the national sports & entertainment law society

We've compiled publishing info here. Please let us know if any info is out of date. We also have several members who are or have been on journals, so get in touch with us if you'd like some insight on getting your article or note published.

1.      Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
Send Submissions to:
Managing Editor of Outside Articles
Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
299 North Spring Mill Road
Villanova University School of Law
Villanova, Pa 19085
or electronically: sports@law.villanova.edu
 Citations should conform to A Uniform System of Citation (16th edition 1996) Deadline:  No formal deadline.  Accepts submissions all year long.  Decisions for the Winter issue made in early August.  Decisions for the Spring issue made by late December.  The Journal explains the significance of recent changes or developments as well as addresses the future of law. Past volumes have included articles on copyright infringement, ERISA, gender equity, antitrust, collective bargaining, and regulation of indecent speech.

2.      Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law Send Submissions To:
Articles Editor
Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
One Newark Center Newark, NJ 07102
or electronically: sportslaw@shu.edu
Prefers electronic submissions.  No deadline dates given.

3.      University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
 
Accepts articles throughout the year.  Allow about 20 days for them to review submission.  Contacts those selected for publication via phone.  Contacts those not selected either through email or regular mail.
 
Guidelines:
·         Must use Times New Roman Font, size 12
·         Citations must comply with the Bluebook current edition
·         The Journal also uses  A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed. 2005), copyrighted by the Columbia for citations
·         Article abstract of no more than 150 words must be included
·         Statement of academic and professional affiliations must also be included
·         Must include a cover letter that includes:
o   Title of submission
o   Author’s email address
o   Author’s mailing address
o   Author’s daytime telephone number or a number where they can be reached
o   Two-sentence summary of the article for promotional purposes for their website
 
Send electronic  submissions to:
Articles Editor, Ted Friedman, tfriedman09@law.du.edu in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.
 
Hard copies send to:
University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
Attention: Articles Editor
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
2255 E. Evans Avenue
Suite 446
Denver, CO 80208

 
4.      Tulane University (Sports Lawyers Journal)
 
Has rolling submission deadline, but the sooner the article is received, the better chance it has for being published
 
Guidelines
·         Only accepts articles from law students or recently graduated students
·         Limit of 40 pages double spaced, excluding endnotes or footnotes (although longer articles will be considered)
·         Must be a topic that has direct contemporary relevance to the sports industry
·         Must be in Microsoft Word format
Submissions can be sent via email to:
Taryn Brown, editor-in-chief:  tbrown@tulane.edu &
Paul Lund, Senior Article Editor:  plund@tulane.edu
Submissions can be sent via regular mail to:
Sports Lawyers Journal
Tulane University Law School
John Giffen Weinmann Hall
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

5.      Marquette Sports Law Review
 
Published in June and January.  Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.  There is no yearly or semester deadline.  When an article is accepted it is placed on the production cycle and will be published in either the spring or fall depending on the time it was submitted and the current production cycle.  They accept any sports related article, book review or student comment
Submissions are preferred electronically submitted to Kristen Knauf, Lead Articles Editor at kristen.knauf@gmail.com. The email must include the author’s name, contact information, and biographical information.  The biographical information should include a personal resume or biography detailing occupational and educational background.  The contact information should include an email address as well as mailing address.  This information shouldn’t appear anywhere within the attached manuscript. 
The manuscript should be attached to the email.
Otherwise submissions can be sent to:
Lead Articles Editor
Marquette Sports Law Review
1103 W. Wisconsin Ave., P. O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Regular mail submissions must be sent on a disc in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect comparable format.  It should also include a printed copy of the manuscript and a cover letter.  The cover letter should include the author’s name, contact information, and biographical information.  The biographical information should include a personal resume or biography detailing occupational and educational background.  The contact information should include an email address as well as mailing address.  This information shouldn’t appear anywhere on the manuscript itself.
Guidelines for the manuscript
·         Citations must conform to the Harvard Citator (Bluebook 18th edition)
·         Authors must be able to provide any source the editors cannot locate
Review Board looks at 1) proper use of Bluebook style, 2) quality of writing, 3) organization, reasoning and analysis, 4) quality of research, and 5) novelty and uniqueness of topic when deciding whether to publish submission.

6.      Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
 
Accepts articles from academics, practitioners and Fordham students (does not accept articles from non-Fordham students).
 
The Journal follows the conventions of the Chicago Manual Style (15th ed. 2003).  Generally, citations follow the Bluebook (18th ed.)
 
The Journal accepts submissions via their website at http://law.fordham.edu/publications/index.ihtml?pubID=200
 
The review period begins in June, with offers extended in early July.  Submissions received after January are considered for the next review period.

 7.      University of Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
 
Published twice a year from articles by practitioners and academics.
Contact info (updated at link).

 
8.      Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law (TRESL)
 
Accepts submissions from judges, lawyers, professors and students that report and comment on existing law or suggest new avenues of growth for the law. Authors can also submit book reviews, commentaries, essays, notes, comments, and bibliographies.  Submissions are reviewed blindly throughout the year on a rolling basis. 
 
