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American University Washington College of LawDigital Commons @ American University Washington Collegeof LawResearch Guides Pence Law Library1-1-2012Getting Your Paper PublishedAdeen PostarAmerican University Washington College of Law, apostar@wcl.american.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research_guidesPart of the Law CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Pence Law Library at Digital Commons @ American University Washington College ofLaw. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Guides by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ American University WashingtonCollege of Law. For more information, please contact fbrown@wcl.american.edu.Recommended CitationPostar, Adeen, "Getting Your Paper Published" (2012). Research Guides. Paper 14.http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research_guides/142012 Adeen Postar apostar@wcl.american.edu  Pence Law Library Select Your Target Journals Factors to consider:  Topic/Subject Orientation of the journal  Format of your paper – length, currency etc  Prominence of the journal  Prominence of the school (US News, Leiter Rankings)  Circulation of the journal  Is the journal available on Lexis and Westlaw  Where/How is it indexed      Washington and Lee University http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/      Levit and Rostrum  Article - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1019029 Submission of Law Student Articles for Publication SSRN(Levit, MacLachlan and Rostron) Strategic Submissions  Timing : Late Summer and early Fall; February to April  Include a resume/CV  Include a cover letter saying why they should publish YOUR paper; special circumstances  Only submit a finished and polished draft.  Make sure the form (length, typeface, footnotes) conforms to the requirements of the journal.  May be able to request an expedited review if first offer is not the one you want to accept Submitting your paper  Pence Law Library will pay for your submissions on ExpressO: use your WCL email address to qualify  Up to $150 at a time  ExpressO has over 750 journals  Process of uploading very simple and straightforward.  Accepts Word and WordPerfect  Address to Dear Editor:  Merged addresses are not available  You CAN (sometimes) negotiate for additional time if you prefer a different journal, Note the “exploding offer phenomenon  http://law.bepress.com/expresso/   http://lexopus.yiil.org/lexopus/  And Think Beyond Traditional Law Reviews….  Consider Online Journals or Online “Companions” to Law Journals – see Colin Miller, Submission Guide for Online Law Review Supplements on SSRN  Consider also bar journals, legal newsletters, continuing education materials (PLI, State CLE’s, and the ABA)  Writing competitions usually come with guaranteed publications and often $$$ (!) http://library.wcl.american.edu/writing/  Good Luck! Let us know !  The Student Author reception will be held in March. For questions and further assistance, don’t   hesitate to contact me at apostar@wcl.american.edu   

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