Manuscript Editing for Drake Law Review Journal Articles
Founded in 1951, the Drake Law Review is published quarterly by students at Drake University Law School. It prints articles, notes, and lectures of academic and practical relevance to professors, judges, practitioners, and law students. Its online companion, Discourse, began in 2012 and publishes short legal articles, essays, and case commentaries.
Articles for the print journal or Discourse run no longer than 25,000 words, footnotes included. Citations follow the Bluebook and appear in footnotes only. The journal's call for submissions prefers articles on Iowa or the Eighth Circuit. Authors may state a preference for print or Discourse, and the Editorial Board decides when none is given. The board considers articles year-round on a rolling basis. Our law review editing keeps the draft within 25,000 words and checks every footnote for Bluebook form. Submissions go through Scholastica, or by email with the article attached as a Word file.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Drake Law Review. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for the Drake Law Review
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Drake Law Review.
The Review's submissions page covers print, Discourse, and how to submit. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our legal editing services include law review editing, line editing, Bluebook citation checking for form, and journal formatting. Academic proofreading covers the final read. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for the Creighton Law Review and the Tulsa Law Review.
Instant Manuscript Editing Invoice
Ready to prepare your manuscript for Drake Law Review? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
Direct Support
Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Drake Law Review submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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