Submissions

The Minnesota Journal of Business Law and Entrepreneurship publishes submissions from professionals in business, academia, and law. Topics should be timely and of interest to the business, legal, and academic communities and focus on issues in entrepreneurship and business law. The editors are interested in opinion, point-of-view, and point-counterpoint pieces in essay format and are not likely to accept purely scholarly articles.

Submissions are accepted at any time. Articles should be 4,000-8,000 words. Articles in essay format should not be longer than 2,500 words. An abstract of approximately 250 words and contact and biographical information about the author should accompany each article. Editors encourage the use of first person, particularly in pieces in essay format or the retelling of the author's experience. The use of first person does not include self-promotion of the author or his or her organization. Tie theory to the real world whenever possible.

Notes should be kept to a minimum. Editors prefer references that can efficiently get the reader to the source. Authors should incorporate references into the body of the article and include all discussion in the body of the article. As a matter of editorial policy, consecutive citations to a source in an article (Id., e.g.) will be deleted, as will serial citations. Authors may include a list of additional references.

Use Internet sources in notes where possible. Authors should submit one copy of their manuscripts by email attachment (*.rtf or *.doc format) to:

The Submissions Committee will review all drafts. Copyright will belong to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, indicated by the following: Minnesota Journal of Business Law and Entrepreneurship, University of Minnesota Law School, ©2012 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota. Submission of an article for publication implies the transfer of the copyright from the author to the publisher upon acceptance. Permissions for use by authors will be freely granted. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material in their articles.