submissions

The Asian American Law Journal (formerly the Asian Law Journal) at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) is pleased to invite article submissions for our fifteenth volume.

As one of only two Asian Pacific American law journals in the nation, we are committed to providing a forum for scholars, practitioners, and students to address legal and policy issues relevant to the APA community.  We are dedicated to continuing our pursuit of excellent, applicable scholarship to foster awareness and increase dialogue both within and beyond the legal community.  Our recent name change reaffirms our commitment to addressing issues of concern for Asians in the United States, and we would request that you send articles on international issues only insofar as such issues affect APA communities in the United States.  Past volumes of AALJ have addressed such issues as hate crimes, accent discrimination, immigration policy, civil liberties, and political engagement.  While articles on all APA issues are welcome, we also hope to expand our coverage of less-represented APA groups.

Please submit any previously unpublished article, note or comment regarding legal, political, or social issues that you believe have impacted the Asian Pacific American community.

If you are interested in contributing to the fifteenth volume of AALJ, please send us your submission as soon as possible.  Articles will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.  Those accepted by the AALJ editorial board will undergo two rounds of editing. The editing process may continue through Spring 2008.  Final publication is scheduled for May of 2008. 

Articles submitted should meet the following requirements:

1. The article must be sent in Microsoft Word format, as an e-mail attachment, to the following address:  aalj.submissions@gmail.com
2. The article must be double-spaced and single-sided.
3. The article must be in 12 point font and at least thirty (30) pages in length, with one inch margins. (Note: shorter pieces will be considered for the Notes and Comments section of the journal.)
4. Footnotes must be within the text (i.e. incorporated at the end of each page).
5. Footnote citations should be according to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.).
6. Statements made in the text must be supported by outside authority. 
7. The first draft of the article must be submitted by Friday, September 1, 2007.  (This deadline may be altered to fit your schedule.)
8. The second draft of the article must be submitted within two weeks after receiving AALJ’s suggested revisions of the first draft.

 

If you have any questions or would like more information about the submission process, please do not hesitate to email AALJ’s Submissions Editor, Jane Ho, at aalj.submissions@gmail.com.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.