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We invite you to submit an article to be considered for publication in the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy. The GJPLP is the nation's premier law journal on domestic poverty and it publishes articles from distinguished law professors and practitioners in poverty-related disciplines

For the 2006-2007 academic year, GJPLP plans to publish three topical issues: one on the impact of natural disasters on impoverished communities, one on education barriers to at-risk populations of children and one on the poverty-related causes and effects of human trafficking and immigration-related abuses. The first issue on natural disasters will be published for a special event in Washington, D.C. that seeks to bring together policy makers and scholars in an effort to address the disproportionate and continuing impact of disasters upon the least fortunate populations. GJPLP will consider law review articles as well as case studies, case comments, and narrative submissions for publication. GJPLP welcomes all methodologies and seeks innovative approaches to poverty law and policy.

If published in GJPLP, your work will be distributed to attorneys, politicians, policy makers, academics, students, public interest groups and service providers nationwide. With your involvement, GJPLP can continue to play a key role in forging the national debate on poverty issues by raising awareness, offering analysis, and crafting solutions.

Submission guidelines are as follows:

  • Submissions should be typed and double spaced (footnotes single spaced) with one-inch margins on all sides. Times New Roman, 12 point, is the preferred font.
  • All manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced with one-inch margins on all sides, utilizing IBM-compatible word processing software (MS Word 6.0 or higher).
  • Footnotes should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (most recent edition) which is published by the Harvard Law Review Association.
  • Please include the author’s name, telephone number, and email address, as well as the title and a summary of the article.
  • Manuscripts should be submitted to GJPLP by one of the following methods: (1) Submitted by email to the journal’s Articles Solicitation Editors at jplp@law.georgetown.edu, or (2) submitted by mail or in person on 3.5" disks to the GJPLP mailing address (see below).
  • Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome but can only be returned if accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. All Journals reserve the right, at any time, to accept or reject any article, note or comment, outright or conditionally.

The Journal's mailing address is:

Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy
Office of Journal Administration
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 662-9425
Fax: (202) 662-9491
Email: jplp@law.georgetown.edu

 

Revised June 27, 2006 (BEM)