Journal Announcement and Call for Articles: VIRGINIA LAW & BUSINESS REVIEW

                     VIRGINIA LAW & BUSINESS REVIEW

                  UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW

                        New Journal Announcement
                                  and
                           Call For Articles


     I.  NEW JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENT

     The University of Virginia School of Law announces the
     Virginia Law & Business Review. The journal addresses all
     aspects of business law, including topics related to
     accounting, antitrust, bankruptcy, commercial law,
     corporate finance, corporations law, labor law, project
     finance, real estate law, secured transactions, securities
     regulation, and other business law subjects. The journal
     will publish twice a year and will be edited by law
     students. Publication of the first issue of the journal is
     anticipated to be in the spring of 2006 with the second
     issue in the fall of 2006.


     II. CALL FOR ARTICLES

     The Virginia Law & Business Review is currently seeking
     original articles, essays, and book reviews from
     professors, practitioners, judges, and law clerks for its
     first two issues, as well as subsequent issues. All
     manuscripts will be reviewed by the journal's Articles
     Review Board. Publication decisions will be made on a
     rolling basis, starting November 1, 2005.


     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

     Manuscripts may be submitted either electronically or in
     hard-copy form. All submissions should include: (1) a
     copy of the manuscript, (2) an abstract under 250 words on
     a separate page, and (3) a cover letter. The manuscript
     should be formatted in Times New Roman twelve-point font;
     should be double-line spaced; should have one-inch or
     larger margins; should be printed on one side of the page
     only; should utilize footnotes instead of endnotes; and
     should have numbered pages. The journal strongly prefers
     articles under 25,000 words including footnotes.
     Manuscripts under 10,000 words usually will be reviewed
     as essays.

     The cover letter should include: (1) the title of the
     manuscript; (2) the author's e-mail address, mailing
     address, and daytime telephone number; and (3) the
     manuscript's word count including footnotes. Resumes and
     biographical information are optional. The journal will
     consider expedite requests during the school year but
     not over the summer. Such requests should be sent via
     e-mail and should include: (1) the author's name, e-mail
     address, and daytime telephone number; (2) the date by
     which an answer is required; and (3) the name of the
     journal that has offered publication. The journal will
     make every effort to reply in a timely fashion, but may not
     always be able to reply if the deadline is extremely short.

     The journal follows The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.)
     and The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.).
     No responsibility is assumed for the return of manuscripts.


     III. CONTACT INFORMATION

     Manuscripts or inquiries may be sent to:

     Email:      MAILTO:LawBusRev@virginia.edu

     Postal:     Virginia Law & Business Review
                 University of Virginia School of Law
                 580 Massie Road
                 Charlottesville, VA 22903-1738
Posted 11/4/05