The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (JLME), a publication of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, happily accepts unsolicited manuscripts. Turnaround time for peer review is typically eight to ten weeks. If the article is accepted, we then endeavor to place the article in the next available open slot in an issue of JLME.
JLME’s readership includes more than 4,500 attorneys, physicians, nurses, hospital and HMO administrators, ethicists, and other professionals concerned with issues related to health care. Published articles are both relevant and accessible to this broad spectrum of readers.
The following guidelines outline the major steps to prepare papers for publication. It is the editors' desire to make the preparation of manuscripts as simple as possible. If you have questions, please contact us via the following details:
Editor
The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Tel: (617) 262-4990 ext. 13
Fax: (617) 437-7596
Email: [email protected]
In preparing papers for JLME authors should observe the following:
- All manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced.
- Manuscripts must be prepared using Microsoft Word. The electronic copy must be an uncompressed Microsoft Word file. If using Word is impossible, please contact the editorial office before sending a file in another format.
- Manuscripts should be ten to forty double-spaced pages, including endnotes. JLME uses endnotes, not footnotes. See more information under Endnote Format below.
- Out of respect for peer reviewers, the editors do not consider articles already under consideration by other journals.
II. FORMATTING AND STYLE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTS
Authors should format their work to follow the JLME's in-house stylebook, which governs our use of acronyms, hyphenation, italicizing, capitalization, subheading, citation, and the like.
In General
JLME generally follows the Chicago Manual of Style in matters of style, usage, and grammar, and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for spelling, with a few exceptions noted in the in-house stylebook. If you are in doubt and it is not found in the stylebook, please refer to the Chicago Manual of Style and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. If you are still in doubt, please contact us at [email protected].
Figures and Diagrams
All figures, diagrams, and tables must be camera-ready. The editors will not create figures, diagrams, or tables. They must be created as separate electronic files. If you have questions about suitability, contact the editorial office. Figures, diagrams, and tables should be given individual titles and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Indicate in the text or margin of your manuscript the most appropriate location for each figure.
Endnote Format
The Journal uses endnotes, not footnotes. It uses the Chicago Manual of Style’s footnotes format for its endnotes, because the footnotes format provides additional information that its endnotes format lacks. As recommended by the Chicago Manual of Style, the Bluebook style guide is used for all citation of legal material.
The text of each endnote must be formatted following the rules outlined in the JLME stylebook.
III. SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT
Once you have prepared your manuscript, please follow the instructions on how to submit your paper found here.