Manuscript Editing for Law & Society Review Journal Articles
Founded in 1966, Law & Society Review is the official journal of the Law and Society Association. It publishes sociolegal scholarship on the relationship between society and the law, from any jurisdiction and any discipline in the Association's membership. Cambridge University Press publishes it quarterly, and its three general editors are at the University of California, Irvine.
The journal publishes theoretically motivated empirical articles, theoretical essays, and invited book reviews. Submissions run 7,000 to 12,500 words, excluding references, appendices, and tables, with an abstract of 200 words at most. Citations follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, author-date, all parenthetical in the text. Separate Cases Cited and Statutes Cited lists follow the references, with cases in Bluebook form. Review is double-anonymous, and the title page is uploaded as a separate file. The cover letter verifies that every reference is accurate and discloses any use of AI. Manuscripts go in as one Word file, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman. Our editors convert footnote citations to author-date form and build the case and statute lists. Submissions go through ScholarOne.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Law & Society 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 Law & Society 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 Law & Society Review.
Cambridge's author instructions cover length, citation, and anonymization. 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 Law & Social Inquiry and Law and History Review.
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