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期刊名称：JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES

ISSN： 0047-2530

出版频率： Semi-annual

出版社： UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 1427 E 60TH ST, CHICAGO, USA, IL, 60637-2954

出版社网址： http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/

期刊网址： http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JLS/home.html

影响因子： 2.233(2015年) 1.276(2014年) 1.103(2013年) 0.867 (2012年) 1.353(2011年)

主题范畴： LAW

期刊简介(About the journal) 投稿须知(Instructions to Authors) 编辑部信息(Editorial Board)

About the journal
The Journal of Legal Studies is a journal of interdisciplinary academic research into law and legal institutions. It emphasizes social science approaches, especially those of economics, political science, and psychology, but it also publishes the work of historians, philosophers, and others who are interested in legal theory. The JLS was founded in 1972.

Instructions to Authors
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

As of 26 February 2007, authors are encouraged to submit new manuscripts via Editorial Manager at http://jlegalstudies.edmgr.com.

Authors of revised manuscripts that were originally submitted on paper should not submit revisions online. Instead, send a cover letter detailing the revisions and two double-spaced paper copies of the revised manuscript to

Maureen Callahan, Managing Editor
Journal of Legal Studies
University of Chicago Law School
1111 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Telephone: (773) 702-9603; Fax: (773) 702-0730
E-mail: m-callahan@uchicago.edu

Statement of Policy

Exclusive submission to the Journal of Legal Studies is required. There is no submission fee.

The journal production schedule for each issue is as follows:

Preparing Files for Online Submission

Manuscripts must be in English and must begin with a title page that includes the names, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all authors.

File formats. The preferred format for submitting manuscripts online is Microsoft Word (.doc files). If you are unable to submit a Microsoft Word file, Editorial Manager will also accept Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), and Rich Text (.rtf) files.

File content. Manuscripts are preferred as separate files for text and for figures. Alternatively, you may submit a single file with figures, tables, and images included in the main document. You must also submit a cover letter in a second file, either in the same format as your main text file or in plain text format (ASCII file).

General Specifications

The manuscript should be arranged in the following order:

title page
abstract (strict limit of 150 words)
text and citations
footnotes
appendixes
tables
figure legends
figures

Text

For general matters of style, the Journal of Legal Studies follows the Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition, published by The University of Chicago Press.
The Journal of Legal Studies uses the following subheadings (in this order):
1. FULL CAPS 1.1. Caps and Lowercase 1.1.1. Italic Caps and Lowercase

For spelling and hyphenation, refer to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, and the Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition, especially section 7.82 .
Refer to people by first and last name at first mention (Frank Easterbrook) and by only last name thereafter (Easterbrook). Do not use "Professor," "Mr.," or other titles.
Please follow the online instructions for preparation of math.
Each figure and table must be mentioned in the text in order of its appearance. All figures and tables, including those in appendixes, must be mentioned in the text.

Citations

All citations, in text and footnotes, should be in author/date style.

Editorial Board
Edited by:

THOMAS J. MILES
ERIC A. POSNER

Managing Editor:

MAUREEN CALLAHAN