MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS

The Osgoode Hall Law Journal invites the submission of unsolicited articles, commentaries, essays, and book reviews. Please consult our Submission Instructions, below, for information about submitting your manuscript. If you have any further questions, please contact us at journal@osgoode.yorku.ca.

The Journal is now inviting and accepting submissions for volume 49 issue 2.

 

PUBLICATION AGREEMENT AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE

As part of Open Access requirements, all authors who are selected for publication in the Journal are required to sign a publication agreement and copyright license. For a copy of the agreement, please click here

REVIEW PROCESS

The Osgoode Hall Law Journal seeks to publish papers that make significant, original contributions to legal jurisprudence as well as their respective fields. Submissions are subject to a process of blind review that takes place in two  stages: internal  review by the Article Review Committee (ARC) of the Editorial  Board, which is followed by external review by experts for articles judged to be prima facie suitable. The Editorial Board does not decide whether to publish a submission until both stages of the review process have been completed.

 

TIMING

The Journal reviews articles year-round, and the review process typically lasts between five (5) and fifteen (15) weeks, depending on the time of year and the number of submissions under consideration.  There is no internal review during the months of December and April, during the examination period, or August, when the Editorial Board takes a one-month break.

Authors will be informed of the Journal’s decision by letter from the Editor-in-Chief. Questions regarding the status of submissions should be directed to the Journal Coordinator by email at journal@osgoode.yorku.ca.

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

 

Electronic Submissions

The Osgoode Hall Law Journal strongly prefers to receive submissions of article manuscripts through our website.  Please e-mail an electronic copy of your manuscript in Word format to journal@osgoode.yorku.ca.

 

Paper Submissions

Although electronic submissions are preferred, paper submissions are also accepted. Please do not submit your article by mail if you have also submitted the article through our website. We also regret that paper submissions cannot be returned.  Manuscripts can be sent to:

              Osgoode Hall Law Journal

              Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

              4700 Keele Street

              Toronto, Ontario

              M3J 1P3

 

Please do not email or mail your manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief. All submissions should be submitted for processing to the Journal Coordinator.

 

Manuscript Specifications

           A. COVER

  • A cover page should include your name, affiliation, biographical information, title, and date of submission.

             

           B. FORMAT

  • Text should be double-spaced with one-inch margins. Footnotes should be formatted in compliance with the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (7th ed. 2010).

          

          C. LENGTH

  • Articles should not exceed 20,000 words including footnotes. Commentaries should not exceed 10,000 words including footnotes. Submissions of less than 4,000 words will not be considered.

 

Book Reviews

Please contact the Book Review Editor, Susan Drummond, at sdrummond@osgoode.yorku.ca to submit a book review.

 

Submission Exclusivity

The Osgoode Hall Law Journal does not consider manuscripts that are simultaneously under consideration for publication elsewhere.

 

Withdrawal

If you wish to withdraw your submission from consideration, please contact us at journal@osgoode.yorku.ca