For Authors
Journal Information
- Manuscript Submission Site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/electionlaw
- Editorial Office Contact: karen.edits@gmail.com
- Support Contact: prosupport@liebertpub.com
- Journal Model: Hybrid
- Blinding: Double Blind. Do not include identifying information in the manuscript. Submit a separate title page.
- File formatting requirement stage: Upon submission
- Instant Online Option (immediate publication of accepted version): No
- Submission Fee: None
About the Journal
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (ELJ) is a quarterly, double-blind, peer-reviewed publication in print and online that covers legal, policy, and administrative issues surrounding elections and voting rights, including redistricting, election monitoring, contested elections, voting technology, political parties, ballot access, the initiative process, and campaign finance lobbying and ethics. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy is the only publication encompassing the entire spectrum of issues related to election law, a growing area of specialization both for practicing attorneys and academics.
We invite you to submit an original manuscript covering any aspect of election law. Articles should be accessible and of interest to government officials; practicing lawyers; journalists; academics from various disciplines including law, political science, public policy, history, and economics; and others with an interest in electoral institutions, law, and administration. The primary focus of the journal is the United States of America, but comparative articles and articles dealing with other individual countries are welcome. Articles should be written in proper English, appropriate to the reader groups identified above. Documentation should be provided to the extent necessary, but otherwise articles should not be heavily footnoted.
Manuscript Types and Guidelines
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Word limits do NOT pertain to the abstract, disclosure statements, author contribution statements, funding information, acknowledgments, tables, figure legends, or references.
References
The preferred format for citations and references may be found in the style manual of the American Political Science Association (2018, pp. 38-58). Basic citations should appear in the text with the format of (author, year, page number). Each parenthetical citation must have a matching source that appears in the reference list at the end of the manuscript; this reference list should include cited court cases, laws, and sources used in tables and figures. Longer substantive citations that include more than an author, date, and page number, may appear in footnotes.
PaperPal Preflight
The Paperpal Preflight service is available for this journal. PaperPal Preflight allows authors to check their Original Research manuscripts for common errors prior to submitting a manuscript for consideration. Please note that this does not guarantee that your paper will pass all submission or other checks, nor that it will be considered for review.
The checks are configured for Original Research manuscripts only and may not be applicable to other manuscript types. There may be additional requirements for submission. Please review the full instructions for authors for guidelines.
The basic service is free. PaperPal preflight offers an optional fee-based service that will provide a report showing tracked changes and potential modifications. Please note that if this service is used, a clean copy of the manuscript must be uploaded to the submission system.
There is no obligation to use either the free or paid service. No editorial, review, nor any other decisions will be dependent on its use.
All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s ScholarOne Manuscripts site.
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