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Manuscript Editing for Minnesota Law Review Journal Articles

Order Manuscript Editing Founded in 1917, the Minnesota Law Review takes its mission from founder Henry J. Fletcher, who wrote that a law review should contribute to the systematic growth of the whole law. A student Board of Editors at the University of Minnesota Law School governs it, and the Minnesota Law Review Foundation publishes six issues a year.

The Review publishes articles and shorter essays. Articles generally run 20,000 to 30,000 words including footnotes, and 20,000 to 25,000 words is ideal. Essays run 12,000 to 17,500 words as a flexible guideline. The online Headnotes takes shorter pieces by email on a rolling basis. Publication agreements follow the Open Access Law Journal principles. Off the Grid Editing applies the journal's instructions when you send them, including its reference style. Our editors tighten the draft to the preferred range. Submissions go through Scholastica.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for Minnesota Law Review

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way the student Board of Editors of the Minnesota Law Review will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. We read as a legal scholar does, checking that each claim in the text carries a footnote and each footnote says what the text says it does. Track Changes stays on throughout.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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.

Manuscript Copy Editing

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.

Manuscript Line Editing

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.

Manuscript Proofreading

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 Minnesota Law Review.

Fitting the Minnesota Word Range

The Review's submission page covers length, Headnotes, and Scholastica. 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 Wisconsin Law Review and the Washington Law Review.

Instant Manuscript Editing Invoice

Ready to prepare your manuscript for Minnesota 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.

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Direct Support

Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Minnesota Law Review submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.