Submission of Manuscripts
The NAELA Journal Editorial Board invites the submission of manuscripts year-round with the following guidelines:
- For initial approval of publication, it is strongly recommended, but not mandatory, that you submit a one to two page abstract, a thorough outline of the intended manuscript, and a list of sources. Alternatively, you may submit your final paper for consideration.
- NAELA Journal policy is to give priority of consideration to original work not previously published. If the proposed work has been previously published, or something very similar, please provide a copy, and explain why the NAELA Journal Editorial Board should consider re-publishing your work.
- Please conform text and citations to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
- A table of contents will be generated from the main and sub headings in your article, so it is not required to submit a table of contents, but the heading levels should be clearly identified.
- Please include a cover letter containing the title of your article, your professional affiliation or school, address, telephone, and e-mail address, and a short biography with reference to recently published material.
- Most articles are between 4,000 and 10,000 words including the footnotes.
- NAELA Journal Editorial Board members review all submissions for appropriateness, and they provide direction to potential authors. Author(s) will be notified by the NAELA Journal Editor if the outline/article submitted is acceptable or not, or if changes should be made for further consideration of the article for publication. Submission does not guarantee publication. NAELA Journal reserves the right to reject any article submitted for publication whether solicited or not.
- NAELA Journal articles accepted for publication will be assigned to a NAELA Journal editor who will work with the author or authors making any necessary changes to prepare the article for publication. Articles will be edited for clarity and will be edited to fit the publication’s editorial style and length requirements. In addition, all first-person references and references to the author’s organization, products, or clients may be deleted at the editor’s sole discretion.
- Authors should provide a biographical statement for publication with the article.
- Each author will be required to sign a standard author agreement that acknowledges the material submitted is authentic, and grants NAELA the proper permissions to publish such article. The agreement, however, does not change copyright, which is maintained by the author or authors.
- Articles should be submitted electronically in a standard word processing document (not a pdf file) to Nancy Sween, NAELA Director of Communications and Publications, nsween@naela.org.
Join an Elite Team of Elder and Special Needs Law Experts
NAELA Journal is looking for experts with a diversity of opinion in the areas of Elder and Special Needs Law to join the NAELA Journal Editorial Board to peer review and edit articles for NAELA Journal.
NAELA Journal is a peer-reviewed, scholarly publication of substantive articles on Elder and Special Needs Law topics published twice a year by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
The NAELA Journal Editorial Board verifies that all articles published in the Journal represent thoughtful and pertinent scholarship for NAELA members.
The role of a NAELA Journal Editorial Board editor is to help select among submissions and to work with authors to identify areas of serious concern in their article and assist the author in making substantive and editorial improvements to submissions prior to publication. Editors are asked to either submit articles and/or identify authors and possible articles for submission.
If you are interested in taking part in this important publication, please send your résumé to Nancy Sween, Director of Communications and Publications.
Please include the following information:
• Education
• Professional background
• Prior experience editing publications/law reviews
• Specific experience and how many years in each specialty (e.g. Government Benefits for Long-Term Care, Nursing Home Regulation/Litigation, Elder Abuse, Medicare Secondary Payor Act, V.A. Benefits, Special Needs and Pooled Trusts, Guardianship, Special Education Advocacy, Etc.).
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, contact NAELA Journal Editor-in-Chief Frank Johns.