Manuscript Editing for Michigan Law Review Journal Articles
Founded in 1902, the Michigan Law Review is a student-run journal publishing exceptional scholarship that contributes to the understanding, application, and evolution of the law. It also seeks a diversity of viewpoints, ideas, and identities. The University of Michigan Law School publishes it in eight issues a year.
The Review currently seeks essay-length pieces of around 25,000 words including footnotes, and concise arguments are strongly preferred. MLR Online pieces run 4,000 to 8,000 words and Book Reviews 8,500 to 10,500, footnotes included in both. Citations follow The Bluebook, 22nd edition, in footnotes, and text style follows The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. Review is partially blind, so authors remove their names and references to their past work. Each author sends a CV, preferably as a separate document. Empirical authors prepare datasets and procedures for release on acceptance. Our law review editing applies both manuals and trims the draft toward 25,000 words. Submissions go through Scholastica.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan Law Review.
The Review's submissions page covers length, anonymization, and citation style. 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 California Law Review and the Columbia Law Review.
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Ready to prepare your manuscript for Michigan 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 Michigan 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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