Submissions for our journal are currently closed

At this time, the IJII is accepting submissions through our parent journal, the Manitoba Law Journal.
https://themanitobalawjournal.com/submissions/

For Authors

Dimensions of the Manitoba Law Journal

The Manitoba Law Journal aims to bring diverse and multidisciplinary perspectives to the issues it studies, drawing on authors from Manitoba, Canada and beyond. Its studies are intended to contribute to understanding and reform not only in our community, but around the world. The MLJ has seven dimensions that authors may submit papers to.

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Submit papers to any dimension through the MLJ site

The Legal Profession including histories of major developments and figures in Manitoba law, and the rapid evolution of legal practice

Underneath the Golden Boy focuses on legislation and parliamentary and democratic reform.

The Current Legal Landscape focuses on developments in courts and tribunals

RobsonCrim focuses on Criminal Law and Practice, and the social dimensions of criminal law
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Interdisciplinary Journal of Indigenous Inaakonigewin invites submissions from all intersections of thoughts and place regarding the impacts of Canadian Common and Civil law on Indigenous Communities, Indigenous Legal Orders, Renewing and better implementing treaties in Canada, discovering pathways toward self determination and self government for Indigenous peoples.
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Desautels Review of Private Enterprise and the Law focuses on Private Enterprise.
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The Review of Enterprise and Trade Law examines developments in international and trade law.

Submission requirements

Aims and Scope
The Manitoba Law Journal (MLJ) is a publication of the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba located at Robson Hall. We hope to provide lively, practical and informative commentary on developments in areas that include case law, legislation, the administration of justice, and legal practice. We aim at producing critical coverage of events in our own community, but welcome pertinent commentary concerning developments at the national or international level or in other provinces. The MLJ is carried on LexisNexis, Westlaw and Heinonline and included in the annual rankings of law journals by the leading service, the Washington and Lee University annual survey. The MLJ operates with the support of the SSHRC aid to scholarly journal grants program.

Peer Review
We generally use a double-blind peer review process to ensure that the quality of our publications meets the requisite academic standards. Articles are anonymized and then, after editorial review, reviewed by anonymous experts. Occasionally the identity of the author is intrinsic to evaluating the article (e.g., an invited distinguished lecture or interview) and the reviewers will be aware of it. Articles are accepted with revisions, encouraged to revise and resubmit, or rejected.

Journal Style Guidelines

Submissions – Peer Review Stream
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Indigenous Inaakonigewin (IJII) is a special edition of the Manitoba Law Journal (MLJ). The IJII was developed with the intention of uniting scholars, community leaders, and artists that have an interest in Indigenous law and remedies for justice. Our goal is to provide a diverse and inclusive platform, where teachers and students of all ancestral heritages can come together, across all academic disciplines, to share their research and knowledge as it pertains to Indigenous history, politics, law, education, health, business, as well as artistic expression, in the spirit of truth and reconciliation. This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user.

The MLJ is carried on Amazon, LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Heinonline and included in the annual rankings of law journals by the leading service, the Washington and Lee University annual survey. The MLJ operates with the support of SSHRC.

Submissions
Submissions should generally be under 15,000 words (inclusive of footnotes). Submissions must be in word or word compatible formats and contain a 250 word or less abstract and a list of 5-10 keywords.

Submissions will be accepted until February 15, 2024.

Authors interested in submitting their work for publication in the IJII are encouraged to contact the editors through the contact section on this website.

Authors must sign the MLJ Author Agreement prior to their article being published. The agreement is found here.

Referencing
The referencing style of IJII publications conform to the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation 10th edition (McGill Guide). Authors that do not adhere to the rules set out in the McGill Guide may be asked to re-format their manuscript. Improper citations may significantly delay publication.

Some tools are available that help automate the citation process. Legal Citations Assistant (a free Google Doc Add-on) is specifically designed to enable semi-automated citations of legal references in conformity with the McGill Guide. Microsoft Word users could try Zotero to help automate this process.

Formatting
Please note that pages and margins in the MLJ are narrower than those used by default in Word.

Authors should keep the following measurements in mind when creating figures or tables. Figures and tables that do not fit the dimensions below may need to be reformatted to fit. This may delay publication.

Page size 6’x9’ (15.25 cm x 22.86 cm)
Margins
Top = 2.54 cm
Bottom = 2.23 cm
Inside = 1.9 cm
Outside = 1.4 cm
Gutter = .51 cm
Mirror Margins = yes
Please see template (download here) for examples.

Peer Review
For the peer-review stream, the IJII will only publish work that passes double-blind peer review. In order to keep the peer review process blinded, we ask that authors remove any information that would enable the identification of the author(s). Articles are accepted with revisions, encouraged to revise and resubmit, or rejected.

Publications within the IJII are highly dependent on the volunteer contributions of experts in their field. These are drawn from the academic world as well as members of the practicing Bar and the Bench. While most experts will be from within Manitoba, some will be drawn more broadly both from within Canada and internationally. Expressions of willingness to serve as an expert reviewer are always welcome.

Language
IJII submissions must be submitted in English. Publications in other languages should include the original language, as well as an English translation.

IJII Submissions – Non-Peer Review Stream
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Indigenous Inaakonigewin (IJII) is a special edition of the Manitoba Law Journal (MLJ). The IJII was developed with the intention of uniting scholars, community leaders, and artists that have an interest in Indigenous law and remedies for justice. Our goal is to provide a diverse and inclusive platform, where teachers and students of all ancestral heritages can come together, across all academic disciplines, to share their research and knowledge as it pertains to Indigenous history, politics, law, education, health, business, as well as artistic expression, in the spirit of truth and reconciliation. This objective speaks to the interdisciplinary nature of the journal, where all forms of knowledge – whether it is an academic paper, a transcribed interview, or even poetry – are welcomed, embraced and mobilized through publication in the journal.

Submissions
Submissions should generally be under 15,000 words (inclusive of footnotes). Written submissions must be in word or word compatible formats.

For visual art, our preferred format is a JPEG or PDF file image. Other formats will be considered if it is necessary to maintain the artistic integrity of the piece.

For music, please send an MP3 of the audio, and a word document meeting the below formatting requirements containing the lyrics for the submitted music.

Submissions will be accepted until February 15, 2024.

Authors interested in submitting their work for publication in the IJII are encouraged to contact the editors through the contact section on this website.

Authors must sign the MLJ Author Agreement prior to their article being published. The agreement is found here.

Referencing
References may not be necessary for artistic submissions. The IJII reserves the right to request that a submission be revised to include citations where it is deemed necessary.

The referencing style of MLJ publications conform to the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation 10th edition (McGill Guide). Authors that do not adhere to the rules set out in the McGill Guide may be asked to re-format their manuscript. Improper citations may significantly delay publication.

Formatting
Please note that pages and margins in the MLJ are narrower than those used by default in Word.

Peer Review
For the Non-Peer-Review stream, the IJII will only publish work that is accepted by the IJII editorial board. The Non-Peer-Review stream will not undergo a double-blind peer review process. The Non-Peer-Review stream will be clearly demarcated from the peer review stream in all publications.

Language
IJII submissions must be submitted in English. Publications in other languages should include the original language, as well as an English translation.