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Maryland Law Review is now accepting manuscripts for Volume 86.
First published in 1936, the Maryland Law Review is the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s oldest journal and the preeminent student authority on developments in Maryland law. Ranked among the top tier of national law reviews, the Maryland Law Review is also a respected voice on federal law in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Moreover, the Maryland Law Review offers comparative law approaches that have inter-jurisdictional application.
The Maryland Law Review has a wide print circulation and appears in all major electronic databases. The Maryland Law Review publishes four issues per year, featuring a variety of scholarly articles, essays, tributes to retiring members of the Maryland legal community, and student pieces. Periodically, the Maryland Law Review hosts symposia on specific legal questions or themes, which are accompanied by print issues devoted to articles on the symposia topics. The Maryland Law Review goes to great lengths to develop collaborative relationships with its esteemed authors and to make the editing process helpful, efficient, and enjoyable.
Maryland Law Review Online, formerly known as Endnotes, is the Maryland Law Review’s online companion. Established in 2008, it is intended to quickly disseminate a variety of content, including commentary on important court decisions, contemporary legal and policy issues, and legislative developments. Maryland Law Review Online expands the scope of the journal’s print publication and features response articles, book reviews, practical insights, student pieces, essays, and unique and accessible law review articles.
Maryland Law Review Online publishes pieces on a rolling basis and undergoes an expedited publication schedule. All pieces are edited by the Maryland Law Review staff. Maryland Law Review Online publishes articles that are 15,000 words or less (including footnotes), but longer pieces may be considered in appropriate cases.
Maryland Law Review Online invites professors, judges, legislators, alumni, and practitioners to submit pieces for Online publication. It is currently accepting articles for publication alongside Volume 85. To submit a piece for consideration, please send it via our Maryland Law Review Online Scholastica Account or email to mdlr@law.umaryland.edu.