Submissions

UDLR Online Edition articles submissions should be original pieces of timely scholarship on newsworthy topics and accessible to a wide audience. Submissions should be no longer than 3,000 words, inclusive of footnotes. All submissions longer than 4,000 words will generally be automatically rejected, and the expectation is that essays longer than 3,000 words will be shortened during the editing process. Please submit an editable word processing document (.doc, .docx, etc.) and NOT a PDF document. Submissions should be written in a style accessible to a general audience of practitioners and policymakers. Pieces will be published on an expedited production schedule.

UDLR Online Edition blog submissions should also be original pieces of timely scholarship on newsworthy topics and accessible to a wide audience. Submissions should be no longer than 1,500 words, inclusive of footnotes. All submissions longer than 2,000 words will generally be automatically rejected, and the expectation is that essays longer than 1,500 words will be shortened during the editing process. Please submit an editable word processing document (.doc, .docx, etc.) and NOT a PDF document. Submissions should be written in a style accessible to a general audience of practitioners and policymakers. Pieces will be published on an expedited production schedule.

All citations should be in Bluebook format. Lighter footnoting is encouraged. Please note that footnotes are required for

1. any material pulled directly from a source, including language or an idea from a source
2. any original materials (e.g., cases, statutes, newspaper stories, etc.)
3. any obscure materials that would be difficult for a reader to find.

All submissions should be sent via email to the UDLR Executive Online Editor, Celeste Friel (friecl1@udayton.edu) AND the UDLR Online Outside Articles Editor, Don Hurst (hurstd3@udayton.edu).