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Thank you for your interest in publishing in Oregon Law Review. Our editorial staff sets itself apart through a personal approach to the editing process. We promise a thorough evaluation of each submission, rapid turn-around and prompt responsiveness to each author.

Unsolicited Manuscripts
OLR welcomes unsolicited manuscripts. The vast majority of articles we publish are submitted by scholars and practitioners unaffiliated with the University of Oregon School of Law. In the spirit of encouraging submissions of an array of cutting-edge scholarly work, we adhere to no rigid requirements for subject matter, length, or style. We seek well-written and carefully edited articles on legal issues of contemporary significance.

Review Process
We strive to set ourselves apart through our attentive approach to the review and editing process. Prospective articles are reviewed by a team of three Articles Editors, who personally review over 1,200 articles each year. Factors we use during the evaluation process include contemporary relevancy, novelty, and quality of writing and editing. The review period varies at different points during the year as a function of our workload and may be a short as a few weeks or as long as several months.

Offer of Publication
Authors of accepted articles will be notified with an offer as soon as possible. Once accepted, the article is prospectively placed in the publication calendar, and the author is notified of a proposed publication date.

Editing Process
Once the author accepts our offer of publication, the article is assigned to a single Executive Editor. Once the executive edit is complete, a Managing Editor takes over to assure a technically superior final product. The Managing Editor leads a team of experienced Associate Editors and is further aided by our talented Staff Editors.

Throughout the process, the Executive and Managing Editors maintain close contact with the author. In our experience, the singular focus and strong relationship between authors and our editors makes the process not just efficient, but pleasant as well.

Submission Format
We request adherence to the following formatting guidelines when submitting your manuscript:

• Double-spaced text
• One-inch margins
• Times New Roman 12-pt. font
• Complete, single-spaced footnotes
• Accepted Media
  • Hard copy paper print-outs are accepted alone.
  • We welcome manuscripts saved to disk/CD-R, formatted for Microsoft Word for PC platforms. Please also enclose a hard copy.
  • We do not consider submissions received by email file attachment.

Where to Send a Manuscript
Please submit submission material by mail or courier to:

Articles Editors
Oregon Law Review
139A Knight Law Center
1221 University of Oregon
1515 Agate Street
Eugene, OR 97403

After sending your submission, please contact our Articles Editors by email at any time during the review process.