Call for Papers: Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy

From the editors of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy:

Dear Professor or Practitioner,

On behalf of the Editorial Board of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, we would like to invite you to submit an article to be considered for publication in Volume 18.

The Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy is the nation’s premier law journal on poverty. Highly-regarded and widely-distributed among attorneys, policy-makers, academics, students, and public interest groups, the Journal plays a key role in framing the debate on poverty issues by raising awareness, offering analysis, and proposing solutions.

The Journal adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to discussing poverty and considers traditional law review articles, as well as case studies, case comments, and narrative submissions for publication.

In the 2010-2011 academic year, the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy will publish three issues. Articles for all three issues will be considered throughout the summer and into the early fall on a rolling basis. The first deadline for submissions is August 15, 2010.

Additional deadlines along with information about our symposium will also be forthcoming on our website. www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/poverty

Submission requirements are as follows:

Topic:

All articles must be related to poverty in some way. Past topics have included health care, immigration, administrative law, drugs, trafficking in persons, neighborhood crime, disaster recovery, bankruptcy, housing, and education.

Formatting:

Typed, text double-spaced, footnotes single-spaced, one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font.

Citations:

Must conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, published by the Harvard Law Review Association. Please email us atjplp@law.georgetown.eduif you have questions about this citation system.

Additional Information:

Your submission must include: authors name, telephone number, and email address, as well as the title and a summary of the article.

Submission Method:

Email your submission tojplp@law.georgetown.eduwith the name of the article in the subject line or mail to:

Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy

Georgetown University Law Center

600 New Jersey Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20001

The Journal reserves the right to accept or reject any submission, outright or conditionally. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us atjplp@law.georgetown.edu.

Additional information about the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy, including titles and abstracts of past articles, can be found on our web site at:www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/poverty.

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