Submissions

The Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology (MJLST) invites your submission of a scholarly work for publication. Submissions to MJLST are welcome from specialists in all areas of law, ethics, policy, values, intellectual property, life sciences, biomedicine, and related disciplines. 

Scope of the Journal
MJLST is an interdisciplinary journal that explores broad issues in the areas of intellectual property, technology policy and innovation, and science, grounded in law, values and policy. It is designed to respond to the needs of professionals in all these and related fields and to provide up-to-date information and perspective on these topics. MJLST was ranked by Washington & Lee University Law Journal Rankings in the following categories for 2012:

Journal Audience
The audience of MJLST includes a broad spectrum of attorneys, policy-makers, physicians, administrators, ethicists, educators, and other professionals concerned with issues related to law and science.
 

Preferred Submission Procedure
If you are a current law student, please note that, unfortunately, we are unable to accept submissions from law students not enrolled at the University of Minnesota Law School.

If you currently hold a J.D. or are a specialist in another relevant field, and would like to be considered for publication in MJLST, please submit your article, abstract, CV, and cover letter via ExpressO, the online submission service of the Berkeley Electronic Press, by visiting http://law.bepress.com/expresso/

Alternative Submission Procedure
Alternatively, you may email an attachment of your article, CV, and cover letter to mjlst@umn.edu OR

Mail a copy of your article on CD in Microsoft Word format, accompanied by a hard copy version, addressed to:

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
N140 Mondale Hall
University of Minnesota Law School
229 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
 

Hard copies must be accompanied by an electronic version.
When submitting your article, please make sure it is double-spaced with 1" margins. Please send a copy of the author's resume/CV with your submission.

The Cover Page must include:

• Title of the Article
• Author's Name
• Address
• Telephone Number
• Professional Background 

Include notation indicating whether any part of the article has been previously published.

If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact MJLST at (612) 625-0055 or by email at mjlst@umn.edu.

MJLST Manuscript Submission Policies and Procedures
Citation Policies and Procedures
Other Author Help

The Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology adheres to University of Minnesota's Administrative Policy governing Individual Conflicts of Interest and the Statement on Potential Conflicts of Interest adopted by the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & Life Sciences. Authors are expected to review these policies and notify MJLST of any potential conflicts prior to publication.