstanding Contribution Award recipient:  Chelsea Brennan (vol. 95 Lead Managing Editor). Congratulations Steve and Chelsea!

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