Guidelines:
·         Submissions should conform with the Texas Rules of Form (10th ed. 2003) and the Bluebook (18th edition).   
·         TRESL follows the Texas Law Review Manual on Usage and Style (9th ed. 2002), Chicago Manual of Style (14th ed. 1993), Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2nd ed. 1995).
·         Must be single spaced
·         Print on one-side only
·         Use footnotes rather than endnotes
·         An electronic copy of any accepted manuscript is required
·         Must attach a cover letter and curriculum vitae with the manuscript
Send manuscripts to the Editor-in-chief at tresl@mail.law.utexas.edu. 
Contact Information
The University of Texas at Austin
727 East Dean Keeton St
Austin, TX 78705-3299
www.tresl.net
Tel - 512-232-2816

9.      DePaul Journal of Sports Law and Contemporary Problems
 
Guidelines
·         Double-spaced
·         Submissions must be typed
·         Must use footnotes instead of endnotes
·         Citations must conform with the Bluebook (17th ed. 2000)
·         Submissions must contain a hardcopy and an additional copy in MS Word format on a floppy disc or CD
·         Author must submit resume
Submissions can be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief
DePaul University College of Law
Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems
25 East Jackson Boulevard, Room 713
Chicago, Illinois 60604
They can also be emailed to:  sportslawjournal@depaul.edu. However, a hard copy and the copy on CD or floppy must still be sent to the Journal.

10.  Willamette Sports Law Journal
 
Online journal.  Journal is published in the Winter and Spring. Primarily contains student pieces but also accepts non-Willamette affiliated practitioners and scholars. Generally requires electronic submissions.  However, if you do send a submission via regular mail, an electronic version will also be required. All submissions should be in MS Word or Rich Text format.  Submissions should be sent to Wills Mitchell at wmitchel@willamette.edu. Regular mail submissions should be sent to:
Willamette Sports Law Journal
Editor-in-Chief
245 Winter Street SE,
Salem, OR 97301
No deadline dates.  Deadlines are determined by how many submissions they have already.  If they have enough submissions, then any new submissions will get moved to the following issue for a decision if they will be published.  Basically it is rolling admission.

11.  Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
 
Publishes 4 issues a year
Prefers that you send submissions via email at jetl@vanderbilt.edu
 
Regular mail copies should be sent to:
Attn: Senior Articles Editor
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
Vanderbilt Law School
131 21st Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37203-1181
615-322-5600

 
12.  UCLA Entertainment Law Review
 
Published twice a year.  Prefers that you send submissions electronically to: elrsubmissions@lawnet.ucla.edu. If you choose to send the submission through regular mail, send 3 copies to:
 
UCLA Entertainment Law Review
UCLA School of Law
P.O. Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1476
ATTN: Chief Submissions Editor
 
Each submission should include a resume for the author as well as an abstract of the article.
 
Deadlines:
Fall issue:  October 1
Spring Issue:  March 1
If submitted after these dates, it is automatically included in submissions for the next issue

 
13.  Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
 
Articles should be submitted to:
Patrick Alach
Chief Articles Editor
Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
919 Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
 
Only provides for submissions through regular mail
 
Guidelines:
·         Manuscripts should be typed or word-processed
·         Must be double- or triple-spaced
·         Must use footnotes
·          Citations should comply with The Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed. 2005).
·          Citations to new media should conform to the standards set forth in the New Media Citation Guide, 16 LOY. L.A. ENT. L.J. 191 (1995).

 
14.  Cardozo Arts & Entertainment journal
 
Publishes three times a year.  About five to eight articles are chosen for each issue.  Accepts articles, case comments, and essays from practitioners, professors and scholars.  No deadline dates, however they tend to receive submissions 2-4 months before each issue goes to print.
 
Prefer that you send submissions electronically to:  aeljsubmissions@gmail.com or through the ExpressO service.  See www.law.bepress.com/expresso.  They also accept mailed submissions at:
 
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Attn: Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
 
Guidelines:
·         Article and citations should conform with Bluebook (18th edition 2005)
·         Submission must be accompanied by the author’s curriculum vitae
·         Abstract and cover letter may be submitted but not required
·         Does not accept law student submissions, unless they are Cardozo students

 
15.  California University Hastings College of Law Communications and Entertainment Journal
 
Published three times a year (Fall, Winter, Spring)
Submissions can be sent to the Senior Articles Editor via email at:  comment@uchastings.edu
Paper Copies can be sent to:
 
Senior Articles Editor
Hastings Communications & Entertainment Law Journal (Comm/Ent)
Hastings College of the Law
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-4978
 
Guidelines
·         Must be in Microsoft Word format
·         Must use footnotes
·         Must be double-spaced
·         Must conform to Bluebook (18th edition 2005)

 
16.  Thomas M Cooley – Art & Museum Law Journal
Contact info?

17.  Colombia Journal of Law and the Arts

Published four times a year.  Devoted to arts, entertainment, media and intellectual property issues. 
 
Accepts both paper and electronic submissions
 
For paper, send to:
 
Submissions Editor
Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
Columbia Law School
435 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
 
For electronic submissions, send to:
columbiajla@gmail.com. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format and attached to the email.
 
Guidelines
·         Must be double spaced
·         Must use footnotes
·         Citations must follow Bluebook (18th edition 2005)