The Elder Law Journal

The Elder Law Journal welcomes the submission of articles on a rolling basis. The Elder Law Journal publishes two issues each academic year: fall and spring.

Each issue consists of three parts: a lead, student, and recent development/ essay section. The first section of The Elder Law Journal consists of articles and essays from professors, judges, and distinguished practicing attorneys. The second major division of The Elder Law Journal is the student section. This section contains student notes of varying length prepared by members and editors. A third section of The Elder Law Journal contains short pieces concerning recent developments in elder law. Not every issue has a Recent Developments section, though certain submissions lend themselves to this category.

Manuscripts should conform to the following standards:

Electronic Submission

We encourage all authors to submit their manuscripts electronically via email (law-elderlaw@illinois.edu) or Scholastica. Alternatively, you may submit a hard copy by mail to:

Articles Editors
The Elder Law Journal
University of Illinois College of Law
504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820

Unsolicited hard copies of manuscripts cannot be returned unless a return envelope with sufficient postage accompanies the submission.

Length Limitations

The Elder Law Journal has adopted the length requirement reflected in a statement from eleven of the leading law journals in the United States. It is now our policy to encourage authors to submit articles that do not exceed a length of 37,000 words (roughly seventy law review pages). However, an effective article need not approach this upper limit. An important guideline is to make sure the article thoroughly covers the topic while explaining all relevant concepts and leaving no questions unanswered.

Citation Formation

The Elder Law Journal used the Bluebook (21st Edition) for citations and to The Chicago Manual of Style. For further guidance, check out our resources page.

For more information, please visit our website, https://theelderlawjournal.com/.